Blacktail,
The SR is a light, handy little gun. I've been told most of the malfunctions occur with the loading of the magazine. I have a tendency to pull down on the finger tab so that I can slip a bunch of rounds in one at a time with no resistance. A feller told me to only pull down far enough to slip one round in, and repeat. He said that keeps the rims lined up so the top round's rim is always in front.
I have to agree with that.
During my maiden voyage with the SR at the range, I found that if I didn't pay attention to how the top round lay in the magazine ( I had a tendency to allow it to be pushed down slightly and forward ) that it wouldn't feed.
I do as your friend suggested and don't get crazy with the magazine tab.
Scopes: and Steelie,
I don't care for a conventional scope on a handgun - but a red/green dot reflex sight that allows for quick target acquisition with both eyes open is a real good tool.
Holsters then become a problem as is conceal-ability.
Handguns are supposed to be ( in my mind ) easy to carry, lite and convenient to use. Optics take away from that for me, so the SR will see trail duty that the Buckmark won't....
