Who among us still enjoy wheelguns?

pwDave said:

I have a 44 spl in a son of sam gun, easy to shoot, light recoil and big time stopper, damn good gun to carry. Dave.

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Big Bad Dad said:

I also have this 1923 vintage, .38 special S&W that I have owned for nearly 40 years. Bought it at a FFL pawn shop in about 1981 or so. I joined and posted on a Smith and Wesson forum, and those guys pretty much chewed me up and spit me out. Seems like the fact that sometime in the distant past, someone drilled the butt to install a lanyard ring. The hole was drilled through one of several serial numbers on the gun. So apparently, this makes the gun completely illegal to own, and I must be a felon to be in possession of it. They pretty much said the BATF would like to throw me in jail so I should just destroy the gun and dispose of the pieces.. WTF? really??

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Dibbons said:

I loved the four-inch Ruger Security Six I was issued by the United States Border Patrol in 1986.

However, the Smith & Wesson four-inch that was issued to me in 1982 by the California Highway Patrol was a "lemon."

First, all of a sudden at the Academy I found I could not qualify with the Smith & Wesson and was remanded (along with two other cadets) for remedial firearms training. When at the five yard line and still not able to hit a bullseye, the instructor and I became suspicious. We found the barrel had actually worked itself loose!

Then when working on the street in South Los Angeles CHP office, I heard a hollow sound come from underfoot as I approached a vehicle during a traffic stop. I looked down to find the plastic grips of the Smith & Wesson had fallen off and hit the ground. I was given another weapon while mine was remanded for repair (the grips could not be attached because of stripped/defective threads).

I do remember that during a practical firearms training exercise (running to and fro and shooting at targets, re-loading, etc.) with the Smith & Wesson, I came away with second degree burns (blisters) on my left hand that I must have suffered during the reloading. I guess when you are in a hurry/stressed you don't worry too much about how to grip the weapon "properly" while pushing the cartridge release dump pin.

Circa 1986-1989 I found it ironic apprehending an illegal alien who was wearing a CHP ball cap, so I had a foto taken of the two of us together. The building directly behind my head is located in Ciudad Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. I am standing very close to the international border in El Paso, Texas.

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Dennis H said:

Wheel guns are Real guns. S&W Performance Center 44 Magnum snub.

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Dennis H said:

Wheel guns are Real guns. S&W Performance Center 44 Magnum snub.

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kiwigtx said:

@Officer Higgins ...does a homemade cannon count as a 'wheelgun' ? ...asking for a friend.



Watch those cows skip along when he fires. Owner is about 85 years old. Totally scratch built.

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Dibbons said:

I don't remember the Model S & W, but we can research CHP history and find out.

I just remembered another comment I would like to make. When working for Dunbar Armored in San Diego while I was attending San Diego State University (2005-2009), a co-worker carried an eight-shot revolver which I thought was a better idea (don't know the make/model).

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