Thank you!Originally Posted by JCS
Well, bearing in mind I am brand new to revolvers, I did not have a huge well of experience to base a decision on.
I knew from reading that the J Frame is a great gun with a huge legacy behind it. I handled several varieties in the shop, and rented an Airweight to shoot a few cylinders worth.
In its favor was in fact it’s reputation, here and elsewhere, as a reliable, compact BUG. There did seem to be quite a few variations (lock, no lock; stainless, Scandium; sights, etc.) that it was fairly hard as a noob to figure out what would be a good place to start.
In addition, most I tried had fairly hefty (12 lb?) presses, which took me aback a bit. I was like, wow, that’s heavy.
I finally settled on one (640 Pro) that listed at $839, and was edging my credit card out of my wallet. I even told The Boss a $8xx charge was coming. I had handled one, and really liked the look, the sights, and the stocks. It was also cut for moon clips, which I thought was pretty cool.
I watched a review of the same gun by Lucky Gunner. I kept thinking, you know, if someone with the depth of experience as Chris Baker puts an Apex Kit on it first thing, then maybe he knew a thing or two about good trigger presses on a snubby. I mean, why spent a bunch money only to drop an Apex kit in?
(I have that T Shirt already from my old M&P 1.0 FS 9mm, since sold. I didn’t really want to do that again.)
So I looked harder at the Ruger. It is not pretty. In fact it looks kind of odd. I mean, a chassis and a polymer cover? Weird.
So I thought, until I tried one out in the shop. It pointed well, for me. The one I tried was the .357, at 17 oz (I think?) so it was in the middle range weight wise, or so it seemed.
The trigger was fairly smooth. 9 lbs? Don’t quote me on that And there was no lock. Plus the .357 was quite a bit cheaper than the J I had picked. And I must admit seeing that folks like @BehindBluel’s shoot them, well, I think a lot of him, and that was a big plus to me.
And then the sale at CDNN was mentioned, and I thought, heck, why not.
As say, “for me” it seems to fit what I wanted. I really enjoy it. It might sound kinda odd but there is a...I dunno, cool? feeling shooting a revolver. Just scratches some primeval mechanical itch and connects you with the firearm unlike my Glocks. Sorry I bet that sounds strange lol.
But I do like it a lot. [emoji4]
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