Jon651
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Greetings All,
Well, my wife has wanted a pistol for a while now so we ventured out to the gun show in Orlando last weekend. She's been looking for a mid-size revolver in the .38/.357 range with a 3-4" barrel and features that make it desirable for either concealed carry or the vehicle (which is where I think it will be most of the time by far). Instead of the smaller Smiths we were looking at, she fell in love with an older Rossi 720 "Covert" model (flush bobbed hammer and fixed low-profile iron sights) in stainless steel, but it is chambered in .44 Special - a bit larger slug than what she wanted.
For the life of me, if it didn't have the Rossi and Interarms marks on it I could easily confuse it with a K-frame Smith.
I know that Rossi/Taurus no longer supports this model, so between that and the larger caliber I'm hoping that we won't regret buying it. I see that the .44 Special is close in muzzle velocity, etc. to the .38 Special (depending on the ammo) so it shouldn't be too much for her. I will say that she claims it fits her hand much better than any of the smaller pistols we looked at (such as the 642 and similar) regardless of stock or aftermarket grips and I've always been a believer that if it's not comfortable in your hand when you first buy it then it's not going to get any better (you may get used to it, but you won't get a second chance to make a first impression).
Here are a few pics. We will be taking it to the range this week, so wish us luck!
Well, my wife has wanted a pistol for a while now so we ventured out to the gun show in Orlando last weekend. She's been looking for a mid-size revolver in the .38/.357 range with a 3-4" barrel and features that make it desirable for either concealed carry or the vehicle (which is where I think it will be most of the time by far). Instead of the smaller Smiths we were looking at, she fell in love with an older Rossi 720 "Covert" model (flush bobbed hammer and fixed low-profile iron sights) in stainless steel, but it is chambered in .44 Special - a bit larger slug than what she wanted.
For the life of me, if it didn't have the Rossi and Interarms marks on it I could easily confuse it with a K-frame Smith.
I know that Rossi/Taurus no longer supports this model, so between that and the larger caliber I'm hoping that we won't regret buying it. I see that the .44 Special is close in muzzle velocity, etc. to the .38 Special (depending on the ammo) so it shouldn't be too much for her. I will say that she claims it fits her hand much better than any of the smaller pistols we looked at (such as the 642 and similar) regardless of stock or aftermarket grips and I've always been a believer that if it's not comfortable in your hand when you first buy it then it's not going to get any better (you may get used to it, but you won't get a second chance to make a first impression).
Here are a few pics. We will be taking it to the range this week, so wish us luck!
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