All the small parts on the Colt are still MIM, but finished better than S&W.So it's starting to look as though I may find a new Colt King Cobra Target in .22LR before I find a nice old Diamondback in .22LR to match my 38 SPL Diamondback..
Funny how life works out, sometimes.
S&W will need to step up its game. Colt's Mfg. seems really committed to re-taking the lead in the modern revolver market now (hey, and no Lock, less MIM). Competition is good. Ruger? Ruger? Anyone?
Well said, I would add that a single action .22 (like the Single Six) is a better teaching tool as it forces the student to slow down and focus on the entire process and experience. In my experience, teaching with a semi auto just invites trigger yanking and speedily dumped magazines (which can be fun for newbies but does little to instill marksmanship) . The SA is also a safer pistol to teach with.rimfire revolver speaks ruger and mainly single action to me: single six, bearcat, wrangler, plus lcr.
i could live without the lcr. i’ve practiced more with it lately. i’m getting better with it, but it needs a hammer for single action operation too (i bought mine ten years ago before the lcr-x). i had a s&w 317 but tired of the alloy cylinder heat-binding and sold it off.
i’m a revolver guy at heart but a decent semiauto 22lr pistol really makes more sense for my needs than a double action 22lr revolver. my ruger sr22 is soda-can accurate at 30’ while my lcr is accurate at half that distance. reloading a 22lr handgun with a mag is much easier than a revolver with a speedloader, if i’m relying on a 22lr for fast, center-mass, ammo-dump protection.
all that said, if i had to hike away to safety during a zombie apocalypse i would choose a ruger six with both 22wmr and 22lr cylinders. 100 rounds of each rimfire caliber is alot more portable than 200 rounds of centerfire ammo. 22wmr isn’t a one-shot man-stopper, but with my 5.5” single six i could consistently put a round on target at 50’ that would be a one-shot, man-slower to allow me to continue my journey. 22lr quiets are just that.
finally a 22lr single action revolver is the ultimate educational and fun handgun. at some point every gunowner should get one, especially if there are are nongunners in your circle who need to learn firearms fundamentals or you want something soft and pleasant to savor at a shooting range.
It's no secret that I have a love for the .22 cartridge. And I just realized how sparce my Smith and Wesson rimfire collection is.View attachment 1081414
".22 Rimfire revolvers" .... ah, yes, I can't resist the title of this thread to post a pic of:
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the Rohm RG14S, as used by John Hinkley Jr to fire six shots at President Reagan, very nearly killing the President and two other people.
Don't ever let anyone kid you that the .22LR isn't a lethal round.
(please excuse the insurance inventory picture, not posed for best photogenic advantage)
What looks like an ejector rod is not. It's the cylinder pin. You pull the cylinder pin forward and out and the cylinder is free to swing out. Then you can use the cylinder pin to individual poke out the casings. Or use anything else handy you can stick in there.I gotta see how that cylinder opens. It looks like is swings to the left, but how does the ejector rod move through the frame?
I have the crappier version of the, the Rohm RG-10.What looks like an ejector rod is not. It's the cylinder pin. You pull the cylinder pin forward and out and the cylinder is free to swing out. Then you can use the cylinder pin to individual poke out the casings. Or use anything else handy you can stick in there.
I'd take a pic to demonstrate, but it's mounted up on the wall right now as a display piece:
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So, sorry, I can't.
What looks like an ejector rod is not. It's the cylinder pin. You pull the cylinder pin forward and out and the cylinder is free to swing out. Then you can use the cylinder pin to individual poke out the casings. Or use anything else handy you can stick in there.
I'd take a pic to demonstrate, but it's mounted up on the wall right now as a display piece:
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So, sorry, I can't.
Has anyone done an experimentation with some of the subsonic loading available for “back yard”. Not all back yards are equal unfortunately. @ontarget I am a bit jealous.
So it's starting to look as though I may find a new Colt King Cobra Target in .22LR before I find a nice old Diamondback in .22LR to match my 38 SPL Diamondback..
Funny how life works out, sometimes.
S&W will need to step up its game. Colt's Mfg. seems really committed to re-taking the lead in the modern revolver market now (hey, and no Lock, less MIM). Competition is good. Ruger? Ruger? Anyone?
I've done some work-up and stopped when I found the Aquila and Federal AE subsonic standard-weight loads. I tried Fiocchi and decided for the difference in cost, they could be used for my semi-autos that need less than hi-vel loads. I don't always like to wear hearing protection outside when its hot and humid - I don't like sweating into my own ears - so the subs are a nice option.Has anyone done an experimentation with some of the subsonic loading available for “back yard”. Not all back yards are equal unfortunately. @ontarget I am a bit jealous.
I have shot CB’s and the Aguila Subsonic. My reasoning was not ear protection as I will always wear at least plugs but the Sonic Boom that would echo throughout the mountain valley. One of my friends properties although huge was at end of a Valley. Although fairly large and safe enough to shoot from it was an acoustic nightmare. In a place where neighbors are a mile down the road they don’t usually complain but he used to get a bunch. One gent was friendly enough that we went to his place to hear what he was complaining about. Firing a 10/22 from my buddy’s property 1 1/2 miles down the road it was unbelievably loud almost as bad as the source. Turned out the man had a gripe but it was the acoustics of the land and the sonic boom traveled unbelievably far. Eventually we got creative and buried a nice range on his property with a back hoe. So long story short it was CB caps and subsonic ammo for a while.I've done some work-up and stopped when I found the Aquila and Federal AE subsonic standard-weight loads. I tried Fiocchi and decided for the difference in cost, they could be used for my semi-autos that need less than hi-vel loads. I don't always like to wear hearing protection outside when its hot and humid - I don't like sweating into my own ears - so the subs are a nice option.
Single six on rugers website is $770, the Herritage across their like models average $140, is the ruger 5x the gun the heritage is? .
I have shot CB’s and the Aguila Subsonic. My reasoning was not ear protection as I will always wear at least plugs but the Sonic Boom that would echo throughout the mountain valley. One of my friends properties although huge was at end of a Valley. Although fairly large and safe enough to shoot from it was an acoustic nightmare. In a place where neighbors are a mile down the road they don’t usually complain but he used to get a bunch. One gent was friendly enough that we went to his place to hear what he was complaining about. Firing a 10/22 from my buddy’s property 1 1/2 miles down the road it was unbelievably loud almost as bad as the source. Turned out the man had a gripe but it was the acoustics of the land and the sonic boom traveled unbelievably far. Eventually we got creative and buried a nice range on his property with a back hoe. So long story short it was CB caps and subsonic ammo for a while.