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That deserves a big wtf...
How well does it shoot?
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This was a revolver that started out as 4.5" barreled gun, that had seen far better days. It had almost no blueing left on it,, and much pitting. Back in the early 90s, is when I aquired it.
This is about the time I watched the movie Lonesome Dove, and there's a scene in the movie that had a rifle, with a revolver action on it. (I looked up what it was once, but can not recall right this minute).
I figured why not, (I got it in on a trade, and don't fancy cowboy guns at all), and dropped it off at the gunsmith, to get a barrel legal for rifle length installed, and refinishing. I then made a buttstock attatchment and forearm piece out of some gorgeous oak wood. (I never did take any pictures of it) Once completed, it shot very well, but there was a couple of aspects that took the fun out of it, which hadn't occured to me prior.
Having the action that close to your face, resulted in too much noise, and plenty of hot powder spray. (Rugers don't have the tightest tolerances at the cylinder gap). So eye and ear protection was a must.
However, it made for a hell of a conversation piece. During the years 1GR had his store, it hung on the wall there, and seemed to fit in with some of the other odditys he had in there.
Around 2002, I got the itch to swap it back to handgun. Shortly after that, I posted the picture above on rimfirecentral.com, and it caught the attention of a collector. The collector made a few offers, until he found my price. So, I had some fun with it for a few years, and now it has found a proper home.