Smith & Wesson Governor

by Warhawk, Hot Springs, Arkansas, Thursday, December 13, 2012, 13:57 (4345 days ago)

Maybe I'm crazy, but the Smith & Wesson Governor has caught my eye and I just ordered one, $690 shipped to my FFL.

I have been watching for a good price on a used 329PD, but the Governor is quite a bit cheaper and only weight 2 ounces more than a 329. Seems awfully versatile too.

Anyway, maybe I'm nuts but I wanted one so I bought one <G>.

Does anyone have any experience with one of these?
Can it handle handloads for my 25-7?
Leather?

Leather...well yeah:-)

by Rob Leahy ⌂ @, Prescott, Arizona, Thursday, December 13, 2012, 14:18 (4345 days ago) @ Warhawk

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Of the Troops & For the Troops

Leather...well yeah:-)

by Warhawk, Hot Springs, Arkansas, Thursday, December 13, 2012, 14:30 (4345 days ago) @ Rob Leahy

I've got one of your sourdough pancakes for my 629 Mountain Gun, but I prefer to carry crossdraw for a couple of reasons, #1 so I don't scratch the rifle butt on the hammer, when I am carrying a rifle. and #2 for carry in a vehicle.

I am in favor of positive purchasing

by brionic @, Thursday, December 13, 2012, 14:32 (4345 days ago) @ Warhawk

Buy a gun. Commission a leather holster for it. Buy components and make ammo.

Shoot, shoot, shoot.

Sell if you don't like it.

Repeat as desired.

Absolutely, enjoy what you can while you can and help others

by Hobie ⌂ @, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Thursday, December 13, 2012, 15:46 (4345 days ago) @ brionic

do the same.

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Sincerely,

Hobie

Absolutely, enjoy what you can while you can and help others

by Warhawk, Hot Springs, Arkansas, Thursday, December 13, 2012, 16:21 (4345 days ago) @ Hobie

Hobie, Are you still shooting that 35 Marlin Texan I sold you a while back?

I decided I wanted another one, so I bought a pre-safety pawn shop 336 in .35 Rem and am converting it to a straight grip stock. I even picked up some new checkered lumber for it.

Yes I am. Even when I don't shoot it I get a fullsome

by Hobie ⌂ @, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Thursday, December 13, 2012, 17:18 (4345 days ago) @ Warhawk

feeling from having it in my safe. I think the .35s handle better than the .30s. There isn't that much weight difference but it is noticeable.

However, for my personal abbreviated season, I carried a 99A in .308. They look as ungainly as all get out, to my eyes, but it handles great. You can get over a whole lot of ugly for that much love.

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Sincerely,

Hobie

I am in favor of positive purchasing

by Warhawk, Hot Springs, Arkansas, Thursday, December 13, 2012, 16:19 (4345 days ago) @ brionic

I'm pretty sure the gun industry likes me pretty well already :-D

But I don't often buy new guns, there just isn't much out there that interests me, or that I don't already have.

This Governor will be my first Smith & Wesson with the lock ... oops, not true, my .500 has a lock too.

I can't imagine that the Governor is any more impractical than my .500 :-)

At least you didn't buy a Judge... (he, he)

by Hobie ⌂ @, Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, Thursday, December 13, 2012, 17:18 (4345 days ago) @ Warhawk

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Sincerely,

Hobie

If I were of a mind to buy . . .

by Kentucky, Thursday, December 13, 2012, 20:00 (4345 days ago) @ Hobie

. . . one of these odd things, I'd buy the Taurus.

They had the courage to actually build and market the things . . . and S&W has decided to jump on their idea and ride it.

Taurus: 1 (I guess)

S&W: 0

;-)

If I were of a mind to buy . . .

by Slow Hand ⌂ @, Indiana, Saturday, December 15, 2012, 06:29 (4343 days ago) @ Kentucky

Sea that the smaller companies have been leading the way lately and the bigger ones just rehashing their ideas. Far too many of Ruger's 'new' firearms have been a ripoff of someone else's idea, many from Kel Tec.

Their best idea for a new gun lately was a rehash of their own design, the flat tops, and I bought one!

If I were of a mind to buy . . .

by Warhawk, Hot Springs, Arkansas, Saturday, December 15, 2012, 11:14 (4343 days ago) @ Kentucky

. . . one of these odd things, I'd buy the Taurus.

They had the courage to actually build and market the things . . . and S&W has decided to jump on their idea and ride it.


Do you feel the same way about 1911's?

Nope

by Kentucky, Saturday, December 15, 2012, 16:44 (4343 days ago) @ Warhawk

I just think it's funny that there has been so much derision applied to the genre after Taurus introduced them that it's really funny that Big Dawg S&W finally saw they were missing out on a few dollars and jumped aboard. There's very likely nothing wrong with their version . . . just find the whole episode kinda funny.

The 1911 has been around forever and is an established, much-appreciated design. That essentiallly everybody has a version on the market and are all selling like hotcakes pretty much proves it's a universally-accepted design that doesn't cater to a limited niche market.

And for what it's worth, I've owned several Tauri over the years, still own several, and have found them to be quite nice pieces. I don't have any of the various Judges because I don't understand the niche. Just me, of course.

:-)

The S&W Gov: Correct! If one must, at least get the best.

by Rob Leahy ⌂ @, Prescott, Arizona, Friday, December 14, 2012, 16:10 (4344 days ago) @ Hobie
edited by Rob Leahy, Friday, December 14, 2012, 16:41

Too many of the Taurus revolvers fail.

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Of the Troops & For the Troops

friend of mine had the cylinder fall out first time he shot

by stonewalrus, Saturday, December 15, 2012, 07:04 (4343 days ago) @ Rob Leahy

His Judge

friend of mine had the cylinder fall out first time he shot

by Warhawk, Hot Springs, Arkansas, Saturday, December 15, 2012, 11:18 (4343 days ago) @ stonewalrus

I have had a few Taurii over the years. They once made a .45 auto that was a copy of the SIG 220. Worst handgun I've ever owned. Luckily the dealer I bought it from took it back.

I've had two others, one that was like a model 66. This one wasn't too bad, functional but not very accurate at all. Then I had one that was like a model 36, once again a giant POS. I ended up giving it away to a young man going to gunsmithing school in Colorado. I hope he got it working.

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