By William Bell, GunBroker Contributor

Handgun-wise, as we near the end of the first quarter of the 21st Century, the predominant selection for most military, civilian self-defense, law enforcement, sport shooting and other applications is the semi-automatic pistol. This most often takes the form of a steel/polymer hybrid with a striker-fired action, a large capacity magazine, likely optics and suppressor ready.

The most common handgun cartridge is the 9mm Luger; a loading that has been around since 1901, and seems the best compromise for the aforementioned applications. However, there is a growing minority who either cling to or have been drawn to the revolver. Boomers like me, who cut their teeth on the barrel of a Colt, Ruger or Smith & Wesson six-shooter, are being joined by folks who may be just now getting into firearms and shooting, and want the simplicity offered by the wheelgun. Let’s take a look at what’s out there, some of which is new, on our new revolvers for 2025 list.

Charter Arms Double Dog Revolver

It’s good Charter Arms was at SHOT 2025, their latest offering in the Double Dog series is a combination of the Mag Pug and Pit Bull, which gives five shots in a wheelgun that chambers .357 Mag. or 9mm Luger cartridges. The 9mm cylinder uses Charter’s patented extraction system with “no moon clip technology.” Made of stainless steel with a matte finish, it has a 4.2-inch ported barrel with a full-length lug, a ramp front sight and a fully adjustable rear sight. For good recoil and muzzle-flip control, it comes with oversized “Backpacker” walnut stocks. The Double Dog in this configuration has an empty weight of 26 ounces with a MSRP of $650.40 (Model 73942). There’s also a version with a Black Passivate finish, plus fixed-sight snubby versions.

Cimarron Lightning .32-20/.32 H&R Dual Cylinder Sixgun

If you have been paying attention lately, the .32 caliber handgun cartridge is making a comeback. Several new revolvers have been introduced in the last couple of years that chamber cartridges like the .32 H&R Mag. or the .327 Fed. Mag. A favorite of mine is the .32 WCF (Winchester Centerfire) or .32-20 cartridge. It debuted in 1882 for the Winchester Model 73 lever gun. A few years later, Colt chambered it in their SAA six-shooter. It was the .327 Mag. of its era.

Cimarron Firearms is making their Lightning Model single action revolver in this chambering, plus, they’re offering an accessory cylinder in .32 H&R. It’s about 3/4 the size of the SAA platform and has the birds-head grip frame of the Colt Model 1877. It was designed by Cimarron CEO Mike Harvey. This version features a 4.75-inch barrel. These guns can also be had with 3.5-, 5.5- and 6.5-inch barrels. Barrels, cylinders and grip frames are polished blue, while the frame is color case-hardened. One-piece walnut stocks with a gold Cimarron emblem are standard. There’s also a dual-cylinder version in .38 Special/9mm. MSRP on the gun shown is $771.94 (SKU CA3001).

Colt Viper .357 Magnum

While Colt still cranks out the Single Action Army .45 sixgun, in the last 7 years they have returned to the DA revolver market. First was the small-frame Cobra series, then the medium-frame Python series and finally the large-frame Anaconda series. One of the more recent entries is the Viper. It’s built on the Cobra frame, is chambered in .357 Mag./.38 Spl. +P, with a six-cartridge capacity cylinder, and has a heavy half-lug barrel. We’ll take a look at the 3-inch barrel version; there’s also a 4.25-inch barrel model. Made of forged stainless-steel, the barrel has a recessed target crown, black ramp front sight and open notch rear sight. The stocks are checkered American walnut with a net weight of 26.90 ounces. This could be the ultimate carry revolver. MSRP is $999 (SKU VIPER-SP3WRR).

Diamondback Arms SDR – Black

The 2024 SHOT Show saw the introduction of the Diamondback SDR, a 2-inch barrel, .357 Mag., DA sixgun made of stainless-steel with a high polish. It even comes with Hogue black rubber grips. I tested one out and not only was it accurate, but the double-action trigger pull was amazing. For 2025, the stainless SDR is being offered with a non-reflective Black Nitride + finish. I had remarked during my T&E that it looked Kimber-S&W-Rugerish with its cylinder lock-up, cylinder release latch, cylinder design, and fiber-optic front and rear fixed sights. The new model shares all these features, but has the more subdued finish with the same black Hogue grips. For an all-steel wheelgun, it weighs just 21.20 ounces. Asking price for this compact concealment gun is $821 (UPC 810035754423).

EAA Windicator Revolver

This oft-overlooked DA wheelgun is made by Weihrauch in Germany and imported by EAA. It has a mid-size solid steel frame, a six-shot capacity in .357 Mag./.38 Spl., a heavy barrel with a top rib, ejector rod shroud and ramp front sight. The grip-frame/trigger guard assembly is aluminum alloy, and grips are molded rubber with finger grooves and checkered side-panels. The rear sight is a raised fixed notch and the exposed hammer allows single-action shooting. Finishes are blue or satin nickel, and the 2- and 4-inch barrels lengths have not been joined by a 6-inch option. Budget-priced, the MSRP is $484 (UPC 741566103605 – 2-inch/blue).

Henry Repeating Arms Golden Boy Revolver

A couple of years ago Henry surprised me with the Big Boy .357 Mag. DA sixgun. It had a retro look, with lots of Colt influence, some S&W, and a bit of Charter Arms. With the polished blue barrel, cylinder and frame, a polished brass grip-frame and smooth walnut stocks, it was unusual-looking but handsome. It came with a 4-inch barrel and a choice of square butt or birds-head grip-frames.

Announced last year, but just now getting into production, is the Golden Boy .22 rimfire revolver. It looks much the same as the Big Boy, but instead of a six-shot cylinder, the Golden Boy cylinder has 10 chambers. The barrel is marked “CAL .22 S/L/LR” and like its older sibling, it has a quick-removeable cylinder. There’s a fixed-notch rear sight, and the ramp front sight comes with three interchangeable blades for elevation adjustment. Depending on the grip-frame configuration, the empty weight is 36/37 ounces. MSRP is $928 (Model H016BD/H016GD).

Heritage Manufacturing Roscoe

As big a surprise as Henry coming out with a DA six-shooter, I was more shocked when Heritage debuted a small-frame .38 Spl. DA five-shooter. Its looks harkened back to the days of the early Chief’s Special, a favorite of detectives and private eyes. I tested a 2-inch barrel version, but the one we’ll look at here has a 3-inch barrel that offers a longer sight radius and boosts the velocity of the .38 Spl. cartridge. The mid-weight barrel has an integral rib, serrated ramp front sight and a faux lug that offers some protection to the ejector rod. Its carbon steel frame and alloy steel barrel and cylinder have a polished blue finish that mates well with the reddish, laminated wood grips, which are checkered and have a diamond insert. The list price for this oh-so-cool “Roscoe” is $363.99 (UPC 7-25327-94244-3).

Kimber K6XS Lightweight Six-Shooter

IMHO the Kimber K6XS lords over all the other .38 Spl. “snubbies.” It’s rated for +P ammo, has an aluminum alloy frame (empty weight 15.9 ounces), a six-shot cylinder, push-button cylinder release and Hogue black rubber grips. It has a concealed hammer, making it DAO, but the trigger pull is amazing. The stainless-steel barrel and cylinder have a bead-blasted finish, while the frame has a silver KimPro II finish. There’s a true 2-inch barrel with an ejector rod shroud that’s slotted to reduce weight, plus the cylinder flutes are deep-cut to shave ounces. The front blade sight and fixed notch rear sight have orange dots. I can vouch for it as perfect for pocket carry. The MSRP is $679 (UPC 669278340340).

North American Arms Sentinel

Yes, it is a revolver, albeit an ultra-small one. The North American Arms Sentinel is a hybrid of the swing-out cylinder Sidewinder and the ejector rod and barrel of the Pug. This combination makes it easier to unlock and swing the cylinder out for loading or ejecting spent cases. It’s made of 17-4 stainless steel for durability in all kinds of environments and has pebble-grain black rubber grips. It’s just 4.9-inch long by 2.8-inch tall, features a 1.425-inch barrel and weighs only 6.8 ounces empty. The cylinder holds five .22 Mag. cartridges and it comes with an XS dot front sight (Tritium optional) and dovetail fixed-notch rear sight. Listed MSRP is $399.

Pietta/Davidsons Clemintine Convertible Revolver

Oh my darlin’ this is a sweet single-action hogleg! Based on their Pietta Great Western II SAA frame, it has two, 10-shot cylinders in economical .22 LR and hard-hitting .22 Mag. Barrel options are 4.75 inches and 5.5 inches in polished blue steel, as are the fluted cylinders. The frame is attractively color case-hardened and the grip-frame/trigger guard assembly is polished brass with “plow-handle” walnut stocks. It has a fixed-notch rear sight and blade front sight. The Clemintine shown here has a 4.75-inch barrel; the MSRP is a surprising $550.

ROSSI RP63IF

A new variation of this six-shot Rossi .357 Mag. DA revolver, introduced in 2023, has two finish choices. The first selection is Tungsten, which is applied to the frame and barrel. The cylinder, hammer, trigger, thumb latch and ejector rod are black. There’s also a Sniper Green finish that’s applied the same as the Tungsten. Additionally, it comes with LOK black rubber grips. You still have the 3-inch full-lug barrel, removable serrated blade front sight and hammer-mounted firing pin. The MSRP is $545.99 (Item 2-RP63IF-LOK).

Ruger/Lipsey’s Bisley Taffin PPP

Fashioned from brushed-finished stainless steel, this Ruger single-action sixgun is modeled after esteemed gun writer John Taffin’s Perfect Packing Pistol (PPP). It has the Bisley-style grip-frame, hammer and trigger, and its walnut stocks are from Tyler Gunworks. The version shown has a 4.85-inch barrel, serrated ramp front sight and a fully adjustable rear sight. A convertible, it comes with two, six-shot cylinders in .45 Colt and .45 ACP. Its transfer-bar SA mechanism allows all six chambers to be loaded and carried safely. A special feature is the John Taffin JT Serial Number prefix. There are three other configurations that differ in finish and barrel length. The MSRP for each of them is $1149 (SS/4.85 inch UPC 736676052622).

Smith & Wesson Classic No-Lock Revolvers

I’ll admit to being a dyed-in-the-wool revolver man. So, this announcement made my heart skip a beat. S&W has taken three of their Classic wheelguns and removed the much-disliked internal lock/frame key-hole. The first is the ubiquitous Model 10, the original M&P (Military & Police). This six-shot .38 Spl has a blue finish, 4-inch lightweight tapered barrel with an integral “hump” front sight, an old-style mushroom-head ejector rod and square-butt, smooth high-grade walnut stocks. Next, is the Model 19 Combat Magnum “The Peace Officers Dream.” A six-shot .357 Mag., it has a 4.25-inch heavy, half-lug barrel and red ramp front sight, adjustable rear sight, combat trigger and target-style, checkered walnut stocks. Third is a retro Model 36 Chief’s Special. This blue-steel, small-frame, five-shot .38 Special comes with a 1.88-inch thin barrel and integral “hump” front sight, plus round-butt, checkered walnut Magna stocks. MSRP on the Model 10 is $979.00 (SKU 14074); Model 19 is $1099.00 (SKU 14046); Model 36 is $849.00 (SKU 14076).

Smith & Wesson/Lipsey’s Mountain Guns

Another surprise from S&W is the reintroduction of the Mountain Gun in .357 Mag. (686 L-frame) and .44 Mag. (629 N-frame). Both are polished stainless steel DA revolvers with 4.13-inch tapered barrels, brass bead Patridge front sights, adjustable rear sights, beveled cylinder front edg and chamfered charge holes. It even comes with Tyler Gun Works Bear Hug walnut stocks. The Model 686 version has a seven-shot cylinder ball detent lockup on the yoke and an enhanced forcing cone. They’re also “No Locks.” I have a Model 686-Plus Mountain Gun from 1995 and I look forward to comparing them. MSRP on the 686 is $1199 (SKU 14040) and on the 629 $1199 (SKU 14041).

Smith & Wesson/Lipsey’s Titanium Cylinder UC Revolvers

Last year, these J-frame Models 432 (Black) and 632 (Stainless) Ultimate Carry DAO revolvers were debuted in .32 H&R Mag. For 2025, new variations have been offered with Titanium cylinders dropping the empty weigh to 16.6 ounces. Both feature 1.88-inch, full-shroud barrels, dovetailed U-notch rear sight, pinned green XS tritium front sight, beveled cylinder front edge, chamfered charge holes, upgraded endurance package and black rubber grips. Both are also “No Lock.” The MSRP on the 432 is $825 (SKU 14351) and the 632 is $825 (SKU 14350).

SPOHR 283 Carry Revolver

This new German-made .357 Mag. is truly the “Mercedes” of sixguns and is available from MMB Imports and GunBroker. Built on the stainless-steel, L-frame platform, this version has a 3-inch barrel with an integral mounting rail on top, LPA fiber optic (red) front and rear adjustable (green) sights and a wire eroded trigger system that gives it a smooth and lightweight trigger pull. It also has a match cylinder release, adjustable trigger sto and Nill walnut combat stocks. A premium carrying case is included. This top-end personal defense wheelgun has an MSRP of $3,049.

Taurus 327 Defender T.O.R.O.

This is sure evidence that the .32 caliber revolver is back! The Taurus 327 Defender T.O.R.O. was named 2025 Handgun of the Year by the NRA Golden Bullseye Awards. A six-shooter in .327 Federal Magnum (plus .32 H&R/.32 Long) it’s built on the small 856 frame, has a 2- or 3-inch barrel, and the topstrap is drilled and tapped for installation of an optic. Otherwise, the rear sight is a fixed notch and the front sight has a tritium insert with an orange outline. It can be had in stainless steel or carbon steel with matte black finish. Grips are rubber with finger grooves and pebble-grain texturing. Interestingly, it has a bobbed hammer spur and is DAO. The 3-inch black version is shown with an MRDS attached. Empty weight is 23.52 ounces and the MSRP is $553.99 (UPC 7-25327-94193-4).

Taurus 650 DAO

I’m a fan of pocket carry guns, so I was pleased to see Taurus re-introduce the 650 revolver, which has a snag-free concealed hammer. There are four versions, the one I’m covering is the matte-finished, stainless-steel model, with a 2-inch barrel and shrouded ejector rod. Its cylinder holds five rounds of .357 Mag. or .38 Spl. The rear sight is a fixed notch, while the front sight is a serrated ramp held on by a pin making it easily replaceable. Standard equipment is recoil-absorbing black rubber grips that cover the frame backstrap, and have checkered panels on the side. In a pocket holster, sleek wheelguns like the 650 are less likely to “print” and allow for a trouble-free draw. MSRP is $469.99 (UPC 7-25327-94299-3).

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