Calling Mr. Roscoe
One interesting new (well, rebooted) gun design that I am looking forward to testing this summer is the Heritage Roscoe.
A salute to the old-school pocket revolvers from the days of Mike Hammer and Philip Marlowe, the cigar-box-worthy .38SPL +P Roscoe looks right out of the mid-20th Century, clad in a deep glossy finish, classic round butt wood grips, fixed sights, and a 5-shot cylinder. Plus, it is available in both 2- and 3-inch models.
Best yet, it has an ask of $350, which should translate to $299-ish at retail.
Heritage, the Taurus subsidiary best known for its affordable single-action rimfire pistols and carbines, has launched the Roscoe line. This comes almost a decade after Taurus sunset its popular Model 85 5-shot small-frame revolver line– upgrading it to the larger 6-shot Model 856– and recalls the company’s history during the old Bangor Punta days (1962-72ish) when it was a sister to S&W and they shared tech.
More in my column at Guns.com.
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You’ve got to love wheel guns.
Indeed!
I agree with Tam: Steel J-frames are not terribly useful. Alloy ones are great pocket guns. Steel ones need a belt holster and for that, you might as well carry a six-shot gun.