#CHARTER ARMS PATHFINDER .22 WMR SERIES#

It was small and light enough to double as a carry gun if it had to, no matter what the weather (Bill lived most of his life in Louisiana and Texas, and appreciated concealed carry needs in hot and humid climates). 45s, Magnums, and long guns for the purpose, Bill articulated why he recommended the Smith & Wesson. Alone among a field of writers who recommended. Years later, when he was writing for Guns & Ammo, he was one of several staff writers polled on what the single ideal home defense gun would be. Bill liked the sun-one-pound weight of the aluminum alloy Smith Airweight. It was the exact same two-inch Model 37 that appears in No Second Place Winner. вЂњAndвЂ¦вЂќ And, in BillвЂ™s left hand, was a freshly-fired Smith & Wesson Airweight Chiefs Special that he had drawn from his left hip pocket and aimed at my head before he rolled back its smooth trigger on the primer blank that would have blown my brains out had it been a live round. вЂњWhat?!? His hand didnвЂ™t move! His revolver is still in the holster! AndвЂ¦вЂќДЄh, yes. I had taken up the slack on the cocked ColtвЂ™s trigger. Okay, dammit, this time IвЂ™d really be ready. вЂњI think this boy deserves one more chance,вЂќ Bill drawled to the delighted audience. You see, this was a man who was on film reacting to a start signal, drawing and firing his S&W (and hitting the target) in 24/100 ths of one second. Bill had drawn and fired before my ColtвЂ™s hammer could fall through its long arc. вЂњWeвЂ™ll try again,вЂќ Bill told the audience with his kind, crinkly smile. I was aware of a flicker of movement of his right hand and before I could react and pull the trigger, he had drawn and fired the shot that would have killed me had his gun been loaded with real bullets. I was young and cocky and thought I was pretty good, and I knew there was not way this old sixty-something guy could take me.Д«ANG! I was dead. I put my finger on the trigger of the cocked Colt Single Action Army. I had just won the NH State Championship in Police Combatshooting, and as the resident state champ, was elected to be the guy holding the gun on (gulp!) Bill Jordan. Both gun, of course with loaded only with primer blanks. Apart of the program involved having a cop come up and hold a cocked single-action revolver on him, with finger on trigger, while Bill promised to outdraw the drawn gun and вЂњbeat the dropвЂќ with his old long-action Smith & Wesson. Bill was putting on the show in New Hampshire. His speaking performances always included his famous quick-draw act. Bill had been retired from the Border Patrol for some time, and was working for the NRA as sort of an ambassador at large. In act, I can honestly say that Bill Jordon once blew me away with his backup revolver. Box 122, Dept CH, Concord, NH 03302 80) about why he recommended always carrying a backup gun.Д«ill did that religiously in his uniformed days. He wrote in his classic text No Second Place Winner ($19.85 including postage from its current publisher Police Bookshelf, P.O. 22 WMR (Winchester Rimfire Magnum) even out of a short pistol barrel. 357 Combat Magnum the gun he called a вЂњpeace officerвЂ™s dream.вЂќ There was one other revolver that he never get did to see, though.ДЄ devoted and accomplished hunter, Bill had been impressed with the power of the. He was the man who conceptualized the Smith & Wesson. The old Border Patrol gunslinger was the fastest man with a double-action revolver that I ever saw in person. One of my mentors was a man named Bill Jordan. Reprinted with permission from The Complete Book of Handguns 2003. As some old timers have said it is a wicked round and here is some reading if you are so inclined I've got one and really like it.ДЄ post from long ago for the doubters of the 22 magnum,ДЇor carry, absolutely. 22 Magnum revolvers in the 3' barrel will work just fine. Lastly, if you can live with a single action, one of the Heritage. These guns are alloy framed but shoot good and are highly underrated- I wish they were made today.

#CHARTER ARMS PATHFINDER .22 WMR SERIES#

I know you said you didn't want a 'mini' revolver, but North American does make either the Mini-master or their new heavier framed 'Earl' series which does shoot very well, and I've been hankering over since a friend got one.ДЄnother choice if you can find one, is one of the snubby High Standard revolvers in double action. Be careful when lightening the mainsprings on rimfires, because once they get too light, the rounds won't be set off.ДЄll of the above shoot good. Even the 351 has a heavier trigger than any centerfire revolver on the same frame. Both of these guns shoot well, but the Taurus has a heavier trigger from the factory, but can be lightened a bit. About the only other choices that you have are older S&W's kit guns (like the 51 with the 3' barrel' or some of the Taurus 941's.

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