P. Plainsman
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A couple of months with my Buck Mark have taught me that plinking .22 is a lot of fun. One of my next handguns will be a Ruger New Model Single Six.
I noticed on the Ruger website that they offer a Vaquero-style variant of the Single Six with fixed sights. Very handsome! You don't hear a lot about these flat-top .22s. Hence, my questions for any SS mavens:
1. Are the fixed sights accurate? Since this is a "fun gun," the superior aesthetics (to my mind) of the fixed-sight SS would justify a slight sacrifice in accuracy over the adjustable sights, but not if the difference is large.
2. The fixed-sight SSs come with 5.5" and 6.5" barrels (models NR5F and NR6F). The 5.5 seems a little handier to me. Is it worth getting the 6.5 for extra accuracy?
3. They only come in blued. How durable are the blued finishes on current Ruger SAs?
Thanks!
I noticed on the Ruger website that they offer a Vaquero-style variant of the Single Six with fixed sights. Very handsome! You don't hear a lot about these flat-top .22s. Hence, my questions for any SS mavens:
1. Are the fixed sights accurate? Since this is a "fun gun," the superior aesthetics (to my mind) of the fixed-sight SS would justify a slight sacrifice in accuracy over the adjustable sights, but not if the difference is large.
2. The fixed-sight SSs come with 5.5" and 6.5" barrels (models NR5F and NR6F). The 5.5 seems a little handier to me. Is it worth getting the 6.5 for extra accuracy?
3. They only come in blued. How durable are the blued finishes on current Ruger SAs?
Thanks!