Handsome Rob

Typically of a .22 revolver, this thing runs FILTHY!

Federal 40gn 'walk back' target, just to see drop & check sight regulation (hint: it ain't 15yds!)

Winchester 37gn. This was shot as a subsequent group, hence the different target. I shot it as extra simply because I didn't realise I had any & just happened to find 14 of them in the bottom of my range bag. I double checked the distance before shooting. This particular ammo is at least 10 years old too.....

Federal 40gn.....

Nevermind! Remington Golden 38gn.....

Well awesome. The forum won't let me upload any more pics. Way to make me look like a dumbass

Federal 36gn.....

Well, kind of a review, bearing in mind I've only owned the thing for (checks calendar...) 5hrs & 5 minutes. First impressions: It's a mini Vaquero! Fit & finish is far better than I expected actually. Joint to joint finish is very tight, although there are a few rounded corners, making it look more 'gappy' than it really is. The grips are perfect fit for the frame & are significantly nicer than those on the Blackhawk or vaquero. Yes, they're plastic, but the checkering is crisp & sharp. It feels very familiar to my hand. Like my 1860 Army. It points just as well too. The sights line up instinctively as soon as it's brought to bear. The MIM hammer has a little patch of very grippy checkering (Like the Blackhawk) making strong or support hand, thumb cocking a breeze. The trigger is rough. It has a pretty long, gritty take up & as it comes heavy break weight. I'd estimate pull weight at around 7-8lb. For a single action, that's just horrible. That said, there is a super simple mod that can be done with no permanent alterations to all Ruger single actions. Pop off a grip plate & drop one leg of the trigger spring of it's post. Instantly reduces weight by 50%. I worked the hammer & trigger a couple hundred times before shooting it & the grittiness went away, although the pre travel remains. It's 1000 times better than it was though & The break itself is very clean with minimal over travel. I also gave all the twiddly expensive bits a drop of oil & greased up the hammer strut. This reduces the cocking effort significantly. The hammer strut rides through a thin steel plate at the bottom of the grip & THAT'S the part that Ruger decided needed minimal tolerance. They bind on occasion. The best solution is to open up the hole a wee bit, but that's not really a fair thing to do before a test/review. Let's be honest, 99.9% of folks won't do it, so I slapped on some lithium grease instead. To the shooty bit..... Testing parameters: I'm working on the theory here that since this is a really cheap pistol, 99% of buyers are going to use it purely for plinking & occasional target use, but certainly not competition (CAS/SASS stuff aside) bullseye shooting. This being my train of thought, I didn't bother even trying any quality ammunition. No Eley, no Lapua. Only cheap, readily available bulk.....crap to be fair. I shot indoors, at Templar Shooting Sports range here in Tullahoma ($20+tax per lane) so wind & atmospheric variables could be avoided. Ruger state in their blurb that the sight is regulated at 15yds, so that's the distance I shot at. Shooting was done from a rested, seated position from a Caldwell sand bag. 2 full cylinders (12 shot groups) were fired at each target & the groups measured at the end of testing. The target wasn't moved during grouping. Ammunition tested: Aguila Super Extra 40gn solid Federal Target Grade 40gn solid Remington Golden bullet 38gn HP Federal Black Pack 36gn HP *Winchester Super X 37gn HP I had no ammunition failures, nothing shot or sounded 'weak' (common with bulk) or 'hot'. Not one single mechanical issue with the pistol at all in 125 rounds fired. I fired 3 full cylinders of blind-loaded mixed bag ammo to ensure hitting paper at 15yds & to ensure the cylinder & barrel were good & dirty before I began the accuracy portion. The targets: Aguila 40gn....

Well dang! Thank you! I mean, if you're happy to do that, I'd be more than happy to take you up on it!

Sigh, unfortunately the government says no I'm stuck in an immigration limbo right now & according to the letter of the law, I can't complete a 4473 (long story, nothing sketchy, I just no longer have one of the required details) The law says I may still buy & possess firearms, but the form itself disagrees!

Anyone got hands on one of these yet? A buddy of mine up in Indiana has bought 4 for himself, wife & 2 boys so far & claims that they shoot as well as his Single Six. Grips are interchangeable, so custom mods in that area are super simple. He says that only 1 of his 4 HASN'T shot to point of aim at 15yds, the one that's off shots a couple of inches high, but plumb center. I still can't wait to get hold of one.

Travel. Your perspective & opinion are no more important than anyone else's. You learn a hell of a lot more with your mouth closed.

I'm no where close to being any color of authority on the platform, but I've built a couple of really low budget ARs (sub $400) & I've spent a pretty solid amount of range time behind some much higher end guns ($1000+) trying to figure out if it was worth it, to me, to invest the difference & buy a Barrett that I'd fallen in love with. Needless to say, I'm still shooting my $400 gun. Out to sensible .223/5.56 ranges (600yds) I could see absolutely no accuracy or reliability difference that made me want to spend the extra. The cynic in me is saying that, come October, I'm pretty sure my $400 gun is going to be worth a bit more, where a $1000 gun is still going to be a $1000 gun

Yup. 4 minute dot.

Laugh & throw derisive comments my way, but I've got one of these OFF THE AMAZON!! mounted on my HD/hog shotgun. It's only a crapper maverick 88 but it's been fed nothing but heavy buck & slug loads. The-Little-Sight-That-Could has survived more than 200 shots without the slightest zero shift. It's your typical red/green turn the battery knob job, but I've been astonished by it's reliability & consistency. I believe it's a 4moa dot too.

https://www.manchestertimes.com/news/local/scam-alert-buyers-beware-when-purchasing-hunting-and-fishing-licenses/article_a9389d3a-3e03-11ea-a791-eb679ce11563.html#utm_campaign=blox&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social I just saw this today!

Man, I'm so jealous that you guys got to be teenagers over here! I traded a Vespa P125 for my first car, back in England, in '91 . . . . 1977 Fiat 127. Arsehole brown & everything. 900cc of god-awfulness. Flat out at 60 & the damn heater didn't work. I freaking hated it.

I'm sure a lot of folks will try to talk you up to a better sight and, at some point, you'll probably want to upgrade. However.... I have that little Fieldsport red dot on my dedicated hog/HD shotgun. It's never had anything but slugs & heavy buckshot loads through it & I must say, the sight has held up FAR beyond my expectations! It's still functionally perfect after several hundred, HARD recoiling rounds. The dot isn't perfectly crisp & it's far too large for any sort of precision (4 or 6 moa, I believe) but inside of 100yds, or for CQB plate smacking, it's great!

Does anyone here have a muzzle squaring & possibly a crowning tool with a .30 caliber mandrel? I'm looking at whipping a barrel down & would like to get a completely square muzzle. I've done it before with files, but I figured the correct hand tool would be much simpler

I make a couple of gallons every year. Happy to post the instructions, if anyone's interested!

Y'all clean your barrels???

To be fair, a single bad example can happen in any price bracket, for any item, any time. I had a Browning X-Bolt that I bought brand new & it wouldn't shoot any ammo worth a crap. Doesn't mean that all mid-price range hunting rifles are bad. It doesn't mean all Brownings are bad. It doesn't even mean that all .300wsm X-Bolts are bad! Ask it mans is that THAT one was bad. A sample of one is statistically irrelevant, I'm afraid. I guarantee you'll find that 99.9% of PSA $159 upper users are tickled pink with them.

I meant on a standard AR upper, but if you're buying......

Sooo......I've just 'acquired' one of these scopes. It's the 3.6 with the M240 reticle. Can anyone give me any info how well these work, basically, with a standard 55 or 62gn .223/5.56 round?