MikeNice
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I had a chance to do a bit of gun shopping this afternoon. It is no secret that I'm a fan of the .38spl. It is about as much of a secret that I have defended Taurus based on my previous experience. So I was a bit suprised by what I found today.
I was in the shop looking through the cases and I saw an EAA revolver sitting right next to a Taurus 856. Now I will admit I blew off the EAA at first. I pretty much had my mind set on the Taurus before I got there.
Well I got my hands on the 856 and thought "Wow, it feels just like the Taurus I owned before." It was the same size and the same weight. The sights were exactly what I thought they would be. It felt very familiar. Then I pulled back the hammer. It felt like pulling a metal pole through wet concrete. The trigger felt entirely too heavy and grainy in single action. In double action the trigger pull was heavier than a Glock. Plus it felt like there was a hand full of sand dumped in it.
The EAA was obviously heavier and larger. It was more akin to a K frame in size than a J frame. However, the hammer pull was butter smooth and nearly friction free. The trigger pull in single action was almost scary light. In double action the trigger pull was crisp. It was weighted just enough to feel reasuring, but light enough not to cause gun wobble. The lock up was awesomely tight. My only complaint was the size.
The clincher was pricing. The Taurus was $375. The EAA was $295. Blindfolded I wold not be able to tell the difference between the Ruger SP101 and the EAA Windicator in operating feel. (Ergonomics are obviously different, but in the function department they felt very similar.)
Does anybody have any experience with the EAA Windicator snub nose?
I was in the shop looking through the cases and I saw an EAA revolver sitting right next to a Taurus 856. Now I will admit I blew off the EAA at first. I pretty much had my mind set on the Taurus before I got there.
Well I got my hands on the 856 and thought "Wow, it feels just like the Taurus I owned before." It was the same size and the same weight. The sights were exactly what I thought they would be. It felt very familiar. Then I pulled back the hammer. It felt like pulling a metal pole through wet concrete. The trigger felt entirely too heavy and grainy in single action. In double action the trigger pull was heavier than a Glock. Plus it felt like there was a hand full of sand dumped in it.
The EAA was obviously heavier and larger. It was more akin to a K frame in size than a J frame. However, the hammer pull was butter smooth and nearly friction free. The trigger pull in single action was almost scary light. In double action the trigger pull was crisp. It was weighted just enough to feel reasuring, but light enough not to cause gun wobble. The lock up was awesomely tight. My only complaint was the size.
The clincher was pricing. The Taurus was $375. The EAA was $295. Blindfolded I wold not be able to tell the difference between the Ruger SP101 and the EAA Windicator in operating feel. (Ergonomics are obviously different, but in the function department they felt very similar.)
Does anybody have any experience with the EAA Windicator snub nose?
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