Quote from: SAK Guy on January 05, 2016, 01:32:07 AMI have a S&W kit gun that similar to your Ruger but it's in 22 magThanks for the compliments!The S&W revolvers are nice. I almost picked up the 617 for 22lr, but at nearly $250 more than I got the Ruger for and the extra weight and size, I thought the Ruger would be a better fit for everyone who will be shooting it and save a sizable amount too.What model is that kit gun? Based on some quick searching, it looks like a 650. She's a beauty!
I have a S&W kit gun that similar to your Ruger but it's in 22 mag
Thanks, yes, a 650...it was my Dad's before he switched over to a 38. My ex used to have a SP 101 in 38 Spec...great gun. I may look at one in 22LR. Have you shot it much?
Quote from: SAK Guy on January 05, 2016, 05:27:18 AMThanks, yes, a 650...it was my Dad's before he switched over to a 38. My ex used to have a SP 101 in 38 Spec...great gun. I may look at one in 22LR. Have you shot it much?Haven't shot the Ruger at all. Just got it Saturday evening and haven't had a shooting day scheduled in a while. My mom has the SP101 in 38 spl/357 and uses it for home defense. She's had it for a couple years now and practices with snap caps. Her gun shoots well. The 22lr version is nearly identical. Heavy trigger though and may need a little polishing or spring change to get it lighter and smoother. I normally do trigger work myself, but I may take this one to a local shop and see how it turns out. Overall, the thing is built like a tank and has the elevation/windage adjustable rear sights and front hi-viz sight.Interesting. I read your 650 was only made for about 5 years. It looks like a nice gun but maybe 22mag wasn't as popular as 38 spl? I also saw a few people talking about fitting 22lr cylinders to it. Either as factory options or from a model 63, I believe. You might already have a 22lr stainless revolver!
Nice firearms.Well I have done a little more research on the used box of revolver goodies I bought.Someone had written their name and lazily scratched it out with a sharpie on the lid. I bought a few sharpies and thought it would look good completely covered.Inside the toolbox are two removable trays that reveal one larger compartment on one side, and 2 compartments on the other side.One upper tray holds a speed loader loading block. The other, a divided organizer for the speedloaders. With the lid closed, I have just enough room to store these rounds in the loading block. After visiting Safariland's web site, I found out I have 7 speed loader comp II, 2 speed loader comp I, and 3 speed loader comp III. One of the comp Is is for a 44 magnum. The smaller comp I are for conceal carry. The Comp IIIs feature a spring and a longer handle. The spring pushes the cartridges into the cylinder. Now sure how that will work...but I have 3 of those. The others are the standard speed loadersWith the loading block, it is very easy to load the speed loaders.I have also done some research and it looks like this might be a good holster to go with. It is a Safariland model 002 competition holster.
Listening to the US president now, discussing the matter.
A.458 out of a five pound rifle! I've said this before, when I got to shoot a .577 Nitro Express, I had to go to the dentist and have fillings replaced!
The worst gun I´ve shot until now was a five pounds single shot rifle at the caliber .458 WinMag. Impressive recoil and it hurt after five shots like hell. My shoulder was blue for about a week. Almost the pill is such an impressing thingy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.458_Winchester_MagnumIt is not my gun nor catridge. But I joined a shooting club years ago and a member there has such an elephant gun. Oh... and these were full-power hand-loads. The MosinNagant I shot after with old hungarian surplus ammo was like a .22 after this experience. Just wanted to share.
Quote from: Humppa on January 05, 2016, 10:01:43 PMThe worst gun I´ve shot until now was a five pounds single shot rifle at the caliber .458 WinMag. Impressive recoil and it hurt after five shots like hell. My shoulder was blue for about a week. Almost the pill is such an impressing thingy. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.458_Winchester_MagnumIt is not my gun nor catridge. But I joined a shooting club years ago and a member there has such an elephant gun. Oh... and these were full-power hand-loads. The MosinNagant I shot after with old hungarian surplus ammo was like a .22 after this experience. Just wanted to share. Ouch that had to hurt!Quote from: jerseydevil on January 05, 2016, 10:04:43 PMA.458 out of a five pound rifle! I've said this before, when I got to shoot a .577 Nitro Express, I had to go to the dentist and have fillings replaced!Was it a single or double rifle? Either way the recoil had to be substantial.Have either of you read about Sir Samuel Bakers experiences with his 2 bore he called "Baby"?
Very cool Harley.
Quote from: Gareth on January 07, 2016, 10:18:42 PMVery cool Harley. And only dropped once.
Quote from: jerseydevil on January 05, 2016, 10:04:43 PMA.458 out of a five pound rifle! I've said this before, when I got to shoot a .577 Nitro Express, I had to go to the dentist and have fillings replaced!Was it a single or double rifle? Either way the recoil had to be substantial.Have either of you read about Sir Samuel Bakers experiences with his 2 bore he called "Baby"?
"BABY"The largest size ever created for a shoulder rifle and used mainly in the 19th century for hunting large dangerous game animals. This caliber was used by European hunters, notably the British, in tropical climates of Africa and India. Loaded with black powder, it was unpopular due to thick smoke and excessive recoil. The rifle was fired from the shoulder by one person. Larger guns existed, such as the punt gun, but these were only fired supported and generally from a prone position. Sir Samuel White Baker, British explorer and hunter of the Victorian era, was impressed by its power, but heavily disapproved of the recoil. He narrates dashing adventures with his two-bore rifle, which he affectionately referred to as "Baby":Among other weapons, I had an extraordinary rifle that carried a half-pound percussion shell—this instrument of torture to the hunter was not sufficiently heavy for the weight of the projectile; it only weighed twenty pounds: thus, with a charge of ten drachms [270 grains] of powder, behind a half-pound shell, the recoil was so terrific, that I spun around like a weathercock in a hurricane. I really dreaded my own rifle, although I had been accustomed to heavy charges of powder, and severe recoil for some years. None of my men could fire it, and it was looked upon with a species of awe, and it was named "Jenna-El-Mootfah" (Child of a Cannon) by the Arabs, which being far too long a name for practice, I christened it the "Baby;" and the scream of this "Baby" loaded with a half-pound shell was always fatal. It was far too severe, and I very seldom fired it, but it is a curious fact, that I never fired a shot with that rifle without bagging: the entire practice, during several years, was confined to about twenty shots. I was afraid to use it; but now and then it was absolutely necessary that it should be cleaned, after months of staying loaded. On such occasions my men had the gratification of firing it, and the explosion was always accompanied by two men falling on their backs (one having propped up the shooter), and the "Baby" flying some yards behind them. This rifle was made by Holland & Holland, of Bond Street, and I could highly recommend it for the Goliath of Gath, but not for the men of A.D. 1866.[1]— Sir Samuel White BakerDavid Baker, the great-great-grandson of Sir Samuel White Baker with Julian Monroe Fisher in the Foley Reading Room at the Royal Geographical Society in London, November 2012. David and Julian are holding Sir Samuel Baker's original expedition rifle, "the baby".
Anybody here have a North American Arms Mini revolver?Curious to see pictures and hear how well you like it.
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