Which revolver for a woods/bumming gun?

[Whiterabbit]

Add simply rugged pancake and bum on!

[Good Cheer]

The one time camped out in the high lonesome without a piece something on two legs circled the tent in the middle of the night.
Yeah, once was enough.

[Hickory]

For me, the ultimate in personal protection and woods walking would be the S&W 329. Powerful, light and easy to carry.
There's no worry about getting the job done when you need it the most.

[Shopdog]

3" 686

[Forrest r]

3" bbl'd l-comp 586 7-shot.
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Mine gets a steady diet of full house load (170gr/2400), the compensated bbl makes a huge difference.

[Outpost75]

I still favor the simple and traditional. A 6" fixed-sight .38 Special gets the job done on anything not big enough to eat 'cha, hits hard enough, doesn't blow bunnies and birds apart, AND you can eat right up to the bullet hole.'

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[oscarflytyer]

welllll.... my latest is gonna be an old S&W Hand Ejector in 32 WCF!!!

[respiegel]

As much as I love my Ruger, I choose to carry a S&W, the Ruger stainless guns are just too overweight

[FergusonTO35]

Taurus is bringing back the 856. I am planning to get one, should make a dandy gun for just about any sort of bumming around!

[Texas by God]

As much as I love my Ruger, I choose to carry a S&W, the Ruger stainless guns are just too overweight

When the Security Six died, I lost interest in Ruger double actions due to the weight Factor.

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[Arkansas Paul]

My bumming around the woods gun is a 4 5/8" Super Blackhawk in .44 magnum (but it shoots specials most often).

If I were choosing between those two, I'd go with the Smith. Every time.

[Ramjet-SS]

When the Security Six died, I lost interest in Ruger double actions due to the weight Factor.

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I agree on this Ruger is built like a up armored Hemitt but I prefer the weight to power ratio of a well tuned Smith and Wesson.

I have inbound a Smith and Wesson model 325 Thunder Ranch edition 45 AP. It comes in at 30.7 oz a 4" barrel and if so inclined a light rail under lug. I am really looking forward to getting acquainted with that revolver.

I also am intrigued by the TRR8 model 327 8-shot 357 mag it weighs in at 35.2 oz 5" Barrel seems like a heck of good woods and SD weapon.

[FergusonTO35]

When the Security Six died, I lost interest in Ruger double actions due to the weight Factor.

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Agree 100%. I love my Service Six and wouldn't trade it for any other revolver. I've been begging Ruger to add a sixth round to the SP-101 for years. The SP is a great gun but very heavy for what it is. I never shoot .357 in handguns so the extra strength and weight is totally unnecessary to me.

[siamese4570]

I prefer my ruger bisley 45lc. S/S w/5 1/2" bbl. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting a lot.
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[Eagle59]

I would choose the SP101 all day long over the Model 60 S&W. It's just a more durable firearm for shooting 357 magnum.

[Petrol & Powder]

When the Security Six died, I lost interest in Ruger double actions due to the weight Factor.

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I didn't lose interest in Rugers when the Six series were discontinued but I hear you loud & clear.

The GP-100 is a fine gun and a joy to shoot with heavy loads but it's a L-frame sized tank to carry around for 38 Special loads.

The 4" Service-Six came in a lot of variations but they were all half lug barrels and some of the earlier stainless models had a little more taper to the barrel profile than the later Service Six's.

When Ruger discontinued the Six series DA revolvers and came out with the GP-100 and SP101, they created a gap in their line between the those two models. The five round, 2.25" SP101 was smaller than the 2.75" Speed-Six (which was a 6 shot and not really a "snubnose") but the SP101 was still a rather bulky snubnose. The GP-100 is in the same class as the S&W L-frames.
Both the SP101 and GP-100 are fine guns but Ruger no longer had a K-framed sized DA revolver in between those two models.

[FergusonTO35]

That's what I've always said, the Sixes worked better for the needs of most shooters. The lack of a six shot .38 that doesn't weigh a ton has been a yawning gap in Ruger's lineup for a long time.

[nockhunter]

sometime this comes with me when I want a little more punch, Taurus 431, 44 spec.



Mike

[rockrat]

BFR in 50ae. Let the bears and Mtn. Lions around here to look for a different snack

[Three-Fifty-Seven]

Thanks for all the suggestions. I'm off tomorrow and plan to hit the pawn shops to see what may turn up before I buy new.

It's been nearly a month ... have you decided yet?