Rock island model 206

I feel, among the best all-around defensive handguns for home use is the. The short-barreled. Among the best buys on the market is the Armscor Model — a two-inch barrel.

Revolvers remain popular for personal defense for many reasons. The revolver is simple to load, fire, and handle. A revolver will function with light loads and heavy loads without changing the springs. A revolver will come up firing, even after long periods of storage because the springs are at rest when the revolver is loaded. A revolver can feature a smooth double-action trigger that helps fight flinch. We wanted to test revolvers in 38 Special for home defense and economy. We elected to test two large-frame and two small-frame revolvers that would fire easy-on-the-hands 38 Specials.

Rock island model 206

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You get what you pay for. Performance left little to be desired.

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I feel, among the best all-around defensive handguns for home use is the. The short-barreled. Among the best buys on the market is the Armscor Model — a two-inch barrel. The parkerized finish is businesslike. There are tool marks visible internally, and the overall look is that of an economically-priced revolver. The Rock Island M bears a close resemblance to Colt revolvers. The cylinder release pulls to the rear in the Colt fashion. The sights are broad and easy to use well, although I added red paint to the front sight to allow proper sighting.

Rock island model 206

Revolvers remain popular for personal defense for many reasons. The revolver is simple to load, fire, and handle. A revolver will function with light loads and heavy loads without changing the springs.

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Have a model 10 2 inch from very nice gun. Larger guns in the same caliber will have milder recoil. This is a shooter and perhaps is a candidate for restoration. Please enter your name here. Happy shooting to our veterans -men and women as well. The article sounded like the pistol was for home defense. At times, with some raters, the hammer spur contacted the shooting hand. The features a seven-shot cylinder. Still easily concealed in IWB holster. Double-action pull was too heavy. All rights reserved.

The edition of the Pistol review will take a look at a very inexpensive revolver from Rock Island Armory. One of those is satin nickel finished. Chambered in.

Password recovery. Similar to our test gun, the M is likewise chambered in 38 Special but has a 4-inch semi-shrouded barrel. Bob Matthews. I have the RIA M…. We elected to test two large-frame and two small-frame revolvers that would fire easy-on-the-hands 38 Specials. Added some Chevrolet Competition Orange on the front blade after the sharp edges were stoned. It is a big gun. Conversely, the supplied wooden grips are far too small. Among the best buys on the market is the Armscor Model — a two-inch barrel. A revolver will function with light loads and heavy loads without changing the springs. I noticed that if one looks at the rear sight and makes the top strap level the front sight is quite high. Cons: Wooden grips look good but provide no comfort during firing; my hands are normal size and I found these grips inadequate; sites are fixed and just okay; poly grips are much better than wooden ones but make it harder to conceal. The revolver kicks more with the small grips, and as a result, bullet impacts land another 0.