Smith & Wesson has resurrected the Night Guard revolvers as a 2026 Lipsey's exclusive. Scandium L-frames, 7-shot .357 or 5-shot .44 Special, all at ~24 ounces.
Flat-faced, flush-seated, and softer than anything else in centerfire — what wadcutter ammo is for, why target shooters swear by it, and its quiet second life as a snub-nose defensive load.
Five shots of .357 Magnum in a steel snub at a working price — what the Taurus 605 gets right, where it compromises, and who it actually fits.
Why speedloaders are model-specific, how the HKS fit system works, and the practice progression that takes a revolver reload from fumble to fluid.
Revolvers forgive neglect longer than autos — then fail in revolver-specific ways. The chambers, the star, the crane: a practical maintenance routine, and what to leave alone.
Swap-cylinder revolvers run two different cartridges from one frame — including 9mm in a .38/.357 gun. How convertibles work, what the 9mm cylinder solves, and the moon-clip catch.
The .44 Special asks a question modern ammo forgot: what if you just started with a big bullet? Why the Charter Bulldog has carried that argument for fifty years.
The .22 revolver is the best training tool, small-game companion, and new-shooter gun in the safe — and Charter's Pathfinder line covers every version of the mission.
Remington makes an ammo line called WheelGun — lead-bullet .38 Special loads built for revolvers. What LSWC, LRN, and wadcutter loads each do, and how to pick range ammo for your .38.
One revolver chambers both. How .38 Special and .357 Magnum actually differ, what a .357 gun shooting .38s gives you, and how to feed the pair intelligently.
+P means higher pressure — but how much more performance, in which guns, at what cost? A working guide to .38 Special +P for carry revolvers, with the loads that define the category.
The .22 Magnum promises real ballistic gains over .22 LR — at triple the ammo cost. Where the WMR genuinely delivers in revolvers, and where the LR keeps the crown.
What stops a bear isn't caliber hype — it's penetration you can actually shoot. .44 Magnum vs .454 vs 10mm autos, hard cast ammo, and the revolvers built for the backcountry.
Why traditional single-action revolvers are loaded five and carried with the hammer on an empty chamber, how the load-one-skip-one sequence works, and which designs genuinely do not need it.
Why cast lead bullets lead a bore, how bullet fit and hardness interact, which revolvers are best and worst suited, how to remove leading without damaging the barrel, and the ventilation…
How to read a Smith & Wesson model stamp, what a dash number actually means, why pinned-and-recessed and no-lock guns command premiums, how to spot a refinish, and how to buy without…
What a revolver action job actually involves, which modifications improve the trigger without costing reliability, which ones create light strikes, and where the line sits between owner…
What actually changes when you move to heavier bullets in a revolver — point of impact, recoil character, crimp requirements, cylinder length limits and why handgun hunters select for…
How serial-number dating actually works, why published tables are approximate, where the numbers are located on a revolver, and when a factory letter is the only thing that will settle a…
Why unfired cartridges creep forward under recoil, how a jumped crimp locks a cylinder solid, how to check for it before it strands you, and what actually prevents it.
How to actually manage big-bore revolver recoil — grip shape and hold, stance, weight, porting and load selection — and how to unlearn a flinch once you have developed one.
Single-action revolvers sorted by the job they actually do — match guns, rimfire trainers, field big-bores and pocket minis — with the safety differences and category rules that decide…
Revolver sight options compared by use — fixed service sights, adjustable target sights, fiber optic and tritium fronts, and red dots — including what can be changed without gunsmithing and…
Revolver holsters by carry position — belt, pocket, chest and field — with the cylinder-width, hammer-spur and belt-stiffness problems that make semi-auto holster advice useless for…
The tools that actually belong on a revolver bench — hollow-ground screwdrivers, bench blocks, punches and gauges — plus the specific mistakes that turn a cleaning session into a gunsmith…
Competition revolvers chosen by division rather than by reputation — capacity, moon clips, optic mounting and the trigger work that actually wins stages, plus what to read before you buy…
Big-bore hunting revolvers compared by what they are actually for — scoped hunting rigs, packing guns, and backcountry carry — with the weight, grip and optic-mounting trade-offs that…