I really have no explanation for this purchase since it goes against many of MY "rules of gun buying". I guess it must have had some type of mind control that it focused on me as soon as I walked past it in the used gun case. It just sat there looking all beautiful, flaunting its little price tag at me in such an irresistible way. I felt guilty event looking at it twice. What will my wife say, was all I was thinking. I just had to look.... again and again and again.
It is a .38 Special. Why would I ever buy a revolver in just a .38 Special. A hard fast rule I have had for years (ever) is to only buy .357 Magnums to shoot .38 Specials in. Well, that is now out the door.
It is a snubbie. I dislike snubbies, and I already have one in .357 Magnum. Why type of mind control did the 2.25" barrel have on me that would make me exercise such poor judgement? I never in my life planned to buy another short barreled revolver.
It only holds five (5) rounds... What, that is crazy. I have a strongly enforced rule that all revolvers hold 6 rounds of ammunition. No more and no less. Why would I buy a gun that is using the limiting round of .38 Spl and only five round of it. This alone should have been the deal breaker for me, but no I kept pressing on, saying yes and doing the background check. Stupid, stupid, stupid...
The double action trigger is, to put bluntly, terrible. I guess it told me to ignore that, and only think about how great the single action trigger was.
I was not looking for another revolver. I was looking for a full sized 9mm. Never did get that. My focus was lost on this little stainless steel beauty.
It was used. I am not a huge fan of buying used guns. It kept telling me, "I am a stainless Ruger that has zero problems that you can find when you are doing a revolver used gun check". I gave in. Though it was made in 1989 per the serial number, it was in like new condition.
So, against all good judgement and my rules of gun buying, I walked out with a slightly used, short barrel, stainless steel Ruger revolver in .38 Special (+P), for $260 after taxes. Strangely, feel good about it, and I am not sure why. It must still be using some mind control, even from inside the safe.
It is a .38 Special. Why would I ever buy a revolver in just a .38 Special. A hard fast rule I have had for years (ever) is to only buy .357 Magnums to shoot .38 Specials in. Well, that is now out the door.
It is a snubbie. I dislike snubbies, and I already have one in .357 Magnum. Why type of mind control did the 2.25" barrel have on me that would make me exercise such poor judgement? I never in my life planned to buy another short barreled revolver.
It only holds five (5) rounds... What, that is crazy. I have a strongly enforced rule that all revolvers hold 6 rounds of ammunition. No more and no less. Why would I buy a gun that is using the limiting round of .38 Spl and only five round of it. This alone should have been the deal breaker for me, but no I kept pressing on, saying yes and doing the background check. Stupid, stupid, stupid...
The double action trigger is, to put bluntly, terrible. I guess it told me to ignore that, and only think about how great the single action trigger was.
I was not looking for another revolver. I was looking for a full sized 9mm. Never did get that. My focus was lost on this little stainless steel beauty.
It was used. I am not a huge fan of buying used guns. It kept telling me, "I am a stainless Ruger that has zero problems that you can find when you are doing a revolver used gun check". I gave in. Though it was made in 1989 per the serial number, it was in like new condition.
So, against all good judgement and my rules of gun buying, I walked out with a slightly used, short barrel, stainless steel Ruger revolver in .38 Special (+P), for $260 after taxes. Strangely, feel good about it, and I am not sure why. It must still be using some mind control, even from inside the safe.
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