virginiatuck
Regular Member
Generally, no; I carry semi-automatic, recoil-operated, locked-breech pistol(s) day-to-day. If I'm out in the wilderness, either trail-riding, hiking, fishing, or hunting, you might see me OC'ing a .44 magnum revolver.
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Does anyone open carry a revolver?
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ISRAEL
Regular Member
I do O.C. a 44 magnum every day,and I make my own holsters, and I engarve them with lots of designs,it is heavy but I like it, and everybody notice it when I walk in downtown Boise every friday,and I been stopped many times and been asked what caliber and why do I carry in the open, and I do have the answer for all those questions.
Deadcenter45
Regular Member
I have a 4.5" Ruger Security Six in .357 Magnum that I sometimes carry in a cheap nylon holster.
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AirBear
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Depending on my mood, dress and destination:
A Taurus 605.357 in a Gould & Goodrich paddle, A S&W M-66 .357 in a brown Tex Shoemaker paddle, or black Safariland paddle, a S&W M-640 in a brown or black Tex Shoemaker paddle.
Extra reloads, sometimes, in a Bianchi speed strip or brown Bucheimer or black Don Hume covered 6 round belt slide.
A Taurus 605.357 in a Gould & Goodrich paddle, A S&W M-66 .357 in a brown Tex Shoemaker paddle, or black Safariland paddle, a S&W M-640 in a brown or black Tex Shoemaker paddle.
Extra reloads, sometimes, in a Bianchi speed strip or brown Bucheimer or black Don Hume covered 6 round belt slide.
since9
Campaign Veteran
I've carried a .44 Ruger Redhawk in a simple nylon snap holster while backpacking and camping. I've also carried my .44 black powder revolver in a leather holster a couple of times, including this past Frontier Days.
The latter was for show, and as there's no retention, it was unloaded. My CC weapon, however, was loaded.
The latter was for show, and as there's no retention, it was unloaded. My CC weapon, however, was loaded.
frommycolddeadhands
Regular Member
I've had an eye out for one of those. Great little guns from what I hear, and they load 6 instead of 5 like most of the snubby revolvers these days. Do you have any pos/neg feedback about them as far as shootability/accuracy?
Gunluvr
Regular Member
Model 29 Smith & Wesson 44 Magnum in a basic Uncle Mike's nylon strap down with two speed loaders.
since9
Campaign Veteran
And why not? It's a perfectly acceptable firearm.
http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/s...fferson-Davis-Highway&highlight=Golden+Market and then
http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/s...hooter-in-Richmond-VA&highlight=Golden+Market and then
http://forum.opencarry.org/forums/s...olden-Market-Shooting&highlight=Golden+Market
He's still there. So's the owner. But it is even more unsafe for anyone to try an armed robbery there.
stay safe.
357ruger
Regular Member
DrakeZ07
Regular Member
I often OC my Ruger Blackhawk .45 Long-colt; with a 5.5" barrel and a cheap single strap holster. Works fine for me, keep it at the 2 o'clock position. Keep extra ammo in my pocket with my keys and change
ccwinstructor
Centurion
I have posted about carrying S&W model 36 or a Model 337
I carried a Taurus Titanium 637 6.5 inch 7 shot .357 up in Alaska, and had an old Sentinal 9 shot .22 for small game.
I often OC my Ruger Blackhawk .45 Long-colt; with a 5.5" barrel and a cheap single strap holster. Works fine for me, keep it at the 2 o'clock position. Keep extra ammo in my pocket with my keys and change
I carried a Taurus Titanium 637 6.5 inch 7 shot .357 up in Alaska, and had an old Sentinal 9 shot .22 for small game.
tyc
Regular Member
I often carry my "New Army" revolver in a cross draw rig I bought the other year. Sometimes I use the Civil War flap holster rig I also bought for the Uberti (black powder) but I prefer the cross draw more.
Hope this helps.
tyc
I don't foresee too many problems in Boise, Idaho with open carry. I don't know how liberal it's become in the past decade, but I imagine "liberal" in Boise means "merely hardcore conservative".
Have you posted photos of your work?
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WalkingWolf
Regular Member
Why not? As long as the weapon is properly loaded, and cared for they are very reliable. I used to shoot SASS with two Navies, I had less problem with mine than did some of the people with cartridge guns. The Army is a 45 caliber ball, or ballet at approx 800fps, not to mention that is sets fire to anyone close enough. I certainly would not be stupid enough to underestimate a cap and ball revolver.
I was just curious. Ballistics should be fine with a big and slow bullet.
I thought about this for a bit and two reasons why NOT to carry a cap and ball revolver include: slow reload time and smoke. What does the smoke cloud look like inside a range after 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 shots? Does the cloud from five shots indoors completely obscure vision? I'd definitely carry a second gun if my primary were a BP weapon.
Either way, carry what you want. I won't turn down your help if something ever happens!