aarondhgraham
New member
It's upon me again,,,
My decision time for a Self-Santa gift.
For the better part of a year I have been trying to find a 4" Rossi Plinker revolver,,,
It seems that when Rossi sold the last run of them,,,
They haven't made any more since.
I like pairing up rifles and handguns.
For example I have a Henry Acu-Bolt rifle and a Charter Arms Pathfinder,,,
Both are quality American guns made of stainless steel,,,
They look very nice together in their common case.
I have a 60's vintage Mossberg 320 .22 single-shot rifle,,,
I have it encased with a 60's vintage H&R 929 .22 revolver,,,
They also match each other well in heritage, style, and overall quality.
I paired my excellent Mossberg 702 Plinkster "Appleseed Rifle",,,
With a Smith & Wesson 22A semi-auto .22 pistol,,,
This pairing pleases my sense of style nicely,,,
Different origins but a similar high quality.
I wanted the 4" Rossi Plinkster revolver to pair with my Savage Mk-IIF rifle,,,
Both of them are blue steel and would pair together nicely,,,
But after almost a year looking for one of them,,,
I've finally given up on finding one.
It seems that when Rossi sold the last run of them,,,
They haven't made any more since then,,,
Perhaps it was the Taurus buyout.
Anyways, Now I'm trying to decide what handgun to pair with my Savage rifle,,,
I have always paired revolvers with bolt rifles and semi's with semi's,,,
But that really narrows down the available choices for me.
I finally got to handle an Alfa Proj revolver imported by Czech-Point,,,
But to tell the truth I simply wasn't impressed by the gun,,,
It didn't make me smile at all when I handled it.
A Taurus 94 would work but I'm leery of any new Taurus revolvers,,,
I've owned a new 970 Tracker and a new 990 Tracker,,,
Both of those handguns were true dogs.
Now, if I wanted to spend a ton of cash on it,,,
I would find a used S&W model 17,,,
But if I were to buy one of them,,,
I would pair it with the CZ-452.
Anyways, now I'm considering a Ruger MK-III pistol instead,,,
A 6" Standard with the skinny barrel would compliment the Savage nicely,,,
They are both blue steel, American made, and the quality of the guns are comparable.
But one is a bolt-action and the other a semi-automatic,,,
That would be like cats and dogs living together in harmony.
Oh the decisions one has to make in this hobby.
One of my friends has been laughing at my dilemma,,,
He keeps saying, "You have a great little Rossi 511 revolver.",,,
"Why don't you pair the Savage with that handgun and be done with it?"
I answer, "Because it's stainless and the rifle is blue.",,,
My sense of aesthetics may be getting in the way of practicality.
Anyways, here I sit with $450.00 in my "new gun fund" account,,,
And absolutely no firm idea on what to get with it.
Any ideas on a new revolver that I don't know of,,,
Or should I throw aesthetics out the window,,,
And just buy the standard Ruger MK-III?
Aarond
.
My decision time for a Self-Santa gift.
For the better part of a year I have been trying to find a 4" Rossi Plinker revolver,,,
It seems that when Rossi sold the last run of them,,,
They haven't made any more since.
I like pairing up rifles and handguns.
For example I have a Henry Acu-Bolt rifle and a Charter Arms Pathfinder,,,
Both are quality American guns made of stainless steel,,,
They look very nice together in their common case.
I have a 60's vintage Mossberg 320 .22 single-shot rifle,,,
I have it encased with a 60's vintage H&R 929 .22 revolver,,,
They also match each other well in heritage, style, and overall quality.
I paired my excellent Mossberg 702 Plinkster "Appleseed Rifle",,,
With a Smith & Wesson 22A semi-auto .22 pistol,,,
This pairing pleases my sense of style nicely,,,
Different origins but a similar high quality.
I wanted the 4" Rossi Plinkster revolver to pair with my Savage Mk-IIF rifle,,,
Both of them are blue steel and would pair together nicely,,,
But after almost a year looking for one of them,,,
I've finally given up on finding one.
It seems that when Rossi sold the last run of them,,,
They haven't made any more since then,,,
Perhaps it was the Taurus buyout.
Anyways, Now I'm trying to decide what handgun to pair with my Savage rifle,,,
I have always paired revolvers with bolt rifles and semi's with semi's,,,
But that really narrows down the available choices for me.
I finally got to handle an Alfa Proj revolver imported by Czech-Point,,,
But to tell the truth I simply wasn't impressed by the gun,,,
It didn't make me smile at all when I handled it.
A Taurus 94 would work but I'm leery of any new Taurus revolvers,,,
I've owned a new 970 Tracker and a new 990 Tracker,,,
Both of those handguns were true dogs.
Now, if I wanted to spend a ton of cash on it,,,
I would find a used S&W model 17,,,
But if I were to buy one of them,,,
I would pair it with the CZ-452.
Anyways, now I'm considering a Ruger MK-III pistol instead,,,
A 6" Standard with the skinny barrel would compliment the Savage nicely,,,
They are both blue steel, American made, and the quality of the guns are comparable.
But one is a bolt-action and the other a semi-automatic,,,
That would be like cats and dogs living together in harmony.
Oh the decisions one has to make in this hobby.
One of my friends has been laughing at my dilemma,,,
He keeps saying, "You have a great little Rossi 511 revolver.",,,
"Why don't you pair the Savage with that handgun and be done with it?"
I answer, "Because it's stainless and the rifle is blue.",,,
My sense of aesthetics may be getting in the way of practicality.
Anyways, here I sit with $450.00 in my "new gun fund" account,,,
And absolutely no firm idea on what to get with it.
Any ideas on a new revolver that I don't know of,,,
Or should I throw aesthetics out the window,,,
And just buy the standard Ruger MK-III?
Aarond
.