Contradicting Myself: Revolvers for Non-Shooters
Do you have a friend or family member who never shoots but owns a guy for self-defense? Find out the benefits of revolvers for non-shooters.| RevolverGuy.Com
SCENARIO: Walking to your car, late one cold, rainy evening after a business meeting, you see them. Both of them are armed with knives. You bellow your challenge, “STOP, DROP YOUR WEAPON!” as you slide between two cars, building distance as you draw your J Frame. “I should have brought a bigger gun,” you think, as the knife wielding suspect follows you. The knife glints as he charges. You are authorized to employ deadly force, and as a consequence of the suspect’s failure in the...| revolverguy.com
How many times have you said or heard, “If only this gun could talk about its past.” Where has it been, who owned it and what has it done?| revolverguy.com
Do you have a friend or family member who never shoots but owns a guy for self-defense? Find out the benefits of revolvers for non-shooters.| RevolverGuy.Com
The Journey to My Holy Grail Revolver–the S&W Registered Magnum| revolverguy.com
My dad started taking me to gun shows when I was around ten years old. I fondly remember ogling the endless tables at eye level displaying Lugers, Broomhandle Mausers, Walther PPK pistols, Colt Single Action Army revolvers, and Smith & Wesson double actions in gold-colored boxes. Those were indeed the good old days, circa 1975. … Continue reading "Smith & Wesson Model 1 – Their First Firearm"| RevolverGuy.Com
Revolver Fest 2025 is just around the corner, and the Lipsey’s Aim Higher Podcast hosted Darryl “DB” Bolke and Bryan “Y” Eastridge from American Fighting Revolver to discuss all the fun that’s planned. Check out the interview here: Lipsey’s Aim Higher Podcast #49: American Fighting Revolver’s Revolver Fest Schedule As a reminder, the event will … Continue reading "Join Us at Revolver Fest 2025!"| RevolverGuy.Com
A while back, Steve Shields, the proprietor of High Desert Cartridge Company, sent a sample of every revolver load he manufactured, ranging from .32 Long to .45 Colt. His revolver line focuses on reasonable, practical loadings as Mike detailed in his recent article.| RevolverGuy.Com
Chambering a long gun and handgun for the same metallic centerfire cartridge is not a new inspiration. In fact, the concept took root roughly 150 years ago.| RevolverGuy.Com
I had an interesting conversation with a fellow student at last year’s Colt Python Experience, held at Range Ready in October 2024. The student was a highly-accomplished IDPA and IPSC shooter, rated as a Grand Master in Open and Revolver Divisions, and he’d received a lot of criticism from some fellow shooters for looking down at his revolver during his reloads.| RevolverGuy.Com
Two years ago I was browsing Rob Leahy’s table full of leather holsters displayed for sale. Simply Rugged holsters are as handsome as they are practical and they will last several lifetimes. Leather holsters go well with blued steel and one in particular caught my eye. It was a Threepersons style (as made by George Lawrence) that Rob calls the 120. This one had the extra touch of being made and floral carved by Richard Gittlein. I picked it up to see what revolver it was made to fit...| RevolverGuy.Com
One of the most celebrated qualities of the double action revolver is its simplicity. The mechanism is easy to understand and operate, and having everything “out there in the open” makes their operation pretty transparent, even for the greenest of newbies. Any instructor who has seen an unfamiliar student get confused by the collection of buttons and levers and switches on the side of a semiauto pistol can appreciate how the revolver’s minimalist nature simplifies teaching the manual of...| RevolverGuy.Com
The Original Mountain Gun idea started with a conversation between two RevolverGuys in the late 1980’s. Tom Campbell and Ross Seyfried’s Mountain Revolver project led to some of the most practical and desirable revolvers ever made by Smith and Wesson. It’s fitting that the Mountain Gun’s long-awaited return began the same way; the RevolverGuys this … Continue reading "Lipsey’s Exclusive S&W Model 629 Mountain Gun"| RevolverGuy.Com
When I was a kid, my dad had a Charter Arms Undercover .38 Special revolver that served as a faithful road trip companion. It resided in a homemade scabbard he’d fashioned from an old sheepskin lined, leather house shoe. It rode unnoticed between the seat rail and transmission hump on the floorboard of his International Scout Traveler. At home, I would often ask to see it- and he was always good to oblige me. He would retrieve it from his closet, pocket the Frontier JHP’s, and hand it to ...| RevolverGuy.Com
Author: Tony Perrin| revolverguy.com
My team of instructors and I just completed teaching at the 2024 Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Round Up (“PRMRR”), at the world famous Gunsite Academy in Paulden, Arizona. On the long drive home, we solved lots of the world’s problems. One topic of discussion was things our students could do that would enhance their training experience. What follows are a compilation of thoughts that we developed from teaching numerous classes over the years.| RevolverGuy.Com
The Revolver Faithful convened again at Gunsite Academy in Paulden, Arizona, the weekend before Thanksgiving 2024, for the Pat Rogers Memorial Revolver Roundup. I was fortunate to be there again for this outstanding training and social experience, and would love to take you on a quick tour of how the “Roundup” unfolded from this man’s point of view.| RevolverGuy.Com
RevolverGuy readers will recall that I had a favorable opinion of the Taurus Model 856 Executive Grade revolver when I reviewed it back in October of last year, but felt the gun could stand some upgrades in critical areas like the grips, sights, and trigger. The gun had good bones, but needed a little bit of help to reach its full potential.| RevolverGuy.Com
Author: Mike| revolverguy.com
Part I: The Making of the Ultimate Carry J-Frame| RevolverGuy.Com
There’s no shortage of stories about crime and criminals on the nightly news, these days. It seems we’re currently trapped in a cycle of violent criminal activity, with the bad guys holding communities all over our nation, hostage.| RevolverGuy.Com
