The Model 85 is a good choice as a home-defense handgun or concealed-carry piece, in the same class as the Ruger LCR. Among the Brazilian company’s many offerings, the most popular is the Model 85 Ultra-Lite.

Like old-time cowboy revolvers, the Blackhawk’s cylinder must be loaded through a loading gate.Īlthough the semiautomatic pistol market has a large number of foreign competitors, Taurus is the only major overseas player in the revolver market. 45 Colt and, unusually, the World War II–era. 41 Remington Magnum, the traditional cowboy calibers. Cold hammer-forged barrels and a stout, beefy frame make the Blackhawk a manageable firearm in.

The Ruger Blackhawk line of pistols look similar to the old Western Colt Single Action Army revolvers of the nineteenth century, but with a host of modern features to keep them viable in the twenty-first. Sturm Ruger’s other line of popular revolvers has a distinctly Old West flavor to it. The GP100 has since branched out into many other calibers, including. The GP100 is slightly heavier and the design slightly more angular than the 686, but it makes an excellent introduction to full-size revolvers and an outstanding home-defense weapon. The GP100 was the successor to Ruger’s Security Six and Speed Six pistols, but uses a large frame very similar to the 686’s L frame. Sturm Ruger’s answer to the Smith & Wesson 686, the Ruger GP100 was introduced in the early 1990s. A deluxe model comes with a larger, seven-round cylinder. It also adjustable sights, a double-action firing system and a stainless steel finish. The 686 features a four-inch barrel, has an overall length of 9.6 inches and weighs two-and-a-half pounds. 357 Magnums, the 686 can shoot the less powerful.

The 686 is designed to handle the heavier magnum round while pairing it with a heavier barrel and a six-round cylinder. One of the most popular revolvers in production, the Smith & Wesson 686 revolver is a medium (“L frame”) revolver chambered in the powerful.

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