Had the unique opportunity of a free afternoon today, so I decided to give my recently acquired Smith and Wesson 19-4 with a 4" barrel a test run. Went to the local indoor range and purchased three bulleye targets. The ammo I used today was on the lower end of velocity, three types of .38 Special:
125 grain RN 'Cowboy Load', reload from Georgia Arms, 750 fps
148 grain WC Sellier & Bellot, 800 fps
148 grain WC from Georgia Arms, 750 fps
Out of a total of 80 rounds fired, I loved the accuracy of the GA Arms Wadcutters, barely any recoil and all 15 rounds fired stayed in the X ring at 25 yards...and I'm a terrible shot with a handgun. The Sellier Bellot rounds were 'meh' in terms of accuracy, and I blew away my test target with Cowboy load since it dotted all over the paper...
But all in all, I had quite a load of fun with my first six-gun; practicing with the .38 Special gave me quite the training I'll need when I decided to move up to the .357, hopefully with some company next time. ^_^
125 grain RN 'Cowboy Load', reload from Georgia Arms, 750 fps
148 grain WC Sellier & Bellot, 800 fps
148 grain WC from Georgia Arms, 750 fps
Out of a total of 80 rounds fired, I loved the accuracy of the GA Arms Wadcutters, barely any recoil and all 15 rounds fired stayed in the X ring at 25 yards...and I'm a terrible shot with a handgun. The Sellier Bellot rounds were 'meh' in terms of accuracy, and I blew away my test target with Cowboy load since it dotted all over the paper...
But all in all, I had quite a load of fun with my first six-gun; practicing with the .38 Special gave me quite the training I'll need when I decided to move up to the .357, hopefully with some company next time. ^_^