Range report!
I had the day off today, so headed over to sports authority and picked her up. My ultimate cliploader and extra mag had arrived yesterday and work GREAT - thanks for the tip on that guys!
So i went out to the range (it was drizzling slightly) and gave her a run through...this gun is absolutely awesome. Trigger is the best of any of my guns, the grip feels SO much better than my S&W 22A that i can't even describe. The metal front/back backstrap really gives it a solid feel and the grip is smaller than the 22A's, much nicer for my hands. Everything operated smoothly and i fired over 400 rounds before i hit a bonafide dud (even dropping the hammer on it 3 times on different spots on the rim didn't fire it). Towards the very end of the new brick about 700 rounds in, she started having a few failure to fully eject - the round would get stuck in the breach occasionally. I'm going to spray it down with some powder blast and get any deposits off, then re-lube with some rem-oil and see how she digests another brick tommorrow
. I was able to nail a bottle around at about 15 yards repeatedly, hitting it over and over while it was rolling and skipping around after only 30 or 40 rounds through her. TONS OF FUN.
Now let me tell you a funny story! I paid 200$ deposit back on monday when i purchased the gun...today i went in and picked up some targets for 5$ and a new bore brush while i was waiting for them to bring up my pistol. When i got to the register with everything, wouldn't you know the same manager that sold me my s&w 642 was up there and remembered me. Seemed like a cool guy
Anyway, they couldn't figure out a percentage to deal with taxes taking into account my 200$ deposit on the 229$ price plus the 10$ of stuff. The cashier gave the manager some verbal jabs about not knowing any math and he just said "aww f*** it, just give him the stuff for that).... Somehow, they ended up ringing me up for 195$ TOTAL, plus 14.50$ or so in change -- total 209$ out the door for the buckmark and 10$ of merchandise. LOL.