If you’re a fan of revolvers for personal carry, whether it’s out hiking or camping, or while running your day-to-day errands, then Diamondback’s new Birdshead Sidekick is worth a look. It has Old West single action styling, but it’s actually a double action revolver with a swing out cylinder. Two cylinders in fact. The Sidekick comes in .22 Long Rifle and has a spare … [Read more...] about New From Diamondback: The Sidekick Birdshead .22LR/.22 Magnum Revolver
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Wheelgun Wednesday With the Smith & Wesson Model 64
There's something to be said for simplicity. My Smith & Wesson Model 64 with it's NY-1 stamp is a New York Transit Police overrun from the early 90's, right before they switched to semi-automatics. It has a 4-inch, heavy barrel and is chambered in .38 Special. It came as a round but with Uncle Mike's rubber grips on it, but I recently swapped those out for G-10 square … [Read more...] about Wheelgun Wednesday With the Smith & Wesson Model 64
Taurus Goes High-End With Their new Executive Grade 856 Revolver
Don’t get mad at me Taurus fans, but 'high end' and Taurus aren’t generally words most of us use in the same sentence. I'm not saying Taurus products are bad by any means, I love my TX22, but Taurus has always been a kind of no frills, pedestrian line. Well, that’s apparently changing with the introduction of the 856 Executive Grade. It looks like the Executive Grade is … [Read more...] about Taurus Goes High-End With Their new Executive Grade 856 Revolver
Taurus Announces the New Model 327 Revolver Chambered in .327 Federal Magnum
Taurus dropped a new compact wheelgun on us on the last day of SHOT Show, the Model 327 chambered in, you guessed it, .327 Federal Magnum. While the .327 been around longer than the brand new Federal .30 Super Carry it’s the same basic concept, a slightly smaller round at higher velocities that gives you more capacity, power near or comparable to traditional rounds (in this … [Read more...] about Taurus Announces the New Model 327 Revolver Chambered in .327 Federal Magnum