Riomouse911
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I am now the proud owner of a 6.5” Model 624 .44 S&W Special. It is in amazingly nice condition, only a hint of discoloration on the sides of the front sight and a set of Hogue grips were the only real signs the gun was fired a bit. Cylinder has zero endshake, cylinder stops look clean and it locks up tight just like it’s supposed to.
I added a set of the Thai square butt grips, removed the sideplate and cleaned up the slide and replaced the trigger return spring and mainspring with Wolff springs. By the look of the innards I don’t think this gun was ever opened by it’s original owner. The trigger pull weights are now 9 lb DA and 3.5 lb SA.
I brought a few of my favorites; 200 Gr Eggleston over 7.2 Gr Unique, Brazos coated 215 gr SWC over 6.9 Gr Unique and a Berrys plated 240 gr HP over 6.9 Gr Unique. (I also brought my 5.5” Blackhawk and fired a 255 Gr SWCGC over 7.4 gr Unique through that gun, not the Smith.)
The first six I fired DA at 12 yds with the Eggleston load. A bit low, but pretty close.
12 of the 240 gr PHP, same distance, DA etc. The gun liked this one.
After the 240 Gr load my hands were getting a tad tender. With the 215 Gr SWC I chunked the two low shots early and the high one was my last.
I am really stoked about this revolver. I have a GP 100 3” for a “ compact” .44, and now a true target .44 Special to shoot. Plus, it pairs beautifully as a big sister to my 6” Model 66-2.
I had also brought it along and fired a bunch of .38 Special DEWC/3.0 Gr Bullseye loads for fun.
I will be looking forward to working up some other loads for the 624 later in the year as I get more time to reload (Busy summer ahead).
Stay safe.
I added a set of the Thai square butt grips, removed the sideplate and cleaned up the slide and replaced the trigger return spring and mainspring with Wolff springs. By the look of the innards I don’t think this gun was ever opened by it’s original owner. The trigger pull weights are now 9 lb DA and 3.5 lb SA.
I brought a few of my favorites; 200 Gr Eggleston over 7.2 Gr Unique, Brazos coated 215 gr SWC over 6.9 Gr Unique and a Berrys plated 240 gr HP over 6.9 Gr Unique. (I also brought my 5.5” Blackhawk and fired a 255 Gr SWCGC over 7.4 gr Unique through that gun, not the Smith.)
The first six I fired DA at 12 yds with the Eggleston load. A bit low, but pretty close.
12 of the 240 gr PHP, same distance, DA etc. The gun liked this one.
After the 240 Gr load my hands were getting a tad tender. With the 215 Gr SWC I chunked the two low shots early and the high one was my last.
I am really stoked about this revolver. I have a GP 100 3” for a “ compact” .44, and now a true target .44 Special to shoot. Plus, it pairs beautifully as a big sister to my 6” Model 66-2.
I had also brought it along and fired a bunch of .38 Special DEWC/3.0 Gr Bullseye loads for fun.
I will be looking forward to working up some other loads for the 624 later in the year as I get more time to reload (Busy summer ahead).
Stay safe.