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Posted: 9/17/2014 9:43:04 PM EDT

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This.

Posted: 9/17/2014 9:44:39 PM EDT

[#2]

The S&W 76

Posted: 9/17/2014 9:46:04 PM EDT

[#3]

Hard to argue with this.

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Posted: 9/17/2014 9:46:09 PM EDT

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the K FRAME let's lock this thread up.

Posted: 9/17/2014 9:47:43 PM EDT

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19/66

586/686

4 inch.

Posted: 9/17/2014 9:50:20 PM EDT

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Another vote for the 19/66 and n frames.

Posted: 9/17/2014 9:51:11 PM EDT

[#7]

Model 10 S&P.

Sexy, Sexy damn guns

Posted: 9/17/2014 9:51:59 PM EDT

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Agreed.

Posted: 9/17/2014 9:53:49 PM EDT

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The most influential concept was the bored through cylinder.

It was really a game changer. Sure, the first was chambered in .22 short, but consider the effect it had on firearms design.

The best product they produced was the Model 19 (Combat Magnum). It is the penultimate representation of the K frame, the most successful double action revolver of all time.

Posted: 9/17/2014 9:55:02 PM EDT

[#10]

Their handcuffs

Posted: 9/17/2014 9:57:09 PM EDT

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Posted: 9/17/2014 9:57:18 PM EDT

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27

29

586

696

No Hillary holes, I don't give a fuck about your Python.

Posted: 9/17/2014 9:58:08 PM EDT

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The Model 41 stomps the junk out of the 22A.

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:01:08 PM EDT

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This was the Glock 17 in the revolver era.

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:02:00 PM EDT

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This. Absolutely this.

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:05:23 PM EDT

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Model 18. Smooth, accurate, beautiful...

Not mine, but beautiful.

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:08:26 PM EDT

[#17]

S&W76

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:10:53 PM EDT

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The older revolvers, (19, 10, etc) M&P comes close, but not quite. They're good, but they aren't the pure sex of craftsmanship like the older stuff.

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:10:57 PM EDT

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686

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:11:37 PM EDT

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This guy nailed it.

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:13:57 PM EDT

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625

610

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:16:15 PM EDT

[#22]

IBTP

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:16:19 PM EDT

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I'm sure the answer is a revolver, but I would like to point out that I really enjoy the 3rd gen pistol (4566) in my avatar.

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:21:31 PM EDT

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Since nobody's mentioned it specifically (and I have one), the pre-war/pre-registered magnum, 38/44 outdoorsman.

The triple lock was an interesting exercise in mechanical ingenuity, but didn't have heat-treated cylinders.....

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:24:38 PM EDT

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It's hard to pick one. For hunting, the 586 my brother gave me is my favorite. I've hunted with my 64 and 65. My 19 would work as well.
For plinking, my 10 hb or 15 would be my favorite.
I carry an auto the rest of the time.

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:25:09 PM EDT

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686

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:28:47 PM EDT

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THIS.

It has been the benchmark for DA revolvers for 100 years.

And in spite of all the youngin's saying it is "old school", I would not consider myself "under gunned" with one of these and modern ammunition.

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:29:41 PM EDT

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1006

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:32:49 PM EDT

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I wish i knew someone selling a S&W 325 or Governor.

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:37:32 PM EDT

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This! Especially the pre-lock versions.

Everybody should own a J-frame.

Can't go wrong with a 642.

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:38:27 PM EDT

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S&W 952

OR 4506

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:39:54 PM EDT

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I'm looking for the elusive 38/44 indoorsman and 38/44 azoutdoorsman.

Also a Swiss Navy Knife.

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:49:54 PM EDT

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Just bought a 624 44 special today. I hope it shoots as good as it looks.

Posted: 9/17/2014 10:51:27 PM EDT

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Model 27.

Posted: 9/17/2014 11:00:23 PM EDT

[#35]

686 gets my vote.

Posted: 9/17/2014 11:17:38 PM EDT

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Model 19 Combat Magnum

Posted: 9/17/2014 11:26:11 PM EDT

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629 no dash 4" pinned and recessed ......

Posted: 9/17/2014 11:26:48 PM EDT

[#38]

double tap

Posted: 9/17/2014 11:31:24 PM EDT

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I'm a Ruger guy when it comes to revolvers, mostly, but I have always loved the look of the original 629 Stealth Hunter in Birdsong Green.

Best,
JBR

Posted: 9/17/2014 11:33:33 PM EDT

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Model 29; model 27/28; and model 19/66.

Posted: 9/17/2014 11:39:51 PM EDT

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The N frame revolver.

I wish i knew someone selling a S&W 325 or Governor.

I can help you there, or could have. I'm getting shed of everything with a Hillary Hole.

Posted: 9/17/2014 11:44:08 PM EDT

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Another vote for the 66.

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Posted: 9/17/2014 11:46:28 PM EDT

[#43]

registered magnum

work of art

model 41 the older ones are super nice

Posted: 9/17/2014 11:50:29 PM EDT

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Model 19 - pretty, sweet trigger

Model 686 - almost pretty, tough as fuck, good for pistol whipping

J-frames - no explanation needed

No others need apply except for my 4006, 5906 & 908

Posted: 9/17/2014 11:55:55 PM EDT

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Gets my vote!

Posted: 9/17/2014 11:58:09 PM EDT

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Third generation 9mms: 3913 - One of the finest carry pistols EVER. 6906 - The Minigun. GREAT all around pistol, home or carry. 5906 - Add night sights and a factory 20 round mag with +P ammo and it is the FINEST home defense, threat management tool ever made. 5903 - full sized, aluminum framed, GREAT, under rated, never discovered, carry weapon under a cover garment, add a 17 round flush fitting Mec Gar mag. Of course, Sonny Crockett was kind of partial to his 4506. :-) Sorry Glock/Block guys. DA/SA - THE answer to threat management for everyone who does not fire at least 1000 rounds a week.

Posted: 9/18/2014 12:01:30 AM EDT

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All of these have been mentioned before.

1. The Triple-Lock -- Set the standard for double action revolvers for the twentieth century.

2. The Registered .357 Magnum -- A huge step forward in velocity and power. And each revolver was a made-to-order handcrafted work of art.

3. The .44 Magnum -- Held the title "The World's Most Powerful Handgun" for many years.

4. The .357 Combat Magnum -- According to Bill Jordan "The Peace Officer's Dream"

Honorable mention - - The original 581, 681, 586, and 686 revolvers which introduced a new frame size, the L-frame.

1-4 were all introduced when S&W revolvers had names, not numbers. The .357 Magnum would be given the model number 27 and the .44 Magnum, the number 29.
The Combat magnum was only produced for about a year before it was given the model number 19.
Pre-19s are rare.

Posted: 9/18/2014 12:03:44 AM EDT

[#48]

686

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Posted: 9/18/2014 12:06:42 AM EDT

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Too new.

Posted: 9/18/2014 12:13:07 AM EDT

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Pinned and recessed 29:

Runner up 625-2:

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