Mosin77
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I’m thinking about getting a better .22 revolver. I currently have an old hi standard that’s pretty rough, shoots high, and DA gives light strikes about 30% of the time… so, in the “life’s too short to put up with this” vein, I’m thinking of picking up something nicer.
Local options available include a single 6 convertible from 1973, a Colt Officers model from 1938, and a model 17-3 (I think) in stock right now. The Ruger will set me back a few hundred, the other two will be quite a bit more. I shot the Colt yesterday and it was very nice but I’ve always heard these are mechanically finicky. I tried to shoot the Single 6 but after I got to the range I realized it had the 22 mag cylinder installed because my empties didn’t want to eject and had a few split cases. I didn’t get to shoot the model 17. I have a model 14 and it’s a nice gun, however. I once tried to shoot a model 17 and the hammer spit literally broke off on the first shot… freak accident probably? I think I’m leaning toward one of the swing-out cylinder guns unless consensus is that the SA ruger is so much fun that I would be foolish to pass it up. It did seem to have a different hammer cocking dynamic than the colt when shooting in SA mode.
Thoughts?
Local options available include a single 6 convertible from 1973, a Colt Officers model from 1938, and a model 17-3 (I think) in stock right now. The Ruger will set me back a few hundred, the other two will be quite a bit more. I shot the Colt yesterday and it was very nice but I’ve always heard these are mechanically finicky. I tried to shoot the Single 6 but after I got to the range I realized it had the 22 mag cylinder installed because my empties didn’t want to eject and had a few split cases. I didn’t get to shoot the model 17. I have a model 14 and it’s a nice gun, however. I once tried to shoot a model 17 and the hammer spit literally broke off on the first shot… freak accident probably? I think I’m leaning toward one of the swing-out cylinder guns unless consensus is that the SA ruger is so much fun that I would be foolish to pass it up. It did seem to have a different hammer cocking dynamic than the colt when shooting in SA mode.
Thoughts?