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Very cool- Thanks guys. Looks like I have to decide how much dough I want to fork out for this thing. Whats the word on Ruger? Do they make decent Revolvers? They seem to be in between S&W and Taurus as far as price goes?

Thanks again!

I am a Ruger man... I think they make the strongest wheel guns out there..at least the older ones were. I have a .357 security-six stainless with a 6" barrel. And I developed a hand rolled load that is pure man stopper... its not a real accurate round, but what it lacks in accuracy it more than makes up for in power.


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Rugers are pretty strong revolvers.

What I don't like about them is two things-
1. They derive a lot of their strength not through superior metallurgy, but through adding more mass to the pistol. As such, most Rugers are "bigger" than they need to be, and this translates into being...well, sort of ungainly. They function fine, but they look kind of "blocky".

2. They also come with a paragraph of "warnings" for prospective shooters. This would be fine if said warnings came in the manual, but Ruger prints them on the gun itself. Again...ugly.

That said, they are strong performers, and often cheaper than similar Colt, S&W, and Dan Wesson offerings.

My brother has one that's a sturdy beast...not pretty, but solid.
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See the "warning" on the barrel? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/banghead.gif" alt="" />

At least it doesn't have the "lock" like new Smiths do... <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" />

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