Got one back in February and finally got to get out and send some rounds through it.
I love the size and weight of this revolver. It easily disappears into a jacket pocket. It now lives in a Blackhawk #4 pocket holster. This really helps to break up the form, and in loose fitting blue jeans it is difficult to see that it is there. Now on something a little snugger it really stands out and looks like I'm happy to see you. So at some point soon I'll be getting an IWB for this little guy.
Care and maintenance of this revolver is simple and easy. Being mostly polymer and a 5 shot cylinder with a snubby barrel, it took about 5 to 10 minutes to clean up after being at the range. Ruger has it in the manual that there is nothing to oil until you hit a 1000 trigger pulls.
So my daughter and I got to head to the range on Saturday. We split a box of .38 special. We put holes in paper at about 10'. My first groupings were low and left, about the 7 o'clock position first time out. My daughter was to the right. By the time we got done both of our groupings had improved. We had about a 4.5" group on the last go round. Wasn't great, but for 25 rounds each I felt it was a good base line to improve on.
Then it was time to try a .357mag. I loaded the revolver with some Remington 158 grain FMJ. I'm not going to lie, I was geared up for this. I have never shot a .357mag before. I've read about them being shot from this revolver by others, but now my cherry is getting popped. I set up, got breathing under control and slowly squeezed the trigger. Shooting this thing was brutal!!! The pain that shot through my hand was not pleasant by any means. On the plus side I was about 1/2" from center at the 2 O'clock position. I finished off the other 4 rounds but really wanted to stop after 2. I did shot a nice 3" group. Boy is this thing snappy with the .357. Not gonna lie, my hand and wrist hurt and my daughter wanted no part of shooting it.
Overall, I'm very happy I purchased this revolver. It is easy to conceal and carry. Being able to practice with .38's is a nice thing to be able to do. The next this thing fires a .357 round by me will be for defensive purpose only. And I pray I never have to do that. Maybe working at a keyboard for the last 15 years and some carpal tunnel stuff didn't help with the fun my hand had.
I love the size and weight of this revolver. It easily disappears into a jacket pocket. It now lives in a Blackhawk #4 pocket holster. This really helps to break up the form, and in loose fitting blue jeans it is difficult to see that it is there. Now on something a little snugger it really stands out and looks like I'm happy to see you. So at some point soon I'll be getting an IWB for this little guy.
Care and maintenance of this revolver is simple and easy. Being mostly polymer and a 5 shot cylinder with a snubby barrel, it took about 5 to 10 minutes to clean up after being at the range. Ruger has it in the manual that there is nothing to oil until you hit a 1000 trigger pulls.
So my daughter and I got to head to the range on Saturday. We split a box of .38 special. We put holes in paper at about 10'. My first groupings were low and left, about the 7 o'clock position first time out. My daughter was to the right. By the time we got done both of our groupings had improved. We had about a 4.5" group on the last go round. Wasn't great, but for 25 rounds each I felt it was a good base line to improve on.
Then it was time to try a .357mag. I loaded the revolver with some Remington 158 grain FMJ. I'm not going to lie, I was geared up for this. I have never shot a .357mag before. I've read about them being shot from this revolver by others, but now my cherry is getting popped. I set up, got breathing under control and slowly squeezed the trigger. Shooting this thing was brutal!!! The pain that shot through my hand was not pleasant by any means. On the plus side I was about 1/2" from center at the 2 O'clock position. I finished off the other 4 rounds but really wanted to stop after 2. I did shot a nice 3" group. Boy is this thing snappy with the .357. Not gonna lie, my hand and wrist hurt and my daughter wanted no part of shooting it.
Overall, I'm very happy I purchased this revolver. It is easy to conceal and carry. Being able to practice with .38's is a nice thing to be able to do. The next this thing fires a .357 round by me will be for defensive purpose only. And I pray I never have to do that. Maybe working at a keyboard for the last 15 years and some carpal tunnel stuff didn't help with the fun my hand had.
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for a snubbie. Much better than the taurus 85 ultra light we had.
