So I have a SW 627 on order and in transit to my FFL and I was planning on loading up some MBC full wadcutters for it. I'm fairly new to revolvers (and lead) and was wondering if anyone had ammo advice or any do's and dont's for the 627. Sorry its sort of a broad question but I just don't want to get out there and then have someone say "You shot what through it?!".
SW 627 and Ammo
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Steve_NEPhila
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Full wadcutters are great. I like the Blazer wadcutters in .38 special, they are inexpensive, low recoil and very accurate.
When it comes to lead just understand that there may be some leading in your barrel. Lead is not scary, nothing a little solvent and some elbow grease cannot remedy. Shoot away and enjoy.
When it comes to lead just understand that there may be some leading in your barrel. Lead is not scary, nothing a little solvent and some elbow grease cannot remedy. Shoot away and enjoy.
I feel there is a little residual roughness in the bore left from the manufacturing processes. I like to take care of that by shooting a bunch of jacketed bullets. The brass jackets tend to burnish and smooth the bore without the extreme wear of firelapping. Just polishing up a new barrel. After a few hundred rounds, I then feel free to shoot all the lead ammo I want with significantly reduced leading.
That was a good post by ClemY.
The new EDC rifling on modern S&W's changes things a bit from normal practices. Shooting jacketed a while to "break it in" is wise.
The EDC process is fast and cheap, but it does not create the same sharp rifling on the land/groove transitions like older machining did. It's fine for jacketed but not as good for lead. Settling it all in with jacketed to begin with really helps.
Modern S&W barrels are not bored like old ones were. A different process does help.
The new EDC rifling on modern S&W's changes things a bit from normal practices. Shooting jacketed a while to "break it in" is wise.
The EDC process is fast and cheap, but it does not create the same sharp rifling on the land/groove transitions like older machining did. It's fine for jacketed but not as good for lead. Settling it all in with jacketed to begin with really helps.
Modern S&W barrels are not bored like old ones were. A different process does help.
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In a STAINLESS gun only. Mix a 50/50 solution of hydrogen peroxide and white vinegar. Hold you finger on the lower end of the barrel, pour the barrel full of the mixture and let it percolate for 5 minutes. Removing lead is just a matter of running a cleaning patch down the barrel.
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If you look around I believe you can find "fire lapping" cartridges that will smooth out your bore with lead bullets impregnated with a fine grit. Don't over do it, follow the directions. Fire lapping DOES NOT cause extreme wear when done properly.
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ChristopherG
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To address the OP's basic question, as I understand it:
If it says .38 or .357, you can shoot it from your 627. It is a large frame gun capable of handling any ammo that is safely manufactured or assembled for the caliber. It doesn't have the potential weak spots of some smaller framed guns. Have a good time with it. I love my 627.
If it says .38 or .357, you can shoot it from your 627. It is a large frame gun capable of handling any ammo that is safely manufactured or assembled for the caliber. It doesn't have the potential weak spots of some smaller framed guns. Have a good time with it. I love my 627.
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In my trio, I enjoy shooting my wimpy .357 Magnums - 125gr Montana Gold JHP over 4.6 gr Titegroup with Fed SP primers. Great steel plate pingers. My newest - the four week old UDR PC 627 (bottom, below) - hits POA at 12-15yd with them - or Remington R38S12 .38 Special +P 158gr LHPSWCs.
The Remington +P's, and the ballistically similar Georgia Arms loads for practice, are decent protection rounds - and I keep several moonclips loaded with them 'just in case'.
Oddly, I once enjoyed launching real loads - like my then favored Hornady 240gr XTP JHPs in .454 Casull from my Super Redhawk. It's going on six years since I traded that off - ultimately, for my first (and only) 686+. I've discovered mild .38-ish loads for my .357 Magnums - and they fulfill my needs, especially in my 627s. Others can tell you of it's upper limit capability - which I would keep within the SAAMI specifications for .357 Magnum. In my use, they'll see my grandkids safes one day.
Stainz
PS I have shot lead from the JM PC627 V-Comp - a 'Lewis Lead Remover' cleaned the bore in one pass.
The Remington +P's, and the ballistically similar Georgia Arms loads for practice, are decent protection rounds - and I keep several moonclips loaded with them 'just in case'.
Oddly, I once enjoyed launching real loads - like my then favored Hornady 240gr XTP JHPs in .454 Casull from my Super Redhawk. It's going on six years since I traded that off - ultimately, for my first (and only) 686+. I've discovered mild .38-ish loads for my .357 Magnums - and they fulfill my needs, especially in my 627s. Others can tell you of it's upper limit capability - which I would keep within the SAAMI specifications for .357 Magnum. In my use, they'll see my grandkids safes one day.
Stainz
PS I have shot lead from the JM PC627 V-Comp - a 'Lewis Lead Remover' cleaned the bore in one pass.
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