April 2002

Police Turn-in Revolvers: We Test Three Classics Worth the Money

If surplus guns make you antsy, three proven .357 Magnum revolvers from Smith & Wesson, Ruger, and Colt offer power and accuracy right for any budget.

The Ruger Police Service Six Model 707 was ûdiscontinued in 1988. It was only made with a û4-inch barrel. Our Service Six was produced ûin 1984.

Service weapons have never been the fanciest, most expensive sidearms available. But they have always been required to offer power, reliability, and long service life. It wasn’t long ago that the .357 Magnum revolver was the standard sidearm for police, and for that matter, the choice of those on the other side of the law as well. Today, the semi-auto is the more popular handgun for police work by far. While there are still many revolvers on the job, one might ask what happened to all those wheelguns of yesteryear? After the wave of semi-auto mania swept through the ranks of law enforcement, advertisements in publications such as Gun List…
 
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