tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244590063851118977.post227934915445283569..comments2023-06-01T11:43:03.723-04:00Comments on Down Range Report: Survival Gun Picture HistoryDukehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04775363118892957212noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244590063851118977.post-73153676212843641362014-01-31T19:53:14.509-05:002014-01-31T19:53:14.509-05:00Thanks Matt, I enjoy the history behind this stuff...Thanks Matt, I enjoy the history behind this stuff.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775363118892957212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244590063851118977.post-68595290352902012562014-01-31T19:52:38.994-05:002014-01-31T19:52:38.994-05:00Robert, you are probably right about that and my g...Robert, you are probably right about that and my guess is they would be imitation as well. Thanks.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775363118892957212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244590063851118977.post-78274900744423609362014-01-31T19:51:17.178-05:002014-01-31T19:51:17.178-05:00Old NFO, thanks my friend.Old NFO, thanks my friend.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775363118892957212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244590063851118977.post-63355973387479318572014-01-31T19:50:59.215-05:002014-01-31T19:50:59.215-05:00Rev Paul, I like my semi autos as well but I have ...Rev Paul, I like my semi autos as well but I have a huge soft spot for wheel guns.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775363118892957212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244590063851118977.post-82561628692861340092014-01-31T19:49:59.547-05:002014-01-31T19:49:59.547-05:00Harry, I have seen them at pawn shops with a plug ...Harry, I have seen them at pawn shops with a plug where the lanyard loop was and newer grips and it look just like a newer model 10 because the grips are interchangeable. If you find them like that they are easy to change back. I dare say most pawn shops (and some gun stores) would not know what they were looking at in that configuration.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775363118892957212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244590063851118977.post-55322151120769393842014-01-31T19:44:52.599-05:002014-01-31T19:44:52.599-05:00Stephen, I know better than let you get too close ...Stephen, I know better than let you get too close to my firearms, of course I could tie it to my belt via the lanyard loop.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775363118892957212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244590063851118977.post-73680141526910322662014-01-31T18:45:12.781-05:002014-01-31T18:45:12.781-05:00I appreciate the time you took on these posts. I l...I appreciate the time you took on these posts. I learned a few things I didn't know before.Matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12967355941603195101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244590063851118977.post-9644882793497962472014-01-31T12:15:53.983-05:002014-01-31T12:15:53.983-05:00The grips on the revolver the General has look to ...The grips on the revolver the General has look to be ivory, not pearl. Per G.S.Patton, pearl grips are for pimps in a New Orleans whorehouse.Robert Fowlerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03475193874676131196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244590063851118977.post-22635063780243944682014-01-31T12:14:05.295-05:002014-01-31T12:14:05.295-05:00Great history, thanks!Great history, thanks!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244590063851118977.post-70049608808653818792014-01-31T11:26:19.250-05:002014-01-31T11:26:19.250-05:00I still prefer a good revolver to most semi-autos,...I still prefer a good revolver to most semi-autos, although I carry a 1911A1. Thank you for this bit of history - fascinating read!Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244590063851118977.post-28066164842592806142014-01-31T11:21:20.590-05:002014-01-31T11:21:20.590-05:00I have several Model 10's but I don't have...I have several Model 10's but I don't have a Victory Model revolver. I need to go by that pawn shop and see if he ever gets any in. He's already on the look out for a couple of guns for me. All he wants in return for his trouble is a ready listener for his stories of long ago, and I can relate to that. Even if he doesn't find me one of the guns on my list of "look fors" he's still interesting.Harry Flashmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05071021900005041592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244590063851118977.post-18890644782172330312014-01-31T11:14:29.256-05:002014-01-31T11:14:29.256-05:00Don't forget to tuck your Victory inside your ...Don't forget to tuck your Victory inside your range bag on our next trip to the range. I'd, ah, like to snap a few pics of it. Nice history lesson, Bubba. BTW, I'm home sick today...was stationed in the head all night. Must have been those fresh donuts we shared yesterday. Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244590063851118977.post-59511006914746011682014-01-31T08:12:17.575-05:002014-01-31T08:12:17.575-05:00The Victory Smith & Wesson is a K frame (inte...The Victory Smith & Wesson is a K frame (intermediate size) newer revolvers were called Model 10 (military and police) and may be marked 10-1, 10-2 and so on depending on the manufacture date. Used models are the best value in my opinion as they seem better quality. Model 10's were 38 special but there are many K frame S&W's chambered in 357 mag which also allows you to shoot 38 special these include model 13, 65, 66 and others. Like you said Ruger does make a convertible 357/9mm but it is SA and much slower to reload apart from being single action. Any good gun store will have a selection of these used revolvers at usually half the newer prices and are excellent value for the money.Dukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04775363118892957212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2244590063851118977.post-61849096019543576562014-01-31T07:53:31.047-05:002014-01-31T07:53:31.047-05:00Like you said, simple to use, no magazines require...Like you said, simple to use, no magazines required or to get lost - broken, and common ammunition - pretty good option. What would a modern day Victory model be - a .357 / .38 Special or 9mm Para revolver ? Or in SA Ruger Blackhawk convertible version, all 3 choices ?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com