Centerfire Revolvers

Charter Arms Mag Pug Combo

Charter Arms recently introduced the Mag Pug Combo, a defensive revolver that offers shooters a great deal of versatility. Chambered for .357 Magnum/.38 Special this DA/SA revolver also comes with an extra cylinder/crane assembly chambered for 9mm.  Offered in 2.20” or 4.20” barrels the gun is also available in stainless...

Charter Arms Pathfinder Off-Duty

Since 1964 Charter Arms has been producing affordable revolvers primarily for the self-defense market. Their newest handgun is in the Pathfinder line and is chambered for the .22 WMR (Magnum) cartridge. It also fits in with the Off-Duty series as it has a concealed hammer making it DAO. Its...

Rossi RM64

If you’ve been searching for a quality .357 Magnum at an affordable price I have some advice for you. Get a Brazilian! I recently had the opportunity to spend 2-days shooting Rossi’s RM64 at Gunsite. The all-steel, medium-framed .357 Magnum has a 4” barrel, adjustable sights and target style hammer...

Lipsey’s Smith & Wesson Model 686 Plus Mountain Gun

In 1998 Smith & Wesson added an L-frame .357 Magnum to their Mountain Gun revolver series. It was based on the Model 686 Plus platform, which has a 7-shot cylinder. Like the other Mountain Guns, instead of a full-length barrel underlug, it had a tapered, half-lug 4-inch barrel, and...

Taurus Deputy .45 Colt Single Action

Last year Taurus introduced the Deputy, a single action revolver designed to give shooters the flavor of the original Colt Peacemaker but with some important updates. A transfer bar safety was included to allow shooters to safely carry the gun fully loaded with 6 rounds. Taurus also redesigned the...

Cimarron Firearms Lightning Sixgun

The Cimarron Lightning SA revolver has been around for over 20 years and is the brainchild of CEO Mike Harvey. It is basically a scaled-down post 1896-type Single Action Army six-shooter, with the birdshead grip frame of a Model 1877 Colt Lightning. For 2025, it is now being offered...

Colt Viper .357 Magnum Revolver

When Colt got back into the revolver business in 2019 with modernized designs, they had a tough act to follow…their own. They succeeded in setting a new high standard for how good a production revolver could be. The smooth and light double-action trigger pull characteristics of their new guns...

Smith & Wesson Model 10 Classic “No Lock”

Introduced by Smith & Wesson at the 2025 SHOT Show, the Model 10 (10-15) has a distinctive “retro” look. Although the action is the latest design, features like the tapered barrel, half-moon front sight, fixed notch rear sight, mushroom-head ejector rod, and cylinder release latch, harken back to the...

Taurus 650 .357 Magnum Snubnose Revolver

For the budget minded who want the reliability and idiot-proof simplicity of a revolver for their concealed carry gun, and the option of pocket-cannon level power, the Taurus 650 .357 Magnums warrant consideration. They are durable and compact, shrouded hammer, fixed sights, five shot, revolvers available in either matte...

Lipsey’s Smith & Wesson Model 617 Mountain Gun

In the 1990’s Smith & Wesson introduced a revolver series called the Mountain Gun. The primary feature that set these wheelguns apart was their tapered barrels with half-length ejector rod shrouds. Most guns in the series were also made from stainless-steel, and chambered in .357, .41 and .44 Magnum,...