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As some of you know I picked up the subject revolver a short while back and in my shooting session on Monday of this week I finally got around to shooting it. Groups were quite decent considering my eye sight in fact I think the gun is definitely outshooting my eyes. This one was purchased strictly as an iron sight gun for plinking, informal target shooting and perhaps squirrel hunting.
So far my only complaint with it is the usually lousy Ruger trigger. It has to be fixed for sure even tho as Rugers go it's not as bad as some I've had. Still I'm sure it's hurting accuracy a bit even from a rest and for sure will when I go freehand with it.
So given that an action job WILL be done my questions are:
1. Who to do it?
2. What more than just the action job do you recommend?
I think Gallagher lives here in Bama perhaps within driving distance of me. I think he's quite higly recommended for custom revolver work. Of course Linebaugh is kinda like the gold standard I guess and Lloyd seems real high on Alan Harton. Mag-Na-Port did the action job on the Ruger SBH I won last year at White Oak and that was the best feeling Ruger action I've ever owned so for sure that's a possibility.
Is there anyone else I need to consider?
Talk to me and suggest what more you guys have done to your Ruger's short of a full custom job as it is after all gonna stay chambered as it is and the same barrel is gonna stay on it.
Or do ya think I just just junk it and get an FA97 with 10" barrel? After the review I could buy it at writer's discount which is a deep cut in price. After the work on this one the FA would likely cost only double what I'll have tied up in the Ruger.
So far my only complaint with it is the usually lousy Ruger trigger. It has to be fixed for sure even tho as Rugers go it's not as bad as some I've had. Still I'm sure it's hurting accuracy a bit even from a rest and for sure will when I go freehand with it.
So given that an action job WILL be done my questions are:
1. Who to do it?
2. What more than just the action job do you recommend?
I think Gallagher lives here in Bama perhaps within driving distance of me. I think he's quite higly recommended for custom revolver work. Of course Linebaugh is kinda like the gold standard I guess and Lloyd seems real high on Alan Harton. Mag-Na-Port did the action job on the Ruger SBH I won last year at White Oak and that was the best feeling Ruger action I've ever owned so for sure that's a possibility.
Is there anyone else I need to consider?
Talk to me and suggest what more you guys have done to your Ruger's short of a full custom job as it is after all gonna stay chambered as it is and the same barrel is gonna stay on it.
Or do ya think I just just junk it and get an FA97 with 10" barrel? After the review I could buy it at writer's discount which is a deep cut in price. After the work on this one the FA would likely cost only double what I'll have tied up in the Ruger.