New Diamondback Sidekick .22 revolver
I felt this new revolver had a lot of things going for it: affordable, 9-shot cylinder, both .22 and .22 Mag cylinders. The best thing was....it was double-action. I have several single-action revolvers and I was looking forward to adding this pistol to my collection. I was looking forward to shooting it and I just took it out for a try after Thanksgiving.
The good: both cylinders operate as they should, it seems to hit point-of-aim, and it's comfortable to shoot.
The bad: the double-action trigger is AWFUL! Really, really heavy trigger and difficult to stay on target. I'm a pretty strong guy and I had difficulty; my daughter-in-law just didn't have enough strength to operate it in double-action. The other difficultly was ejecting the spent brass - maybe this will improve after cleaning.
I seldom regret a firearm purchase but, in this case, I wish I had tried this revolver before purchasing. I think I would have saved my money and bought a used S&W.
I felt this new revolver had a lot of things going for it: affordable, 9-shot cylinder, both .22 and .22 Mag cylinders. The best thing was....it was double-action. I have several single-action revolvers and I was looking forward to adding this pistol to my collection. I was looking forward to shooting it and I just took it out for a try after Thanksgiving.
The good: both cylinders operate as they should, it seems to hit point-of-aim, and it's comfortable to shoot.
The bad: the double-action trigger is AWFUL! Really, really heavy trigger and difficult to stay on target. I'm a pretty strong guy and I had difficulty; my daughter-in-law just didn't have enough strength to operate it in double-action. The other difficultly was ejecting the spent brass - maybe this will improve after cleaning.
I seldom regret a firearm purchase but, in this case, I wish I had tried this revolver before purchasing. I think I would have saved my money and bought a used S&W.
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