bannockburn
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Interesting you should put it that way. My grail gun (.357 Redhawk) is not actually my favorite (686-0). It was a grail because of its quirky rarity, and though I like the Ruger alot, I would sell it before my 686.As I experience each gun, now numbering 13 cartridges, my definition of my grail gun tends to be the latest acquisition. I have finally found a 44 Magnum that really works for me. It is a 1997 Ruger Super Blackhawk Bisley 6" blued with engraved cylinder. Since a gun like that is no longer offered, I feel very fortunate to have found what I wanted, short of heavy expense in converting my 50th Anniversary Flat Top to a Bisley grip package. That would cost more than this latest gun, which has only the flaw of not indexing on the loading gate...not really a deal breaker...it's a Ruger with its quirks. Yeah, I'll get a picture to share.
It is an awesome gun now, sold earlier this year, but my 686-6 spent more time at my gunsmith's than in my safe and was disrespected for its internal lock. I decided to go with my GP100 Match Champion, although it too had to go right back to Ruger as soon as I tried to shoot it the first time. It's just that eventually I get attached to guns that are "right" and not a constant work in progress. The rehabilitation projects never seem to gain my affection long term. I guess it's a pride thing. The underlying problem, of course, is making guns compatible with lead bullets. Needing to have throats reamed is not something I seem to begrudge a gun.Oh yeah. A Ruger anything compared to a S&W 686-0? Don't have to think about that one for more than 2 seconds...... Even though I have never owned a 686 I have worked on and shot LOTS of other people's and they are sweet.