WVGunman
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- Feb 26, 2014
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I periodically find myself with more guns than I ever really have time to shoot. The magic number seems to be about a dozen, split 50-50 between long guns and handguns. So when my total gets north of that I haul the guns I shoot the least to my local pawnshop and see what kind of deal I can work out.
Last time out I traded three guns for a Ruger Security Six .357 mag. in excellent shape. One of the three traded was my Rossi 971, which I had thrown into the car with some trepidation as it was the only 38/357 I owned, and that is a caliber I reload. But after handling that Ruger I realized I'd been wasting my time with that Rossi. The metal work, the finish, the tolerances ... there was just no comparison. Even the factory grips were nicer.
This is a bit of a comedown for me, as the first handgun I ever bought was a Rossi snub-nose .38, and I've had a soft spot for the company's wares ever since. I knew Rossi was not an A-list brand, I always knew I could do better, but it has now been made plain to me and I gotta admit: I can do a lot better. You know that feeling when you finally beat your dad at basketball or Trivial Pursuit, and realize he's just a guy like everyone else? It's like that.
The dealer showed me the difference in the amount of play in the cylinder and lockwork between the Ruger and the Rossi, and it was both surprising and depressing. I'm no gun snob, but damned if this doesn't explain why that Rossi was never very accurate, no matter what I shot through it.
Well, the Rossi is gone, and I now have this rad Ruger to play with. Looking forward to it.
Anyone else ever been disappointed enough with an entire brand you'd once liked to give it up for good?
Last time out I traded three guns for a Ruger Security Six .357 mag. in excellent shape. One of the three traded was my Rossi 971, which I had thrown into the car with some trepidation as it was the only 38/357 I owned, and that is a caliber I reload. But after handling that Ruger I realized I'd been wasting my time with that Rossi. The metal work, the finish, the tolerances ... there was just no comparison. Even the factory grips were nicer.
This is a bit of a comedown for me, as the first handgun I ever bought was a Rossi snub-nose .38, and I've had a soft spot for the company's wares ever since. I knew Rossi was not an A-list brand, I always knew I could do better, but it has now been made plain to me and I gotta admit: I can do a lot better. You know that feeling when you finally beat your dad at basketball or Trivial Pursuit, and realize he's just a guy like everyone else? It's like that.
The dealer showed me the difference in the amount of play in the cylinder and lockwork between the Ruger and the Rossi, and it was both surprising and depressing. I'm no gun snob, but damned if this doesn't explain why that Rossi was never very accurate, no matter what I shot through it.
Well, the Rossi is gone, and I now have this rad Ruger to play with. Looking forward to it.
Anyone else ever been disappointed enough with an entire brand you'd once liked to give it up for good?