I got the shopkeeper. The teeny, tiny one.
It's easy to cock the hammer, the hammer feels like a somewhat smaller super blackhawk hammer. The hammer is nice.
The trigger is a skinny arrangement, feels like a thin piece of stamped metal (because that's what it is.) about the width of a serving fork. Let me rephrase, it's about the thickness of a serving fork.
The ejector rod is clumsy, and short, and for full ejection you need to partially eject the case, then turn the cylinder a little bit, pull the ejector rod back until it catches the rim of the case, then eject. It's a pain, but it does work. If you have small nimble fingers, you might be able to grab the partially ejected case and just pull it out.
The gun works like the OLD single sixes with half cock.
You can't just open the loading gate and load like on the blackhawks of the last 40+ years. You have to pull the hammer back to the half cock notch.
The sights are like the rest of the gun-tiny, but usable.
As far as accuracy goes, I don't know, I shot it at a 8" plate at almost point blank, and not one hole in six shots, so I have to go to the range and try a bigger target to see what's up. Range report tomorrow, if all works out.
I can tell you it's not a gun to shoot at 50 yards. Or 25. Maybe 15, who knows?
This is all specific to the shopkeeper model.
It's cute as a button, and it's really awesome to look at.
The adjustable sighted new bearcat is an entirely different animal, I would suspect.
But the shopkeeper does fit easily in your pants pocket.
I bought it brand new, and the screw heads are all narfed up.
I would have expected better from Ruger, but will give the gun a chance.
I suspect they will retain their value, or gain, since they are awesome looking and will prolly outlive their owner's kids.