YankeeTarheel wrote: Sat Apr 07, 2018 9:36 am
<snip expensive range tactics....>
I don't have any real emotional attachment to any revolver but I like the Ruger's plain, meat&potatoes practical approach, even though I didn't like the rental I shot.
I have a "few" revolvers, and love them all for different reasons.
Single-Six convertible (22LR anad 22WMR) Classic looks, even in the short barrel fairly accurate. Fun and cheap-to-run.
Smith and Wesson 48-7 - one of their modern rebuilds, 22WMR, just a joy to shoot. 4" barrel but more accurate than the Single-Six.
NAA mini-revolver in 22Short. A hoot - not used often but I have lusted after one for years "just coz". Have to shoot carefully or my finger, being fat, is in line with the cylinder gap. That can hurt.
Colt Police Positive, 1919, in 32 Colt Police (32 S&W Long) a little jewel, in mint condition, uses ammo with very little recoil and can shoot wadcutters with even less.
Husqvarna Mod.1887 in 7.5 x 22mm Swedish (built in 1892). Bought it cos it was amusing to own a revolver made by the folks that built my lawn tractor. Shoot beautifully, but ammo only available from one reloader in Oklahoma. But great fun. Rumour has it that it will also take 32 S&W Long - untested.
1943 Albion-made Enfield No. 1* in 38 S&W. Double-action only, and a heavy pull, but fun. I feel like Michael Caine in "Zulu" every time I head to the range with it.
Brand-new Ruger Single-Seven in 327 Federal Magnum. This one has some "authority" compared to the rest. But superbly fun to shoot. While it will take 32 S&W short and long, plus 32 H&R Magnum in addition to it's "named" calibre, using them causes the case-sticking you noticed if you switch back to 327 FedMag. A quick removal of the cylinder and they knock out very easily with a cleaning rod, though.
Hmmmm... That is more than I remember owning, so they must have built up a bit. If I had to pick two, it would be the Colt and the Single-Six convertible. But I hope I never have to pick...
Shooting stuff is fun!
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