morcey2
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Been gone for a while (from the entire forum, not just revolvers. Not sure if I've ever posted in this sub-forum.) While I was gone, I got remarried. My new wife's late husband had several guns that she wasn't aware of. She knew he had some but didn't know anything about them. My late wife, on the other hand, just assumed that I bought a new gun every month or so. If only that were actually the case.
Anyway, a Rem M700, .54 Cal muzzleloader, and stray bolt from a .22LR later, she brought me this little beauty. Almost all my guns are long guns with the exception of a CZ-82 that is my EDC. I've shot quite a few autoloaders and I'm familiar enough with revolvers to feel comfortable around them.
However, I've never owned one. I've always wanted one and now I do, unless my bonus-son decides he wants it which he doesn't at the moment. ("Step-son" doesn't quite feel right in this situation.)
Her late husband, let's call him Mike, a nice generic name, passed away about 12 years ago so this gun hasn't been touched, let-alone fired, in that time. It has definitely been fired, though. The bore looks great. I always check the bore condition because most of my guns are surplus and have been fired with lots of corrosive ammo. Force of habit. But I'm not really sure what else to check on it. I've been through a couple of "how to check a used revolver" checklists and it seems to pass everything there. The lockup seems good. There's a tiny bit of wiggle in the cylinder with the trigger pulled and dry-fired. I can't really check alignment other than eyeballing the top of the cylinder. Slight cylinder gap. I have feeler gauges in the garage, but it's dang cold out there right now.
What can I expect from this in terms of recoil and performance? It weighs a little more than half my CZ (15 oz v. 25 oz respectively) shooting a slightly more powerful round (assuming standard pressure, not +P) so I'm not looking forward to the recoil from it. I'm not what you call recoil-shy, but I don't exactly relish it either. It does seem like it would make a good little carry piece, though.
Any input, warnings, mild teasing, or general conversation would be welcome.
Thanks,
Matt
Anyway, a Rem M700, .54 Cal muzzleloader, and stray bolt from a .22LR later, she brought me this little beauty. Almost all my guns are long guns with the exception of a CZ-82 that is my EDC. I've shot quite a few autoloaders and I'm familiar enough with revolvers to feel comfortable around them.
However, I've never owned one. I've always wanted one and now I do, unless my bonus-son decides he wants it which he doesn't at the moment. ("Step-son" doesn't quite feel right in this situation.)
Her late husband, let's call him Mike, a nice generic name, passed away about 12 years ago so this gun hasn't been touched, let-alone fired, in that time. It has definitely been fired, though. The bore looks great. I always check the bore condition because most of my guns are surplus and have been fired with lots of corrosive ammo. Force of habit. But I'm not really sure what else to check on it. I've been through a couple of "how to check a used revolver" checklists and it seems to pass everything there. The lockup seems good. There's a tiny bit of wiggle in the cylinder with the trigger pulled and dry-fired. I can't really check alignment other than eyeballing the top of the cylinder. Slight cylinder gap. I have feeler gauges in the garage, but it's dang cold out there right now.
What can I expect from this in terms of recoil and performance? It weighs a little more than half my CZ (15 oz v. 25 oz respectively) shooting a slightly more powerful round (assuming standard pressure, not +P) so I'm not looking forward to the recoil from it. I'm not what you call recoil-shy, but I don't exactly relish it either. It does seem like it would make a good little carry piece, though.
Any input, warnings, mild teasing, or general conversation would be welcome.
Thanks,
Matt