Subj : Re: .22 SAA
To : JIMMY ANDERSON
From : Weatherman
Date : Tue Apr 28 2020 02:19 am
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WE> So I finally got my Ruger Wrangler from Sportsman's Warehouse a few
WE> days back. Initial impressions are, the burnt bronze finish (or
JA> Interesting! I didn't intend to buy one, but I was at Rural King
JA> Saturday getting some other stuff and they had the silver and the
JA> black. I walked out of there with the black one. :-)
I've heard of Rural King, but we don't have any around here. I think the
closest we get is Murdoch's. The one here in sell firearms, they're right
next door to Sportsmans' Warehouse so that's understandable, but the one in
Laramie does. Murdoch's in Laramie is where I've been buying most of my
Heritage guns. It's a bit of a guilty pleasure for me, I'll admit. I'm a
sucker for cheap guns. Just to prove it, I'll even admit to owning a couple of
Hi-Points. Then again, I also have a pair of 1944 vintage M1's (one Garand and
one carbine) do I'm not JUST a cheap gun buyer. ;)
I'd actually have preferred the black one, but I had to order online and
(believe it or don't) the only one available on the Sportsman's Warehouse
website when I ordered was the burnt bronze one.
WE> whatever they call it) actually didn't look that bad. The sights are
WE> somewhere between my Heritage Arms Rough Rider and my Ruger Single Six
WE> in quality and all in all fit and finish isn't all that bad -
WE> considering the price. The action felt a little rough and it hung up a
WE> few times while cycling the hammer at first, but eventually it smoothed
WE> out and while it's not as silky smooth (yet) as my Single Six, it is
WE> getting better and I'm sure that as I put some rounds through it it'll
WE> "get there."
JA> Mine was very tight - not rought at all, but very tight and super
JA> smooth! Much smoother than my Heritage RR. Also much LOUDER! Man! That
JA> first shot sounded like a .22 Magnum! :-)
Mine actually binded up a couple of times, but I only had to cycle the action a
few times to get it to be smooth. I always expect a newly machined mechanism to
be a little rough at first so I wasn't disappointed at all. Can't expect an
arm at THAT price point to be smooth and polished EVERY time!
WE> When all is said and done, I'd have to say that between the Ruger
WE> Wrangler at $179 (or so on sale) and the Rough Rider at $129 (or so on
WE> sale), the money is better spent on the Wrangler. I'd still drive
WE> across the county to get a Rough Rider at that price, but if they were
WE> both at the same place at the prices described and if I could only get
WE> one, it'd be the Ruger.
JA> My RR has the magnum cylinder as well, so that's worth something, and
JA> the blue finish and longer barral is more 'traditional' SAA, but the
JA> Ruger is, IMO, a better overall gun. Maybe not like the Single Six I
JA> used to own, but for $199 (wasn't on sale), a HECK of a deal!!!
I am in 100% agreement with you. I'm tempted to send my Single Six back to be
fitted with a magnum cylinder but mine is a three-screw model and all original.
That would result in me receiving an altered firearm (albeit with the original
parts as well) and a $100 charge for services rendered. I already have a
magnum cylinder for the RR. My Single Six is nickle finished with
Mother-Of-Pearl gripes. Four clicks on the hammer and a heavy barrel. She's a
damned tack driver for sure. I like them all for different purposes. For just
going out into the back yard and plinking the Wrangler is awesome. If I want
someone to "ohhh" over a gun, I break out the all original three screw Single
Six. And for heading out to the back of the property where a gun might be
dropped in the mud and the shit or fall off the ATV.... well that's Rough
Rider territory.
Jimmy, if you ever make your way out to Wyoming, look me up. We'll do some
shooting together.
Regards,
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