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I have an obsession with riding motorcycles places few others will ever travel. I ride in all different terrains, and in all different weather conditions. While I am out in the middle of nowhere, with no cell service, and 150+ miles from the nearest town, I like to be armed.
Now, I am a revolver guy at heart. At my property, when I go to shoot some steel I will usually take my SW686 or my ruger single six. While plinking, all of my revolvers have been 100% reliable. Because I had never experienced an issue with my revolvers, I decided to take one on the OBCDR.
The Oregon Back Country Discovery Route is a massive trail system that reaches all over Oregon. The most intense track is Route 5, which goes from Goose Lake Cali, to Walla Walla, Wa. I have done this route in its entirety twice. Once in 2013, and again in 2016. The first time I took a G23, and the second time I took the Single Six.
This route is extremely dusty, rocky, and there are a couple water crossings. While I am on the bike the gun is carried in a holster that I have on my hip. The Glock had zero issues. At the end of the trip, yes, it was dirty, and dusty, but it shot without any hiccups.
The second time around I took the Single six with the .22mag cylinder. Towards the end of the trip, I had some time to kill so I decided to plink at some cans. That little ruger was so gummed up, the cylinder barely rotated, and the hammer would only lock back half of the time. I was stunned. I had always heard how reliable revolvers were. I guess that only applies to ideal environmental conditions. Now some might say that this was bound to happen, and that you just need to clean out the revolver. However, I was in the field; I did not have a table or a clean place to conduct a cleaning. Nor did I, in my very limited space available, make room for a cleaning kit. I still love revolvers, and find them more enjoyable to shoot at the range, but I will never carry one as a form of self defense again.
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Now, I am a revolver guy at heart. At my property, when I go to shoot some steel I will usually take my SW686 or my ruger single six. While plinking, all of my revolvers have been 100% reliable. Because I had never experienced an issue with my revolvers, I decided to take one on the OBCDR.
The Oregon Back Country Discovery Route is a massive trail system that reaches all over Oregon. The most intense track is Route 5, which goes from Goose Lake Cali, to Walla Walla, Wa. I have done this route in its entirety twice. Once in 2013, and again in 2016. The first time I took a G23, and the second time I took the Single Six.
This route is extremely dusty, rocky, and there are a couple water crossings. While I am on the bike the gun is carried in a holster that I have on my hip. The Glock had zero issues. At the end of the trip, yes, it was dirty, and dusty, but it shot without any hiccups.
The second time around I took the Single six with the .22mag cylinder. Towards the end of the trip, I had some time to kill so I decided to plink at some cans. That little ruger was so gummed up, the cylinder barely rotated, and the hammer would only lock back half of the time. I was stunned. I had always heard how reliable revolvers were. I guess that only applies to ideal environmental conditions. Now some might say that this was bound to happen, and that you just need to clean out the revolver. However, I was in the field; I did not have a table or a clean place to conduct a cleaning. Nor did I, in my very limited space available, make room for a cleaning kit. I still love revolvers, and find them more enjoyable to shoot at the range, but I will never carry one as a form of self defense again.
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