Hey guys. I've been browsing the forums for a while, since buying my first handgun - a Ruger P95 - last year.
I've always liked the styling of the old single action revolvers. At our family Christmas this year, my uncle and cousin each brought their Heritage Rough Riders to show off. I have to be honest, they were a hoot to shoot, and pretty darned accurate. I was pretty much certain I would end up buying one of those, especially after I saw the price. As I started to read up on them on various forums, I noticed that many people advised against the Heritage guns and recommended Single Sixes instead. Price is an issue for me, so while I respected that the Single Six had many fans and a long history of proven reliability, new specimens were twice the price of a Rough Rider, and used versions, at least in my neck of the woods, were going for $350 or more.
Well, today I was browsing the listings on gunbroker.com, and came across a Single Six that only had the 22LR cylinder. While the 22 mag cylinder would be nice, I don't have to have it. But what really caught my eye was that the gun looked to be in great shape, and the price wasn't really moving much off the initial listing. So I put in a bid fully expecting it to take off near the end of the auction. To my surprise, the bid held. (So much to my surprise, in fact, that I'm wondering if I missed something and bid on a clunker).
Anyway, here's what I won. Thoughts?
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=274701884
I've always liked the styling of the old single action revolvers. At our family Christmas this year, my uncle and cousin each brought their Heritage Rough Riders to show off. I have to be honest, they were a hoot to shoot, and pretty darned accurate. I was pretty much certain I would end up buying one of those, especially after I saw the price. As I started to read up on them on various forums, I noticed that many people advised against the Heritage guns and recommended Single Sixes instead. Price is an issue for me, so while I respected that the Single Six had many fans and a long history of proven reliability, new specimens were twice the price of a Rough Rider, and used versions, at least in my neck of the woods, were going for $350 or more.
Well, today I was browsing the listings on gunbroker.com, and came across a Single Six that only had the 22LR cylinder. While the 22 mag cylinder would be nice, I don't have to have it. But what really caught my eye was that the gun looked to be in great shape, and the price wasn't really moving much off the initial listing. So I put in a bid fully expecting it to take off near the end of the auction. To my surprise, the bid held. (So much to my surprise, in fact, that I'm wondering if I missed something and bid on a clunker).
Anyway, here's what I won. Thoughts?
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=274701884