They gave me a six and a half inch stainless Ruger New Model Single Six. I'm not a big .22 RF fan but I'll never turn away a free gun; as long as it's a legally bought and paid for gun. I'd never heard of this model before. I do own an old revolver that one of my other brothers gave me years ago but that little 22 (I can't remember the model) was non functional at the time. I also own a conversion kit for my Kimber 1911 pattern 45 and an Iver Johnson PPK clone 22 semi auto that I found one day when I was out hunting in the desert. It must have been laying out in the elements for a long time (still in the holster) before I came across it because the barrel was pitten beyond being saved and the firing pin had corroded. I was able to fix both those issues but I can't remember the last time I shot any of my 22s.
Any way, they told me that they really liked the Ruger but it was to heavy and they hardly ever shot it anymore. To me it looked like good cottontail medicine. They were looking for something smaller that they could easily carry around with them. I happen to have a little Kel tek pocket 380 that hadn't seen the light of day in a real long time so I gave them that to try out. If they like it, keep it; if not, bring it back.
So now I'm a proud owner of a nice looking stainless steel revolver. It really is a hefty revolver but for me that heft helps me hold the sights steadier. It doesn't help my old eyes SEE the sights any clearer, nor the targets but it looks like a good shooter. I'll be out testing it on cottontails in a few days. Any of you guys have any experience with these particular 22s?
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