Any WHEEL GUN lovers out there...?

**danpass** · 06-15-2012, 06:21 PM

I sold this a while back. It was tack driver, I just preferred the stainless version lol. I haven't been looking for one, I'll get to it someday.

**Eaglestroker** · 06-28-2012, 09:18 PM

Been dead to long! Sheridan for my 24/586

Antiaue basket weave for a Python

Also bought a nice Ruger in 44 mag..

**noelekal** · 06-28-2012, 09:32 PM

Gorgeous rich leather! You'd get a "like" if this forum had the capability.

**Topgumby** · 06-28-2012, 11:32 PM

Originally Posted by noelekal

Gorgeous rich leather! You'd get a "like" if this forum had the capability.

Ricardo Montalban Likes this.

**noelekal** · 07-11-2012, 11:52 AM

I'm old enough to remember Montalban touting the rich "Corinthian" leather available for the Chrysler Cordoba.

Here's the first handgun ever acquired and it's still heavily used. A Smith & Wesson Model 10 Heavy Barrel picked up in late 1975.

**Eaglestroker** · 07-11-2012, 12:25 PM

That's a nice looking old shooter, love the magna and t grip combo.

My most recent, 19-4 the front sight insert and rear sight blade have been replaced with meprolight sights, and it's sporting some badger grips. I'm not one to modify my guns mostly because I'm cheap but I like it.

**noelekal** · 07-11-2012, 03:08 PM

That's my idea of a small, concealable .357 Magnum. Plenty small enough but absolutely not some stunted runt of a revolver that transmits brutal recoil when real full-powered .357 Magnum ammunition is used. I've got to go out into the country just now to feed some horses in the absence of their owners and believe I'll take a Smith & Wesson Model 66 equivalent to your fine looking revolver along for the ride. The blue Model 19 is better looking than the Model 66.

**noelekal** · 08-04-2012, 11:16 AM

Revolver aficionados to the front. It's time to have another round of revolver photos.

Here's a cute old Smith & Wesson Military & Police 4-inch round butt .38 Special from the time period just prior to World War I. This is a practical revolver even still. The round butt minimizes "printing" beneath clothing and is ergonomically satisfying to use. The checkered walnut stock panels with the large gold S&W medallions were an attractive feature of the Smith & Wesson revolvers of the 1910-1920 period.

**Eaglestroker** · 08-05-2012, 11:29 AM

I like that you've moved to the older Smiths noelekal, that's a fine specimen indeed. I recently purchases my first 'one liner', a 1948 K-22. I'm told the stock may or may not be original, numbers don't match but they sure fit good. The hammer has had a spur added and recheckered which from my research was a popular modification. I can't wait to pick it up tomorrow :)

**noelekal** · 08-05-2012, 06:48 PM

I do really like classic Smith & Wesson revolvers!

I also really like classic Smith & Wesson revolvers in .22, especially immediate post-war examples! That may be a King's Gun Works Cockeyed hammer. The more sharply defined "shoulder" on those stocks looks proper for a late 1940s gun as does the checkering and border. Be it shoots really nice.

That's my idea of a proper .22 handgun. Hope you can put up some more photos when you get the gun in your hands.

**Eaglestroker** · 08-06-2012, 06:56 PM

Well I was slightly disappointed as this wasn't a 'one liner' as I'd been led to believe. I'm not sure of the date just yet but am fairly confident it is '49 or later. The hammer is not marked anywhere visible and I have yet to remove the side plate to check for markings and clean things up a bit. In any case it's a nice ol' rimfire, and my first nice ol' rimfire, and for what I paid for it I'll be hanging on to it for a while LOL.

**Toxic515** · 08-06-2012, 07:11 PM

Okay, I'll play.. Here's a shot of what we were playing with a few weeks ago at my parent's land...

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**noelekal** · 08-06-2012, 07:58 PM

Eaglestroker;

You're gonna love that that Smith & Wesson K-22 Masterpiece! You'll wonder how you ever got along without it. I'd love to give that "cockeyed" hammer a test drive. The 6-inch is probably the best barrel length. I was nuts over the long 8 3/8-inch inch barrel back when so gathered several of those. My K-22 is the long-snouted model. It's like a little hand rifle, super accurate. But, it's also a bit awkward and ungainly in some field situations when worn in a belt holster.

Hey Toxic515;

What all have you got there? Looks like a fun time could be had with those. I can't quite make out each one. Looks like a Ruger Super Blackhawk for sure and some sort of Colt SAA clone with a brass trigger guard. Maybe there's also a Smith & Wesson Model 686 and perhaps a Smith & Wesson Model 29 with full-lugged barrel.

Shooting on private land is most gratifying.

**Toxic515** · 08-09-2012, 10:11 PM

noelekal: That brass guarded one is a .22 Ruger bearcat. Most of those I inherited from my father this Jan. when he passed. Only the .357 and the 40 cal semi auto were my own before that. I left them at the house in OK in the safe, as I don't have a gun safe here. (I only keep my 9mm in house) I only remember the bearcat because I shot it so much as a child. It is essentially a Colt clone. Of the others, I don't even know / remember the names and model numbers. I'll have to check next time I'm up there. (Most likely labor day) My dad was a wheel gun nut, and he liked the LONG barrels! That's only a portion of what he'd had stashed all around the house, LOL. I'll look em up and get some better photos next time for the gun porn crowd. If my memory serves, the top one is a .44 (think it's a s&W), then .357, 22 little pocket gun (some off brand I don't recall), .22 bearcat, 30 cal ruger (I THINK) and then my .40.. :-) The kids and I had a good time anyhow, and I got to spend a lot more time working with them on handgun safety and usage than I normally do here in the city!

**Graybeard57** · 08-12-2012, 06:56 PM

I love my Taurus 22lr revolver. Fun to shoot, and a good camp gun. Revolvers feel like good, old fashioned tools, much like our razors, I suppose.

**Eaglestroker** · 08-12-2012, 07:27 PM

Alright. Fine. I'll admit it. My name is Robert and I'm a wheel gun addict. This weekends find was just to nicely priced to leave alone.

**nrv216** · 08-13-2012, 09:57 PM

Beautiful weapons and photography Eagle! You could make the lowliest of revolvers look amazing (not that the wheel guns you have displayed are anywhere near lowly)!

nrv216

**noelekal** · 08-14-2012, 02:45 PM

A 2 1/2-inch Smith & Wesson Model 66 is the very best way to do snub .357 Magnum revolvers.

**MrMurphy** · 08-15-2012, 07:05 PM

I'd disagree, as did the FBI.

A 3" gives you a full extractor length to clear empties. Having done the two-handed dance to ditch brass during a match with a 2.5" and a couple Chief's Specials, the 3" is better for shooting and concealing, yet not a huge difference in size. The 3" K-frames were just about perfect.

**Eaglestroker** · 10-04-2012, 12:22 PM

I recently sold a few Smiths I instantly regretted getting rid of one in particular. When I decided to sell a few I made up my mind a nice model 27 in the high polish blue would replace one eventually. Who knew I would run across another so quickly.

I bought these from a local police officer who needed some financial help. One is a 27-2 with an 8 3/8" barrel. The second is a model 57 no dash in 41 Magnum, in presentation case. A long barrel revolver wasn't really high on my list but she is an absolute beauty. They do make an awful pretty pair.