Rimfire Revolvers for self defense?
I’ve always wondered about rimfire revolvers as self defense tools. Right out of the gate I need to establish that we call agree that .22 LR and .22 Magnu...
Category: revolvers
When your wheelgun “jams” you’re totally hosed
Recently, I’ve been excoriating the sacred cow of “revolvers don’t jam,” because it’s utter nonsense. That being said, I love whee...
Revolver slow strips
Pop quiz, hotshot: what’s the slowest way to reload a revolver? Trick question, they’re all slow! All kidding aside, reloading a wheelgun isn’...
Speedloader relief cuts
I was working on my speedloader reload with the HKS speedloader that I mentioned previously and I noticed that some of the rounds were binding in the loader. To...
Revolver reloads
I DVR every episode of Shooting USA and Impossible Shots; I don’t always watch every episode but I do when it covers a topic that I’m interested in....
Converting revolvers to double-action only
In the comments on the Super Security Six post, a couple of people have asked why I’d convert the gun to a true DAO wheelgun. For the purposes of this pos...
Super Security Six
Right now, my stainless Security Six is at Clark Custom Gunsmiths getting turned into the Super Security Six. Remember, this is the stainless 1982 gun, not the ...
Photo of the day: Security Six Black & White
I am continually blown away by how pretty this gun is.
Revolvers are obsolete
I really like revolvers. I like shooting them, I like carrying them, and I enjoy working on them. I also know that for modern self-defense, they’re obsole...
Ruger Security Six
Back in the 70s, the revolver was still the King of Police Guns. While its popularity waned in the 80s during the era of the WonderNine, there were still plenty...