Rugged and inexpensive: M200 revolver in .38 Special, from Rock Island Armory
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- It's been a literally crazy summer, and millions of Americans have become gun owners for the first time. A lot of bargain weapons have become difficult to find as a result, but the Rock Island Armory M200 revolver still seems to be available for reasonable prices. It's not a glamour gun in anyone's book, but it doesn't have to be. As shown in the video you can get dependable accuracy and functionality from this 4" weapon using the tried-and-true .38 Special cartridge, which served police departments for decades.
If you want to deep-dive into the nitty-gritty of the .38 Special, please check out veteran Paul Harrell's excellent videos on the topic:
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Otherwise, for the modest price, I've found the M200 to be a nice little knock-about revolver equally at home on my night stand, or in my tackle box when I go visit the reservoirs (to catch some smallmouths or trout.)
M200 was the standard issue to some of our police officers during the late '80s. Now it's being used by most security officers here in the Philippines. You can't go wrong with the M200. Reliable and budget friendly, what more can you ask for? Thanks for the video.
I would ask for a gun that you could actually hit something with like a m9 or 1911
i am one of those folks you mentioned that recently purchased a M200. i long had owned a Ruger Blackhawk and never felt much need to daily carry. i have had mine for nearly a year and have grown to love it! Its very first shot fired was a bulls-eye at 10 yards. i said i think we got a keeper here! i did as you suggest and watched Paul Harrell for tips on shooting the .38 double action pistol and hit that ejection rod but still peak a little on the reload. Slow is steady. Steady is fast.
I just bought one yesterday to add to the collection..I need to get it to the range to make sure it goes BANG! everytime....I'm glad you like it. It's a good walking to the mailbox/trash can at night gun
This gun is $250-275-anything more ur getting ripped
this was at the height of the covid pandemic guns and ammo had skyrocketed
@@fnafatfreddys4500I picked up a new Model 200 a couple of years ago at my local Academy for $179. And just a few months ago, my local Rural King had the Model 206 on sale for $189. The normal price on these revolvers in my area seems to be around $235-$299. But they seem to go on sale a lot.
Literally just now got home from the range putting the first rounds thru mine. Your assessment is accurate. WELL worth the money. I was shooting Fiocchi 158gr FMJ which was stout, but ARX defense rounds are amazing. I highly recommend this gun. Just what I wanted it to be. Thx for your review.
350-400? I see them for like 230 at Rural King Guns.
Roger that. I picked one up 3 months ago at Academy. It was marked $250. But after 3 discounts, I paid around $200 for the gun and a 50 round box of Federal 158 gr LRN.
I got the m206 first and the m200 on 11-19-2021 both work fine
@@jeffcolwell8459 I just picked up a Model 206. A friend of mine bought it new at our local Academy last fall. It's the bobbed hammer model. This model seems to be selling about $30 higher than the model 200. He paid $299 after tax. Him and his wife only fired 12 rounds through it. She had trouble with the double action only trigger and he didn't care for it being double action only either. I traded them a brand new in the box Maverick Mossberg 88 12 guag pump for it. I bought 2 of the 88's last fall, and have several other shotguns. They decided to go with a shotgun and he used the Mossberg when he was an MP in the Army. The 206 came with 2 sets of grips and a nice padded case. I really like 38's, they are much favorite carry gun. We met at a friend's house out in the country and test fired each other's guns. He loved the 88 and I loved the 206. I threw in a box of shells and 2 extra chokes I had bought for it. We both walked away very happy with the trade. He is much more accurate with the shotgun and his wife likes it better too. I've shot handguns- autos and revolvers- for many years. The trigger on the 206, and my 200, are long, but slick. I honestly believe they are slicker than my S&W 642. I fired 6 rounds of 158gr LRN from the RIA Snubbie and shot a very decent group into the bullseye. I brought it home and gave it a good cleaning. He had the large plastic black grips on it. But I settled on the small wooden ones. The large grips do feel better. But the small wooden ones are much better for pocket carry. And I like the classic wood and black steel look. It's riding in a Sticky pocket holster in my front pants pocket. I carried it with me today when I run my errands. It's very comfortable. And it holds one more round than my J frame Smith. I plan on carrying the 206 this way from now on. And I can still carry my 642 on my hip in it's Galco Concealable leather holster. The best reload for a 38 snub is another 38 snub. RIA's are rough around the edges. But I do like them. My M200 was out of time when I bought it. But RIA emailed me a prepaid shipping label in less than 2 hours after I called them and explained my issue. I had the gun back in 3 weeks. All shipping and repairs were free. The action is slick a butter now. I've dealt with almost every gun company over the years. RIA was very helpful and quickly repaired my revolver. Luckily, I don't see any issues with my 206. It is a shame they seem to let so many guns out of the factory needing repairs. Oh, I did notice the barrel is not centered onto the frame. The front sight tilts to the right, just alittle. But it hits dead on and it's not an issue too me. I do wish they would pay better attention to detail. But, I have less $ in both my RIA"s than I do my Smith 642. As long as their revolvers are reliable, and have good customer service, I can live with the imperfections. They are rough beast that are cost effective.
I paid $229 for the m200 and $240 for the m206
Great video. One of the carry guns in my rotation is the m 206 dao snubnose. I really like it.
Nice job on the review man a local shop has a few in stock prolly pick one up,tomorrow after work I see it as you do a good ole plain Jane peace if the shit were to ever hit the fan with some dirtbag I’d rather have this gun sitting in a evidence room for awhile vs one of my more costly guns
Nicely done review; thank you. DA revolvers are among the quintessential guns for people who aren't Gun People.
Just copped one to go with the canik. Great video
Got mine at Rural King for $199
Got mine at Rk as well but for $230
@wise Guys Outdoors....Do you still have this revolver? If so how has it performed?...I have a chance to purchase one would like to know your experience!😀
@@leonardpiskacsr.7111 yes I do, a d shoot it often and plan on taking a deer inside of 50 yds this fall. Flawless, accurate and dependable. Trigger is awesome, both single and double action.
Got mine to for 229
@@leonardpiskacsr.7111 I picked up mine 3'months ago. Paid $200 for it and a 50 round box of 158gr LRN. It had to go back to RIA as soon as I got it home. Had 1 chamber way out of time. But they have great customer service. I had a shipping label E-mailed to my phone 2 hours after I called them. They were very friendly and quickly apologized and assured me they would cover all shipping cost and repairs. I had it back in 3 weeks. It is in great working order and the action now feels like a custom job. The factory has pretty bad quality control. But they have great customer service if you do have a problem.
I got a m200 for free after purchasing a 1911 GI. Best 400$ spent for 2 guns
I just bought it great gun it does it all
I payed $249.00 for mine few months ago
As of 4/2022 things are beginning to get a bit better in terms of guns and ammo. Common calibers and firearms are coming back into stock but not common things are still hard to find.
This is a good first firearm. Spent a lot of time around coyotes. There were always disinterested in me. I take that back, one sat down next to me in front of my home. I encountered them every morning heading home from their nightly hunt into a canyon.
Cleaning it is easy. Makes a lot of noise in the Washing machine and dryer. Drys fast in the micro wave or use a hair dryer. Seriously I had it magna ported and had the cylinder shaved to accommodate moon clips. Nice shooter. Simple shooter. Accurate. I've fired +P+ ammo without a problem.
This is my first gun i bought back in October 2020 😃
@jjayman117....Do you still have and how has it preformed....I have a chance to get one!😀
@@leonardpiskacsr.7111 Yea! Its definitely worth the money and with .38 special coming back down in price its a good buy. Mine is pretty accurate, would buy it again, and recommend it to a friend
@jjayman117...Thank you I'll be getting one i appreciate your input so many mixes reviews.... More positive then Negative!
IM GETTING ONE TOMORROW
How do you like it?
Did you find one?
An excellent revolver for the money. It's not pretty, but it works just fine as a defensive tool when stoked with good non +P defensive ammunition, such as LSWCHP...a standard for law enforcement agencies for a long time.
Great review!
great video dude! nice pistol
Great review!!😁
I run Hornady critical defense 110gr in mine
Picking mine up next week. All steel, plain Jane, good for driving tent stakes, probably won't be coveted by to many neighbors, and after you empty it into old grizz you can finnish the job by using it as a club. What's not to like?
Bought one today...love old school guns...if it's not broke don't fix it...
Golly walruses, Care-Bear-With-A-Flamethrower, I didn't know you had a RUclips channel, TOO! I just subscribed!
I take care of guns because they will take care of you!!
There is a RUclipsr that shoots competitively. He has RIA 1911 with 3.5K rounds and no problems.
not bad at all. looks comparable to a K-Frame patrolman pistol. how is the action on this new model?
Single-action trigger pull is quite clean. Double-action obviously requires a lot more muscle work with the index finger, but even then it's not so bad that I can't hit reliably on a 6-inch plate at 7-10 yards.
Damn!! good!! shooting!! one handed, are you a chopper warrant officer? usually chopper pilots used to carry revolvers during operations.
I can walk into any firearm store and buy what I want. You must live in the East coast or California.
I'm almost certain to get one these RIA 200 models, just a matter of WHEN. That being said, I've never been tempted to grab the 206 snub model. The 200 just seems like the ideal, back up, I can throw it wherever in case I need it type of gun and w/the 4" barrel it should be quite easy to shoot with .38......throw in the very affordable price....its hard to pass up.
Still very available on the market along with the M206 2 inch. Do you still have yours.
How does it run when mag na ported? And do you use +P ammo? And do you use speed loaders and do you use moon clips? Thanks a bunch and soldier on😂
Nice gun I bought one
Hello , got a question? , what ammo was u shooting in the revolver ?
Mixed bag. A lot of it was Federal .38 Special lead-nose.
What did you use on the nose?....Honestly looks like red tape
He said in the video it is marker paint.
I have one,it's great!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Does it comes with the red color front sight? I just brought one but no red front sight on mine
It’s orange polish he added on himself. That come standard blackout
Nail polish old trick
Recently purchased one my self, got a question what would you prefer/use to clean the parkerized finish on it without rubbing the whole thing in gun oil? Thanks.
A Keeper ❤
Just watched the Military Arms Channel 5 worst guns owned and it failed hard. Being Filipino I was rooting for it and was going to get their .357 model. Gotta Pass. I've got Smiths for social use.
I noticed that most people don't count their shots when shooting a revolver, but some do. I was in a firefight once and when I shot my sixth round the attacker came out of his cover with an aha! attitude, I had a seven round revolver. The rest I leave to the reader's imagination.
Where are you getting into firefights 😂
@@cracksmokingmonkey That was thirty something years ago, South America. BTW I happened to be in three so called "firefights" within a period of two years.
@@chapiit08 ahh makes sense most people in the united States probably will never see a firefight but south america is filled with stuff like that
@@cracksmokingmonkey Check out Chicago on a weekend.
Awesome
Just bought one yesterday...I just wanna get it to thr range so I can be comfortable with it on my hip knowing it won't have misfires from a light strike
Also my cylinder doesn't come out that fast..it kinda comes out slow mo..lol I put some lube but still
Yeah, clean it up good and oil the opening latch and the crane area. I use Federal ammo in these revolvers, and in any gun I think might not like the harder primers. Federal cartridges have the softest primers. How did your revolver do ?
@shadowwolf9503 bro it did great..I can't remember the ammo I used but it had a hawk on the box and it was red..I think it was cheap federal now that I'm thinking about it..and this pistol is ACCURATE....I was surprised at how accurate it was..I love it .I gave it to my sister since she's alone with 3 kids. I gave her Hornady american gunner ammo.a 25 box..I'm sure it will do fine..when she buys something of her own I'm hoping I'll get it back lol..thanks for asking bro
@@istartedajoke1704 In glad the revolver did you good. And that's really cool you helped to arm your sister. A 38 revolver is the perfect gun for her, and for most people honestly. Anytime I loan a gun to family or friends, it's usually a revolver - a 38 or a 22. They are just much simpler, take less maintenance, and more safe- especially for those who are not really into guns. My Mom, almost 80 now, has an ole H&R 9 shot 22lr revolver I loaned her 30 years ago. Mom is a good shot and just likes 22's. I tried to swap her a nice old S&W 38 revolver for it several years back. But after 2 shots of 38, she wanted her 22 back ! Lol. But the 22 makes a great house/car gun for her. I keep it cleaned, oiled and loaded for her since Dad passed a couple of years ago. I know she will use it, need be. When I was 7, She shot a 22 round dead center in our backdoor, with a then new 22 lever action rifle Dad had just bought for me (my first gun). Dad was working late one night and someone tried to break in to our house. First, through my bedroom window, then our backdoor. With me at here side, and rifle in hand, Mom warned the guy to leave, or she would shoot. He didn't listen - and she honored her words! LOL. We never knew who it was- or if he was hit or not. But he never came back. So Mom likes her 22's. It sounds like you had the Federal American Eagle bullets. Those are really good bullets and what I have in my Model 200 right now. Anyway, didn't aim to rant. It was good talking with you.
Still out of stock on buds
What frame is this revolver
Fits in K frame holsters pretty snug
It a police positive made in same companyade parts for real colts just not as perrty and expensive great guns
where u buy?
Lipsey's was my original source in 2018. Right now Gunbroker-dot-com seems to be a safe bet. I've seen several of these for sale on that web site. Just buy with credit card and have them send to your nearest gun store or FFL who can accept, and perform the transfer.
guns.com and rkguns.com are two more good place to buys guns online
Superior to the semiauto
Paid 275
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Spend the money get ruger security 6 you will not regret.ruger makes the best quality revolvers under 1000$ sw are the creme de le creme of quality revolvers but they know it too and its reflected in the fact they demand your first born for one
Had one theyre trash malfunctions galore budget aka works when it feels like it
Awesome