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I am looking for more info on a very small .22LR revolver, American made, called an RG-23. Any help, pics, or links are appreciated. Many thanks in advance.
wasn't the range of the RG pistols limited to the inside of a telephone booth?
RGs had steel barrels, steel cylinders, steel hammer and lock parts, and aluminum frames (just like S&W Airweights). They had a steel recoil shield in the centerfire calibers so the frame would not get battered. When we would see RG revolvers in our gun shop, it was generally because some part had come unscrewed, or somebody had tried tinkering with them and could not get the thing back together again. They were a puzzle to reassemble. They were cheap, but fairly reliable. Not a gun to start a fight with, but capable of finishing one. They were not made to be practiced with, the life expectancy of an RG was about 100 rounds.Didn't the RG pistols have a steel barrel, cylinder and hammer while the rest of it was "pot metal" or some sort of cheap, non-durable metal?