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So, I'm trying to be #1son Pops would like a 22 revolver, How BAD are those heritige guns? I see em like 100 or less new. I don't mind ponying up for a Ruger but for something he will probably use 2 times a year popping a ground hog off the deck, is it worth the extra 150+ ?
I love mine. Got it from a pawn shop when I turned 18. I literally cannot tell you how many rounds have been through it. I also cannot tell you how many people I've introduced to shooting using mine. The only issue I have ever had was that the housing for the ejector wore a bit so you had to kind of line it up to perfectly slam back and actually eject. But that was fixed with a 2 cent plastic drywall anchor I snipped the tip off. Guides smooth as butter. And that only happened after too many rounds to count and the kind of fun gun innawoods bullshit you would hesitate to do to a hipoint. I also shaved the grips. The ones it comes with feel like grabbing a 2x4. And make sure you get the Mag cylinder too. 22wmr is a fun Fucking round.
My buddy actually recently borrowed mine to take to his father in law's to let him play with it and he adored it.
I also should add mine was older when I got it. Can't speak to the quality of new production ones because I haven't needed to replace it yet.
Super interesting. The stuff coming out of the Russo-Ukraine war never ceases to amaze me, from stuff like this to the Ukies rocking SCAR-H's as DMRs lol. It's always so fascinating to me.
All 380s have penetration issues and tend to fall short of the FBI test. Of those on the market, the Hornady critical defense is probably the best. About 5 years ago Federal tried to solve the .380 problem with .30 super carry, which should tell you all you need to know about how good of a solution it was.
If people thought of .30 super carry as .32 with more powah it would be fine. It's too bad that .327 is such a long boi because it would be neat to see in a smaller auto.
I believe that's correct. I think the only difference is that the standard 590 comes in different barrel lengths, and 500-series mag tubes are dictated by barrel length.
Finally got a SAR B6 full size barrel for my Jew Pew Pew. By the way, does anyone make any suppressors that resemble a hooked nose? No reason in particular.
Anything you all are considering adding to the arsenal that you simply want, is not terribly expensive or obscure, and you'd likely rarely fire? For me, I'm still thinking about this coach gun. I've had O/Us before but never a SxS.
I'm also interested in owning something in .22 WMR. Because that sounds great. If I were to go with a bolt action, I'd opt for this one. I still want another lever action .22 (fucking Marlin and never bringing the Golden 39A back) so this would be another likely candidate.
Anything you all are considering adding to the arsenal that you simply want, is not terribly expensive or obscure, and you'd likely rarely fire? For me, I'm still thinking about this coach gun. I've had O/Us before but never a SxS.
An old spur-hammer coach double is something I've always wanted, but would rarely fire; especially if I found a ten bore. Saying "I'm your huckleberry" before pulling the trigger would be a requirement though.
I'm also interested in owning something in .22 WMR. Because that sounds great. If I were to go with a bolt action, I'd opt for this one. I still want another lever action .22 (fucking Marlin and never bringing the Golden 39A back) so this would be another likely candidate.
I almost got a .22WMR Rossi pumpgun the last time I bought something, but opted for another .22LR. I should've gotten the .22WMR (both lever and pump were available too).
Anything you all are considering adding to the arsenal that you simply want, is not terribly expensive or obscure, and you'd likely rarely fire? For me, I'm still thinking about this coach gun. I've had O/Us before but never a SxS.
I'm also interested in owning something in .22 WMR. Because that sounds great. If I were to go with a bolt action, I'd opt for this one. I still want another lever action .22 (fucking Marlin and never bringing the Golden 39A back) so this would be another likely candidate.
Any of the current Beretta semi auto shotguns. Keep telling myself I need one in a hunting configuration for when it's raining and I want to shoot clays so I don't get my nice gun wet. Buuuut I already have a backup pump.
I've owned an American Rimfire in WMR for about 10 years. IMO completely mid, its too expensive to shoot regularly, and not powerful enough to be fun in rifle form. My sister likes shooting it, though.
After a few times out with it, the barrel and stock became cocked and I never bothered to fix it.
If people thought of .30 super carry as .32 with more powah it would be fine. It's too bad that .327 is such a long boi because it would be neat to see in a smaller auto.
Federal's attempts to revitalize 30cal pistols are hamstrung by the same thing that keeps anything below 12 gauge from gaining popularity. Even if the ammo's there the selection of guns to shoot it in rarely justifies the hassle as they're often larger actions rechambered to the smaller cartridge.
It's hard to get excited for .30 Super Carry when still to this day the only gun offered is an average "double-stack 9mm" with one more round in the mag.
Federal's attempts to revitalize 30cal pistols are hamstrung by the same thing that keeps anything below 12 gauge from gaining popularity. Even if the ammo's there the selection of guns to shoot it in rarely justifies the hassle as they're often larger actions rechambered to the smaller cartridge.
It's hard to get excited for .30 Super Carry when still to this day the only gun offered is an average "double-stack 9mm" with one more round in the mag.
The other problem was they had to jack up the chamber pressures to 50,000psi to get the performance they wanted. They tried to sell it as 9mm performance but with more rounds in a mag. They should have dialed back the pressures and gone for more of a .32 without the rim and with .380 performance. I think they could have sold it as a viable alternative to .380 for deep conceal or as a lighter recoiling round for new/women shooters. The other issue was ammo affordability, when it launched in 2022 a 50rd box of American Eagle FMJ was 31.99 MSRP. Contrast that with .380 at the time and you see the issue. No one wanted to pay 2x the cost of 380 just to practice.
In short, I think .30 super carry would have had a better chance if they marketed it as a modern .32 with .380 performance and had affordable practice ammo out there.
Federal's attempts to revitalize 30cal pistols are hamstrung by the same thing that keeps anything below 12 gauge from gaining popularity. Even if the ammo's there the selection of guns to shoot it in rarely justifies the hassle as they're often larger actions rechambered to the smaller cartridge.
It's hard to get excited for .30 Super Carry when still to this day the only gun offered is an average "double-stack 9mm" with one more round in the mag.
Yet the average buyer is presented a sea of 12, a selection of 410's, and maybe a few 20 gauge guns at their local gun store. First-time shooters who would be better suited by a 16 gauge rarely even know it exists and will walk out the door with a $200 12 gauge rather than special-ordering something likely 3 to 10x as expensive.
