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·Yep, I finally went and did it
I'm the proud new owner of a Heritage Rough Rider .22 8)
With the price and availability of ammo causing issues these days I decided that part of my tax return would go to a .22 handgun of some kind as I already have a .22 rifle. This way I can at least shoot something when I want to without breaking the bank
I thought about a whole bunch of different guns, but I had to keep the price down. I looked at the Ruger MKIIIs, the Walther G22, and the Sig Mosquito, but they were too much money for the model I wanted, didn't quite fit my hand right, or just didn't feel right. I also remembered some inexpensive revolvers I'd seen in a hardware store up north a ways...
After much deliberation, I went back to Ace Hardware in Overton, NV where I bought my C9 and picked up my new shootin' iron. I chose the model with the blue frame, cocobolo hardwood grips, adjustable sights, and the dual cylinders. I figured it's got a 6.5 inch barrel and adjustable sights and the reviews I found said it was pretty accurate, so it would probably serve my needs as a cheap gun to practice handgun shooting with. I also like the versatility as the .22lr cylinder will shoot just about anything you want it to - CB caps, colibri, shot shells, .22 short, .22 long, and .22 long rifle. And if I ever want to go for the Tim Taylor "MORE POWER" route, I can load up a cylinder of .22 magnum :devilsidesmile:
I stopped out in the desert on my way home to try it out and boy does it shoot nice! I haven't shot paper with it yet, but it's definitely minute of coke can at 15 yards or so.
I wrote a couple of pretty long blog posts about it here and here.
I've gotta get some sleep, but here's a few pictures
With the price and availability of ammo causing issues these days I decided that part of my tax return would go to a .22 handgun of some kind as I already have a .22 rifle. This way I can at least shoot something when I want to without breaking the bank
I thought about a whole bunch of different guns, but I had to keep the price down. I looked at the Ruger MKIIIs, the Walther G22, and the Sig Mosquito, but they were too much money for the model I wanted, didn't quite fit my hand right, or just didn't feel right. I also remembered some inexpensive revolvers I'd seen in a hardware store up north a ways...
After much deliberation, I went back to Ace Hardware in Overton, NV where I bought my C9 and picked up my new shootin' iron. I chose the model with the blue frame, cocobolo hardwood grips, adjustable sights, and the dual cylinders. I figured it's got a 6.5 inch barrel and adjustable sights and the reviews I found said it was pretty accurate, so it would probably serve my needs as a cheap gun to practice handgun shooting with. I also like the versatility as the .22lr cylinder will shoot just about anything you want it to - CB caps, colibri, shot shells, .22 short, .22 long, and .22 long rifle. And if I ever want to go for the Tim Taylor "MORE POWER" route, I can load up a cylinder of .22 magnum :devilsidesmile:
I stopped out in the desert on my way home to try it out and boy does it shoot nice! I haven't shot paper with it yet, but it's definitely minute of coke can at 15 yards or so.
I wrote a couple of pretty long blog posts about it here and here.
I've gotta get some sleep, but here's a few pictures


