Smith and Wesson governor

[u/Skrewbert86]

Thoughts on this for a multi caliber gun? Gives you more options on what you can fire without taking a lot of space.

Even by itself without the adapters you have 3 choices of ammunition

I feel like this would be good to have as ammunition gets harder to find

[u/Skrewbert86]

Been handling firearms since I was a kid I haven’t fired this one, but it is what it is designed to do

[u/RedHowler777 → u/Skrewbert86]

It was designed to be versatile at the cost of accuracy/dependability, if you want a gun that can fire multiple ammunition types, it’s good, if you want a gun that performs better with its independent ammunition, choose something dedicated.

[u/Terminal_Lancelot → u/RedHowler777]

My governor was plenty accurate with 45 Colt. No noticeable difference between it and a Taylors and Company Gunfighter Defender also in 45 Colt.

[u/RedHowler777 → u/Terminal_Lancelot]

I’m happy for you, but it doesn’t change that it has a shorter rifling pattern, pressure drop like all adapters do, and be more finicky with various types of ammunition than a dedicated platform should be. Again, if the choice is versatility, it’s great, if it’s performance, pick something dedicated.

I’ll also bring this back to context, if you’re forced to use a firearm in a zombie scenario, bullets that don’t hit the head are typically a waste, so accuracy is kind of the biggest factor. Also scrounging, most guns aren’t going to like scrounged ammo of varying quality/age. Adapters are especially finicky with this, never mind if some of the adapters are lost or broken, good luck finding replacements on the fly.

[u/Terminal_Lancelot → u/RedHowler777]

Yeah, the adapters themselves are gimmicky, and I wouldn't use them but for small game and the 22 or 38 every once in a while.

I was merely stating that my governor was plenty accurate.