![]() ![]() 22 Magnum for personal defense debate, but if you want a rimfire for easy critter control at a relatively low expense, the Sidekick is as good as any.Ī natural comparison most will make here is the Ruger Wrangler, but the comparison isn’t really fair. 22 Magnum cylinder offers a crackerjack option for larger pests. The Sidekick is more than accurate enough for informal target practice, plinking, and small game hunting. Five Remington Thunderbolts produced a 2.0-inch group at 15 yards. I used a mix of various makers 40 grain RNL loads to test the wheel gun. After changing the cylinders headspace remains tight.Ī simple groove in the top strap and a post front sight may not makes for gilt edged accuracy, but the sights are properly regulated for 40 grain loads. Depress the shaft again and snap the other cylinder in place. I used an old pen shaft to depress the latch and pull the cylinder away. The bolt holding the cylinder crane is spring-loaded. This isn’t something that’s been offered often with double action revolvers as fitting the crane is more difficult than simply using a base pin in a single action revolver. The finish is Cerakote.Ī great option the Sidekick gives you is the use of interchangeable cylinders, one in. The sights are well regulated for the six o’clock hold at ten yards. The sights are the usual post front blade and grooved rear sight as you’d expect on a six nine shooter like this. The barrel is 4.5 inches long, but expect other options to be offered down the road. The hammer spur allows for easy thumb cocking. There is no step in the handle required to stabilize the hand for double action fire with the. The traditional plow handled grip with GFN checkered scales fits most hands well. The double action trigger is pleasant enough to make for good double action training. That invites single action shooting and most shots fired with a Sidekick will probably be while plinking or informal target practice. ![]() The single action trigger pull breaks at a very clean, crisp four pounds. The best means of managing the double action pull is to stage he trigger press until the hammer almost falls, pause to get a solid sight picture, and then fire. The Sidekick is smooth enough in double action for an economy revolver. The double action revolver may be fired double action with a simple pull of the trigger or in single action by cocking the hammer and applying a light trigger press. Load, close the cylinder, and you are ready to fire. Pull the ejector rod forward to release the cylinder. ![]() The cylinder release doubles as the ejector rod. The revolver features a swing out cylinder with nine chambers. The Diamondback Sidekick may be a clone, but it stands strong on its own merits. Modern manufacturing has given us an improved. Today we have an alternative that may be a better gun. It was immensely popular and missed by old time shooters. The Diamondback Sidekick (top) and the Ruger Single Sixĭesigned to look like a traditional single action or cowboy gun with its plow handle grip and large trigger spur, the Double Nine was a double action revolver with a swing out cylinder. When you wanted protection, but didn’t want a center fire with its greater expense and recoil, the High Standard Double Nine was a popular choice. When I was growing up it seemed almost everyone including my grandfather owned a Double Nine. It will probably also remind many of the old H&R 929 Sidekick. It appears to be a clone of the High Standard Double Nine. The Diamondback Sidekick was announced in August. The Sidekick’s cylinder release is incorporated into the ejection rod. ![]()
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