As luck would have it, Rural King is advertising M200s or 206s for 209.99
As luck would have it, Rural King is advertising M200s or 206s for 209.99
I'd try to handle both (preferably in the same place to do a side by side). I will say that the fit of the RIA is okay, but it's no Ruger or Smith. The finish isn't the greatest either. I'm seeing some wear already on the crane and the end of the cylinder from the holster. I've not seen the EAA Windicator. So, I'm not sure, but the pictures I saw looked it's blued whereas the RIA is parkerized. Just a couple things to consider.
For cheaper revolvers, id rate them as follows for avaerage quality.
Taurus>Armscor>Windicator>Charter>Cobra
I would skip modern Charters, or a Cobra revolver.
I payed $169 otd at Rural King. It's rough parkerized finish. It ain't pretty but functions. I believe it is colt detective copy. I have hundreds of rounds down range with no problems. Well worth the money for a kicker IMHO.
I can't say anything about the Armscor but I had a Windicator that broke after about 75 rounds mixed between 357 and 38 special. The push rod to eject the spent shells from the cylinder bound up and would not push all the way in and would not return from the small amount of movement it would make until you pulled it back forward. I had horrible experience with EAA customer service.