Diamondback Sidekick

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Mr. Mosin said:
I like the idea- not the execution
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They made it in stainless, or even carbon steel; with decent finish and good innards ? I’d be after one. Though I think this generation will soon find an 1851 Navy grip not suited to double action work
 
ThomasT said:
Don't give up yet. Wait for the reports. It might be the best $250 gun you can get that has a dual caliber ability.
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I highly doubt it, but we’ll see. If it spurs Ruger to produce the Wrangler in .38 Spl with a 3” barrel and birds head grip, that’s all that matters.
 
Mr. Mosin said:
I highly doubt it, but we’ll see. If it spurs Ruger to produce the Wrangler in .38 Spl with a 3” barrel and birds head grip, that’s all that matters.
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It will never happen. If they won't chamber it in 22 mag they will never do a 38. I would like a 32 Long but that won't happen either. Nothing "spurs" Ruger to do anything very often. They have about all they can make now and try to keep up with demand. Want a 3" Birdshead 38, look to Uberti.
 
Thread title made me think of this one...a .22 LR version with its Smith cousin, a M18. The D-back, BTW, set me back $325 back in the mid-90's...they've gone up I understand...Best regards, Rod

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ThomasT said:
It will never happen. If they won't chamber it in 22 mag they will never do a 38. I would like a 32 Long but that won't happen either. Nothing "spurs" Ruger to do anything very often. They have about all they can make now and try to keep up with demand. Want a 3" Birdshead 38, look to Uberti.
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I wouldn't say that they've never do it, but the fanbase spurring Ruger on to do anything is a pretty tall order. For years they made the LCR and people wanted it in .22 and .327 and they finally did, but most of what Ruger has released the past few years nobody was asking for. Nobody asked for the RAP, the SR series was just fine and while DPris (God rest his soul) was adamant the RAP is a superior pistol that doesn't mean it was one people wanted. I don't think anyone asked for the EC9s nor the Security 9, 57, nor Wrangler, but Ruger has a thing for making an affordable handgun (knowing low price points appeal to more people and generate more sales) or for taking another company's design and improving it and selling it as their own.

You look at what people have been asking Ruger to make lately and a .32 LCP is high on the list, up there with a 10mm PC Carbine and maybe an updated Model 44 carbine. Ruger gonna be doing any of them? Nope, they chase what they think the market wants and their latest thought is they think the market wants an LCP sized pistol that holds 10 rds in a flush mag. They seem to have been right on that one.
 
ontarget said:
Can I ask what your opinion is based upon?
Do you own a Heritage? Have you ever fired a Heritage?
Hey I'm not saying they are perfect, but since I own 4 of them, along with a Wrangler, and a 3 screw SS, I do like to hear others actual experiences.
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Handled God knows how many, shot two. Every. Single. One. I’ve ever handled, minus an *old* genuine Heritage; was absolute below the bottom of the barrel trash. Sights not milled, barrel obviously canted, cylinder marred and damaged to the point of not indexing, on and on.
 
Mr. Mosin said:
Handled God knows how many, shot two. Every. Single. One. I’ve ever handled, minus an *old* genuine Heritage; was absolute below the bottom of the barrel trash. Sights not milled, barrel obviously canted, cylinder marred and damaged to the point of not indexing, on and on.
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So you haven't owned or even fired one?
Wow I can't believe they ship them without milling, or actually probably casting the rear site. As to the canted barrel, even S&W has been known to ship one with a canted barrel from time to time.

I'm not trying to single out Mr Mosin, but it never seems to be the people that actually own low budget guns that bash them. It's always somebody that has no real experience with said gun.
 
ontarget said:
So you haven't owned or even fired one?
Wow I can't believe they ship them without milling, or actually probably casting the rear site. As to the canted barrel, even S&W has been known to ship one with a canted barrel from time to time.

I'm not trying to single out Mr Mosin, but it never seems to be the people that actually own low budget guns that bash them. It's always somebody that has no real experience with said gun.
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Pardon, but did you not read ? Handled multiple pieces of scrap, shot two ticking time bombs. Better off with a Jimenez
 
Pot metal or not, I think its a great concept. I'd like to see one with a 2" or 3" barrel and no ejector rod housing, with a birdshead grip. Sorta like a Colt Lightning, but in 22 and much cheaper than an original. I've had HRR's and didn't mind that they were cheap. They suited my purpose at the time. I had a Wrangler, too. There wasn't much difference in the two that I could find. I no longer have either, but I have been considering another cheap pistol for a "tackle box gun". That way, I won't be too upset if something happens to it.

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I'm curious, where did y'all read it was pot metal? All the articles y'all posted said nothing of the material.
 
" I'm not trying to single out Mr Mosin, but it never seems to be the people that actually own low budget guns that bash them. It's always somebody that has no real experience with said gun."

Perhaps they have "no real experience" because they know beforehand what the bad news will be. I never had a Yugo, but I knew not to buy one, even when they first appeared on the market.
Plus, I DID have a low-budget gun, a Charter Arms, and learned first-hand about that one, because I didn't know about these forums. Never again, there.
 
beag_nut said:
" I'm not trying to single out Mr Mosin, but it never seems to be the people that actually own low budget guns that bash them. It's always somebody that has no real experience with said gun."

Perhaps they have "no real experience" because they know beforehand what the bad news will be. I never had a Yugo, but I knew not to buy one, even when they first appeared on the market.
Plus, I DID have a low-budget gun, a Charter Arms, and learned first-hand about that one, because I didn't know about these forums. Never again, there.
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Exactly. My buddy’s two copies turned me away from Heritage.
 
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