Post by dilligaf on Nov 4, 2022 9:42:45 GMT -5
Ruger Wrangler .22LR single action revolver.
I actually paid a lot less than what you see in this ad. And I paid CASH, so that there is no credit/debit card trail for unscrupulous people to turn over to the feds.
As for the gun itself, it's not a Single Six by any stretch. But I wanted a "cowboy gun" in .22 caliber without paying a premium, and the Ruger appealed to me more than the Heritage Rough Rider, which is even less expensive.
The trigger could be lighter, but it is plenty accurate for my ancient eyes. I blame all misses on the operator, not the tool.
As for the gun itself, it's not a Single Six by any stretch. But I wanted a "cowboy gun" in .22 caliber without paying a premium, and the Ruger appealed to me more than the Heritage Rough Rider, which is even less expensive.
The trigger could be lighter, but it is plenty accurate for my ancient eyes. I blame all misses on the operator, not the tool.
And there is nothing more fun than shooting a .22! You can certainly put more bullets downrange for the same dollars than you can with any other caliber.
There's no recoil, so big kids can concentrate on proper sight alignment, and little kids can shoot it without being intimidated.
Back to the gun, the finish is what it is ..... utilitarian cerakote, and you can choose some weird finish combinations, if you wish. Being a traditionalist, I chose all black.
Loading/unloading can be a challenge, since opening the loading gate (which is pretty stiff) allows the cylinder to spin freely in both directions. There is no indexing to make it easy to line up a chamber with the ejector rod, but it doesn't take long to get a feel for how far you have to rotate the cylinder to get each chamber lined up for ejection. On two chambers, ejection was very tough, and I suspect the chamber walls aren't polished quite as well as they should be.
I probably fired less than 100 rounds through the gun on its maiden voyage, so I'll see if those chambers loosen up after a thorough cleaning and putting more rounds through them. Loading the chambers was no problem at all, so something is making the expanded empty cases grip those chamber walls pretty tight.
Anyway, if you want a "cowboy gun" that is affordable to buy and affordable and fun to shoot, consider the Ruger Wrangler.
If you want to spend more money and get a Single Six, by all means do it!
Or spend a lot less and get the Rough Rider. I understand they are nice too, but that ugly external safety they have turned me off. Hickok 45 wasn't impressed, either.
Back to the gun, the finish is what it is ..... utilitarian cerakote, and you can choose some weird finish combinations, if you wish. Being a traditionalist, I chose all black.
Loading/unloading can be a challenge, since opening the loading gate (which is pretty stiff) allows the cylinder to spin freely in both directions. There is no indexing to make it easy to line up a chamber with the ejector rod, but it doesn't take long to get a feel for how far you have to rotate the cylinder to get each chamber lined up for ejection. On two chambers, ejection was very tough, and I suspect the chamber walls aren't polished quite as well as they should be.
I probably fired less than 100 rounds through the gun on its maiden voyage, so I'll see if those chambers loosen up after a thorough cleaning and putting more rounds through them. Loading the chambers was no problem at all, so something is making the expanded empty cases grip those chamber walls pretty tight.
Anyway, if you want a "cowboy gun" that is affordable to buy and affordable and fun to shoot, consider the Ruger Wrangler.
If you want to spend more money and get a Single Six, by all means do it!
Or spend a lot less and get the Rough Rider. I understand they are nice too, but that ugly external safety they have turned me off. Hickok 45 wasn't impressed, either.
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