mikemyers
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I recently had a long phone call with the people at Sand Burr Gun Ranch regarding my S&W M28 Highway Patrolman. I thought they might be able to fix the remaining roughness in the trigger. What I was told was that it really didn't make a lot of sense to put hundreds of dollars into an $800 gun, for which it is getting more and more difficult to find parts, and that a smarter idea would be to get a modern revolver.
I shoot several guns. the M28 I shoot almost every time I go to a range, with or without another gun. I've finally gotten to where I can shoot it reasonably well both SA and DA (thanks in no small part to all the help I've gotten in this forum!!!!). It's probably the single gun I most enjoy out of all the guns I've shot with. (I suspect I would do better if I put all my guns away but for one, and concentrate on only that single gun, but I'm 71 and enjoy shooting, and while I do want to continue to work at doing better, I very much enjoy shooting all the guns I own....)
Following the advice from Sand Burr, I have been looking into a new revolver. I know I feel more comfortable with a gun like my M28. It will only be used for target shooting, and it will almost certainly only be used for 38 Special loads.
I've come up with two choices:
S&W Model 686
http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product4_750001_750051_766129_-1_757769_757767_757751_ProductDisplayErrorView_Y
...or the Dan Wesson Model 715
http://cz-usa.com/product/dan-wesson-715/
Both seem to be wonderful guns. They have a similar barrel length, like my M28. The S&W I understand, but I know nothing of the Dan Wesson guns. Both should be extremely accurate. The S&W has a top rail that accepts a red dot sight, if I ever want to use one. The guns are not that far apart in price. For the sole purpose of target shooting, can anyone here suggest reasons why one might be better than the other? I plan on thinking about this for two months, and then placing an order.
(There is yet another option. Sand Burr told me that the S&W could be purchased through them, and they would improve it, before it was shipped to me. If I do go with the S&W, which is already a Performance Center gun, I'm wondering how much of a difference this would make? .....which is only relevant, if I pick S&W rather than Dan Wesson.)
S&W also makes the "Classic Series", but I think they're made more for collecting, than competition:
http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product4_750001_750051_765944_-1_757903_757767_757751_ProductDisplayErrorView_Y
I shoot several guns. the M28 I shoot almost every time I go to a range, with or without another gun. I've finally gotten to where I can shoot it reasonably well both SA and DA (thanks in no small part to all the help I've gotten in this forum!!!!). It's probably the single gun I most enjoy out of all the guns I've shot with. (I suspect I would do better if I put all my guns away but for one, and concentrate on only that single gun, but I'm 71 and enjoy shooting, and while I do want to continue to work at doing better, I very much enjoy shooting all the guns I own....)
Following the advice from Sand Burr, I have been looking into a new revolver. I know I feel more comfortable with a gun like my M28. It will only be used for target shooting, and it will almost certainly only be used for 38 Special loads.
I've come up with two choices:
S&W Model 686
http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product4_750001_750051_766129_-1_757769_757767_757751_ProductDisplayErrorView_Y
...or the Dan Wesson Model 715
http://cz-usa.com/product/dan-wesson-715/
Both seem to be wonderful guns. They have a similar barrel length, like my M28. The S&W I understand, but I know nothing of the Dan Wesson guns. Both should be extremely accurate. The S&W has a top rail that accepts a red dot sight, if I ever want to use one. The guns are not that far apart in price. For the sole purpose of target shooting, can anyone here suggest reasons why one might be better than the other? I plan on thinking about this for two months, and then placing an order.
(There is yet another option. Sand Burr told me that the S&W could be purchased through them, and they would improve it, before it was shipped to me. If I do go with the S&W, which is already a Performance Center gun, I'm wondering how much of a difference this would make? .....which is only relevant, if I pick S&W rather than Dan Wesson.)
S&W also makes the "Classic Series", but I think they're made more for collecting, than competition:
http://www.smith-wesson.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Product4_750001_750051_765944_-1_757903_757767_757751_ProductDisplayErrorView_Y
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