Part of why I want to get in to firearms isn't just to shoot them. Now this brings me to the main portion of the thread. The gun was a paper weight, firing it would be a significant hazard, and there were no means to repair the barrel fitting. I called the gunsmith, and he informed me that my new project was a wash. I was able to unscrew the entire barrel by hand with almost no resistance. It was here that I realized the sight wasn't bent at all, the barrel was crooked, and my incredibly light tapping had dislodged the barrel and it was now twisting freely from the frame. I chalked it up to cheap metal, and as a test I went to try and wiggle the front sight to see how weak it really was. Before I knew it the sights seemed to be completely vertical. I was amazed at how easily the sights were adjusted, they seemed to just slide right over with the merest tap. I took the weapon home, cleaned it, took it out to a safe firing location with a box of.
He suggested that the revolver would never be "Wyatt Earp" quality but that I could use a brass hammer to gradually ease the sights over during my shooting sessions to make the sights serviceable. Just a little research lead me expect very little from the Rough Rider, and I took it to the local gunsmith to have it checked over, and grab a basic cleaning kit for the weapon. I assumed this was from a drop, which is common enough climbing on and off a train. The only flaws with the weapon were a broken off ejector tube, and sights that were "bent" about ten degrees to the left of center. It showed a lot of signs of wear, but the bore looked good, the cylinder was loose but indexed reliably, and it had no signs of rust or moisture damage.
22 rifles and a Walther chambered for that round, so he gave me the weapon to use as my aforementioned starter.īecause I had heard of the simplicity and reliability of revolvers in general, I was looking forward to owning the gun. 22lr, that had been used as a cosmetic prop in a train robbery stunt show for several years. While digging through some old stuff in a corner of our workplace he found a Heritage Rough Rider, chambered for. He's been buying and shooting them for a little over a year now. My boss is the one I inherited the seeds of the bug from. 22lr, because my research has suggested that this is a good, cheap caliber to learn fundamentals with.
Accordingly, I've been keeping an eye out for a handgun chambered in. I want to acquire a good, reliable handgun with which I can learn the basics of handling, maintenance, marksmanship, and some rudimentary self defense skills. My goals, so far, are limited and unambitious. I'm a 23 year old Pacific Northwesterner who has recently started to develop an interest in firearms.
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