Hey Rick. Got your PM but something is up with my messages because it won't let me reply. Check your email, though, I sent one through your profile.

Looking to sell my magnum cylinder from my 4 inch NAA Sidewinder. I only ever use the 22LR cylinder. Will fit all Sidewinder models, but as you may know it may need to be timed at the factory if it's out of alignment with your gun, but they will usually interchange. Asking $30 shipped. I accept discreet PayPal F&F, message me for other arrangements.

http://imgur.com/a/l75wQPo

Sold locally

Price drop to $400.

If you look at the sidewinder, it has the rounded protrusions behind the cylinder like most double action revolvers do.

They either need to be relieved where the top of the grips meet the cylinder or cut off short before. If you can accommodate for those with a dremel they will fit fine.

Hyden, between Manchester and Hazard in eastern KY. However I travel all over the state for work pretty regularly, usually between Louisville, Lexington, and Bowling Green.

A bit of self promotion, but if you're willing to buy used I have my Ranger II conversion up for sale in the buy-sell-trade here on the forum.

Would you want to slather coconut oil all over your firearms?  Then don't put Froglube on it.  Most of these new gun lubricants including Fireclean and Froglube that claim they have some super special formula is simply some form of vegetable oil.  Specifically in the case of Froglube it is simply repurposed and repackaged roller coaster rail lubricant called "Tracklube" made from some blend of coconut oil, which at room temperature is more of a paste.

The good thing about these is that they actually work pretty gun as a gun lube.  The bad thing, however, is that they will decompose, gum up and go rancid over time.  Not something I want to have to deal with on a firearm.  The give away on these is that they are often marketed as totally non-toxic and the spokespersons will rub it in their teeth or swish it in their mouths to prove the point.  Now there are many other non-toxic lubes that aren't vegetable based like Ballistol that are perfectly good and don't rot... so just pay attention and do your research before you buy into any marketing.

So anyway, to answer your questions... simply some kind of plain old regular light machine oil or a light oil formulated for firearm use is what you want. Just put a couple of drops where there are moving parts, work the action a bit and wipe down all the excess.  That's pretty much all the lube these little guns need.

I've decided to let go of my Ranger 2.  After much thought I've decided a Sidewinder is just more fitting for my purposes.  Comes with both 22mag and 22lr cylinders, original case/papers,  and a set of Revision CV grips in Rosewood Dymondwood fitted for the Ranger 2 latch. It is a low one-thousand serial number, updated version with the taller front sight, I believe.  I did sent it back for factory work due to the cylinder binding on the mag cylinder, but I got it back last week and is working beautifully. 

I'm asking $450 $400 plus shipping/fees.  I would much prefer to deal locally in KY and avoid the hassle of shipping through FFL's, but I will accommodate an out of state buyer as needed.  I might consider trades to a Sidewinder, again I would prefer to deal locally so I can inspect the gun personally.  I might also consider trades to a 9mm Ruger LCR or LCRX.

If you want to really shoot fast with your mini you can do like the old cowboys do with their single actions and 'fan' fire.

Well, you cant exactly do it like they do, but if you take your mini and hold down the trigger, with your off hand you can cock the hammer and release it (more of a slip) and the gun will fire when the hammer falls. You can repeat this until the gun goes dry.

Do it with your off hand thumb and definitely not with the palm 'cowboy' style or you run a good chance of shooting your hand... once you get the hang of it (do some dry fire practice, first) you can easily get all 5 rounds out of a mini in probably less than 2 seconds.

Now I'm not necessarily touting the combat effectiveness of the technique. It's more of a trick than anything else, neat and fun once you get the hang of it.

Thanks for the welcomes.  I would like to clarify that I'm not new, here, however... my first post was in 2014   

I am definitely getting back into the minis, however, so I will be frequenting the forums on here much more regularly. 

I picked up a Ranger 2 with a conversion cylinder a couple weeks ago and have put about 20 round of 22 Magnum and about 100 rounds of 22LR as of yesterday.

It appears to be one of the updated versions with the taller front sight. Despite this, it still shoots significantly high; about 8 to 10 inches and slightly left (though that left might just be) at 10 yards or so.

I'm also having a strange issue with cylinder binding and happens most often with the magnum cylinder. About half the time I can close the action, cock the hammer which stops about halfway. You can see the cylinder want to yaw out to the side sligthly as you cock the hammer. This can be solved by half cocking the hammer and rotating the cylinder manually by one notch. After that it works without a hitch until you break the action open again.

I've not been able to do this with any consistency, it seems completely random about happens a little less than half the time. The 22lr cylinder doesn't seem to do this much or maybe not at all. I had read about cylinder binding with the early Ranger 2 models, but I dont know if my issue is the same or different.

Other than those two issues I'm pretty well pleased with my Ranger 2. I think I can solve the shooting high with a 3D printed clip on front sight design I have floating in my head right now... the profile of the barrel is perfectly suited for something like that.  If the binding persists, which it's not showing any signs of getting better, I might see about having it go on a trip back to the factory if they think they can fix it.

Looking to buy a set of Chong Vang grips in .22 magnum frame size.  I'd like to see what all is out there anyone is willing to let go.  CV is only currently selling the grips in black plastic, rosewood, and silvertone dymondwood, so I would be be very interested in a set not in a currently available material. 

If you can find some try some of the CCI 'Quiet' .22LR ammo.  It works fantastic out of rifle, little more than a loud clap.  I don't know how well it would be out of such a short revolver but its worth a shot.