The last of my Self-Santa presents finally arrived,,,

[aarondhgraham]

The last of my Self-Santa presents finally arrived,,,
She is a 4" Rossi R98 Plinker in .22LR.

My new Plinker has a matte black finish,,,
It almost looks like it was parkerized.

I've been told it is blue over bead blasted metal,,,
But it sure looks like matte black to me.

I fired one about 8-9 months ago,,,
I would have sworn that one had a normal blue finish.

I'm probably just having a "senior moment",,,
But I would have bet a $20.00 bill on the finish being normal blue.




Here it is side by side with a 4" Charter Arms Pathfinder.


Here it is side by side with a S&W Model 63.


Using snap caps I dry fired it several hundred times last night,,,
I don't have a trigger scale so all I can say is,,,
The trigger ain't bad at all.

I really like the fiber optic front sight,,,
This will be a good match for my Savage Mk-IIF rifle.

Total cost from Buds (with extended warranty, shipping insurance, and transfer fee) was $323 and change.

I'm happy with it,,,
But I would have sworn it was blue steel.

Now I gotta come up with a good name for her.

Any suggestions?

Aarond

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[Devonai]

If it locks up tight, you could call it Lucy just to be contrarian.

 

[aarondhgraham]

I found the perfect name,,,

I wanted something to play off of the dark finish,,,
Also she is from Brazil so I Googled "Portuguese female names".

One name jumped right off of the screen at me,,,
And it's of proper Iberian descent.

Elvira

Elvira is one such example of a female given name of Gothic origin, meaning “all true, trustworthy” from the Germanic elements “al” (all) and “wer” (true).

Get the reference?

Elvira - Mistress of the Dark.

I think it's a perfect name for this dark beauty.

Aarond

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[Twiki357]

I was going to suggest Batman, but I guess Elvira works, just without the glitter.

 

[aarondhgraham]

Hello Twiki357,,,

I was going to suggest Batman, but I guess Elvira works, just without the glitter.

But,,,
Handguns are always female.

Aren't they?

Aarond

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[aarondhgraham]

Elvira and her paired rifle,,,

Elvira and her paired rifle,,,
The rifle is a base model Savage Mk-IIF.,,,,



So the matte black finish isn't so bad after all,,,
It matches the matte finish of the rifle rather nicely.

Ain't it funny how very now and then,,,
Things just work out on their own.

Aarond

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