Buzznrose
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Update:
Picked up my Ruger from Bass Pro Shop in San Antonio last night. Kinda a cluster…but got it. I live between the Cabelas in Buda and Bass Pro in SA so for a change, picked the Bass Pro to have the gun delivered to. Last time for that…as much as I think Cabelas has declined since the merger, I much prefer their gun counter…much more responsive and knowledgeable. Ultimately, they got me squared away so I won’t go into details, but I’d rate the service as “good not great”. Nuff about that…
So when I went and checked out the guns beforehand, I actually had to go to several LGS’s to find them. Never had a chance to compare them together. But I really looked hard at the Ruger last night, and my initial impressions are:
- solid, basic revolver. The hammer wiggles slightly so a shim kit may be something I look into.
- DA trigger is okay. I don’t have a trigger scale but it seems smooth and light enough for now. SA is plenty light for a Glock shooter like me.
- finish is good but nothing impressive. I’d never have even looked at that but Styx’s post made me! Thanks Bro! LOL! But I said I was looking for utility over refinement, so it’s fine. But next revolver, I’m probably going to weigh refinement more as a discriminator.
Bottom line, at this point, I’m pretty happy. This is the first of several I’ll be adding to the safe over the next few years. Looking forward to shooting it in the next couple weeks.
Again, thanks for the back and forth discussion, most were very helpful for a long-overdue revolver revival.
To be continued….
Picked up my Ruger from Bass Pro Shop in San Antonio last night. Kinda a cluster…but got it. I live between the Cabelas in Buda and Bass Pro in SA so for a change, picked the Bass Pro to have the gun delivered to. Last time for that…as much as I think Cabelas has declined since the merger, I much prefer their gun counter…much more responsive and knowledgeable. Ultimately, they got me squared away so I won’t go into details, but I’d rate the service as “good not great”. Nuff about that…
So when I went and checked out the guns beforehand, I actually had to go to several LGS’s to find them. Never had a chance to compare them together. But I really looked hard at the Ruger last night, and my initial impressions are:
- solid, basic revolver. The hammer wiggles slightly so a shim kit may be something I look into.
- DA trigger is okay. I don’t have a trigger scale but it seems smooth and light enough for now. SA is plenty light for a Glock shooter like me.
- finish is good but nothing impressive. I’d never have even looked at that but Styx’s post made me! Thanks Bro! LOL! But I said I was looking for utility over refinement, so it’s fine. But next revolver, I’m probably going to weigh refinement more as a discriminator.
Bottom line, at this point, I’m pretty happy. This is the first of several I’ll be adding to the safe over the next few years. Looking forward to shooting it in the next couple weeks.
Again, thanks for the back and forth discussion, most were very helpful for a long-overdue revolver revival.
To be continued….
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