Larry in wyoming
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To me, mild 38 wadcutters are more fun than 22lr. I know that is heresy, but there it is.
K frames and Bullseye… too much fun!
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Great shooting, Rio, et. al. I'll readily agree that Smith's venerable "K" frame is to revolvers what the Browning Hi Power is to autos...the creme de la creme when it comes to 'feel' in the hand. Stocks make a difference, but those lucky to have a set of the old "Coke bottle" Smiths or their equivalent Ropers, have the very best. And the accuracy with any I have been fortunate to own and shoot has been outstanding.
My load has always been ~3.0 of Bullseye in Special cases (see Ed Harris' article on WC case choices in Back Creek Diary), or 4.0 gr of BE in Magnum brass. Both are equally accurate in my guns: a pair of 19's, a pair of 66's & a 686. Does equally well in a Ruger Anniversary 4-5/8 and a 5" M-27 too. A load of 3.0 to 3.5 in Spl brass is nothing to scoff at, either, with plenty of smack and a good round hole, easy to see from the 15 yd line; and might even be a solid defensive choice for indoor home defense use. You ex-LEO's would speak more authoritatively on that...
I still cast my own for all of the above...Lyman's excellent 358091 (a BBWC with a button nose) sized 0.358" using wheel weight alloy. IMHO, you can't do much better for accuracy. I noted recently, that of better than a dozen molds for various calibers, that button nose WC gets the most use...over 2500 stacked in butter tubs at last count.
I do prefer the button nose, convinced that 1/8" of exposed lead, trues up the bullet as it makes its transition into the cylinder throat, especially when .38's are fired in a .357 gun.
Good thread...good shooting...stay safe...Rod
My load has always been ~3.0 of Bullseye in Special cases (see Ed Harris' article on WC case choices in Back Creek Diary), or 4.0 gr of BE in Magnum brass. Both are equally accurate in my guns: a pair of 19's, a pair of 66's & a 686. Does equally well in a Ruger Anniversary 4-5/8 and a 5" M-27 too. A load of 3.0 to 3.5 in Spl brass is nothing to scoff at, either, with plenty of smack and a good round hole, easy to see from the 15 yd line; and might even be a solid defensive choice for indoor home defense use. You ex-LEO's would speak more authoritatively on that...
I still cast my own for all of the above...Lyman's excellent 358091 (a BBWC with a button nose) sized 0.358" using wheel weight alloy. IMHO, you can't do much better for accuracy. I noted recently, that of better than a dozen molds for various calibers, that button nose WC gets the most use...over 2500 stacked in butter tubs at last count.
I do prefer the button nose, convinced that 1/8" of exposed lead, trues up the bullet as it makes its transition into the cylinder throat, especially when .38's are fired in a .357 gun.
Good thread...good shooting...stay safe...Rod
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Old_Grouch
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They'r like Lay's potato chips.One just isn't enough. I have three K frames. One of them is a Model 15-4 that I got just last week. 3Ts and very lightly used. $550.00.
My problem now is that I work at the shop and I know there are 2 more 15s on hand. Neither have target trigger, hammer, or grips, but one is nickeled. I want both of them too.
My problem now is that I work at the shop and I know there are 2 more 15s on hand. Neither have target trigger, hammer, or grips, but one is nickeled. I want both of them too.
SwampWolf
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No doubt. But, despite the en mass trend toward "optics" for "Precision Pistol" shooting, I still think irons are forever the province of proper Bullseye matches. Yes, iron sights are way more difficult (and impossible for some) to get good scores with but Bullseye shooting was never meant to be easy. I have no problem with shooters who use "red dots" to improve their scores with but, for me, though irons might be more demanding, good scores achieved with them are more rewarding.
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UncleEd
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One day I woke up and said to myself,
"You know, you can't own every S&W
Combat Masterpiece/Model 15 ever
made."
Then I came to my senses
and decided that I will own every
extant one before I die.
"You know, you can't own every S&W
Combat Masterpiece/Model 15 ever
made."
Then I came to my senses
and decided that I will own every
extant one before I die.
BLACKHAWKNJ
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Before semiautos took over Bullseye shooters used either the K frames or the Colt Officer's Models.
J-Bar
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One day I woke up and said to myself,
"You know, you can't own every S&W
Combat Masterpiece/Model 15 ever
made."
Then I came to my senses
and decided that I will own every
extant one before I die.
Dang. You made me look up the definition of “extant”.
Who says gun forums aren’t educational?
halfmoonclip
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Got to thinking about my very first reloads; cast the Lyman 3-ring 'bean can' wadcutters myself, lubed and sized them, loaded them on an RCBS Junior.
They were literally cheaper than .22s, unless you take some consideration of my time.
BTW, a lot of us shot those Lyman bean cans, and they held a bunch of lube. When the line did rapid fire, the targets were nearly obscured in lube smoke.
Moon
They were literally cheaper than .22s, unless you take some consideration of my time.
BTW, a lot of us shot those Lyman bean cans, and they held a bunch of lube. When the line did rapid fire, the targets were nearly obscured in lube smoke.
Moon
Hooda Thunkit
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Yer gonna hafta wait 'til I kick to get mine...One day I woke up and said to myself,
"You know, you can't own every S&W
Combat Masterpiece/Model 15 ever
made."
Then I came to my senses
and decided that I will own every
extant one before I die.
Hooda Thunkit
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Got a few...
A 10-5 PPC
These are all M14-3
First one looks barely fired, if at all. No box or papers, unfortunately. -
Very well used. Sweet trigger, very accurate. Also the only 14-3 I have with a Target Hammer -
Another one that followed me home -
A 10-5 PPC
These are all M14-3
First one looks barely fired, if at all. No box or papers, unfortunately. -
Very well used. Sweet trigger, very accurate. Also the only 14-3 I have with a Target Hammer -
Another one that followed me home -
I had bought this S&W14-2 used in the spring of 1985 and shot ISSF matches using mostly Bullseye with it for several decades, a friend had borrowed the gun and won several county and state championships with it. The grips are often changed but Bullseye is still the powder of choice.
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