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Karder: I agree - the King Cobra is a very fine weapon. We found it at a pawn shop for $450, got them down to $400. I don't think they knew what they had. It was (and still is) in near-perfect condition. A friend of ours offered us a Python for $500...but we couldn't accept. Missing those gosh darn serial numbers, wouldn't ya' know.
Back on the King Cobra...I love shooting it. I love the trigger pull, I love the sound the hammer makes when it cocks if I decide to shoot single action, and I love the way .357s feel going through it. I wish my hands fit it - I would use it for carry if I didn't have to use both hands to do anything and everything with it.
Oldgringo: I know, it's not in my revolver manual either. I've never been cautioned about releasing the slide on an unloaded semi-auto. There's my third new thing today! Still, it's obvious when looking at a gun that hasn't been maintained and/or has been treated roughly that it does some damage. Makes me sad when I find a gorgeous revolver and I think I'm discovered a gem...only to check the cylinder and see it wiggle too much for comfort. :(

My "nightstand" revolver is a S&W 60 (3" barrel) that I also intend to carry once I get my CHL.
As I said above, I'm also looking at buying a Kahr K9 and am intending on carrying that as well. If I get one, of course.

Your S&W sounds awesome. My husband loves the longer barrels...his nightstands are a Colt King Cobra 6" and a S&W 19-3 6". He initially wanted to try carrying them but I think he's given up on the idea for now. Just too darn hard to find a holster for one of those! They sure are gorgeous though.

Totally off-topic, but...I was looking through the smilies and found this one:
Anyone reminded of Calvin from the Calvin and Hobbes strips? This photo in particular: http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_u ... 90_358.gif
Hehe.

Thanks for the explaination, karder...I probably should have explained why it was bad in my OP for those who aren't familiar with revolvers. :)

sjf, WOW. Sounds like no one really took care of that revolver...not something I'd want to trust my life with. My husband and I happened upon a very old Dan Wesson with an octagonal barrel that was VERY neat-looking. The cylinder would spin without stopping. No matter what you did with it. That was definitely a deal-breaker.
I trust my revolver over my semi every day and use one as my "nightstand" HD gun as a backup to my pump shotgun. I've had too many jams to think semis are more reliable. Still, I like semis and would carry one...in addition to my revolver. ;) (Though I do find that having more than five shots is helpful. Looking at the Kahr K9 that carries 7+1 right now...hope I can get it!)

I am not inclined to show my handguns to friends, family and acquaintances, much less discuss the broader subject of individual armament, unless I know they are on "our" side.

Most of our friends (with maybe two exceptions) either own a gun or came from a pro-gun family, so we feel comfortable letting them hold and look at our guns in our apartment, but no one knows my husband has a CHL and carries. Once I'm old enough to get a CHL we're also keeping that under wraps. Only my husband's parents know he carries and we don't plan on telling my mother for reasons of our safety. Guess we're lucky to have so many friends who think alike in regards to owning firearms!

I like and watch movies just as much as the next guy, but I have never had an inclination to flip the cylinder closed on a revolver - ever. I want to know where these guys have seen people do this! I think part of the problem is that the friends of ours who have guns of their own only keep semi-autos and think it quaint that we'd want something archaic like a revolver. They either haven't handled them before or don't treat it with the same respect as a semi-auto because you can be rough with a semi but a revolver is a slightly more delicate when it comes to the few moving parts it has...if you want to keep the gun safe and in working order, that is.

Speaking of guns in movies, I watched Kiss Kiss Bang Bang for the first time a couple weeks ago and the scene where Harry plays Russian Roulette had me laughing so hard I cried. I liked it not only because it was ironic but because it shows (in a movie!) that a loaded gun, even one loaded with just one round, is still LOADED. If anyone hasn't seen the movie, this is the scene I'm talking about: " onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; It's only about 2.5 minutes but the point of interest is at 2:12 if you don't want to watch the whole thing.

I swear, I learn something new every day on this forum. I do not have a lot of experience with revolvers. I'd like to think that I wouldn't have done the gun-flip-cylinder-lock thing, but thanks to this post, I now know that you're not supposed to do that!

We are here to share and learn - glad you learned something new! I'm learning something on the scale of 2-3 new things every time I come to this forum so I keep coming often. This is the most active forum I've been to and I like the community.

I can't imagine why (*coughmoviescough*), but every single one of our friends has this notion about revolvers that flipping the gun with their strong hand to lock the cylinder back in place is a good idea. We keeping finding this out in a very unfortunate way: every time we have a friend over who would like to examine our guns, the first thing they do is flip the dang gun to lock the cylinder! Yes, even the friends who have had extensive previous knowledge and handling of guns and/or grew up around guns!
It makes me cringe to see my baby get manhandled like that and I worry about them messing up the timing. I usually snap at the friend without thinking, "What the ___ do you think you're doing?" Sometimes it's justified because I usually make a point of telling them NOT to flip the gun before I even hand it to them which means they just didn't listen, but other times it's my fault for assuming they're not an idiot.
Anyone else have friends like this?

After another friend did the same thing this morning when he came over and asked if he could hold my revolver, I think I'm going to have them read a list of "house rules" and make them sign a statement swearing they won't flip the cylinder before they're even allowed to LOOK at my guns.
And when they fail to follow the rules I'll point out the clause in the fine print that states the fine for such an offense: purchase of a new gun and 3 boxes of ammo. That'll teach 'em.