Recent content by g17

4" 686

Be careful because you are on a slippery slope and they will multiply!:)

Nice looking results. It's hard to beat a six.

To me, a pre-lock 686 was the finest 357 magnum ever made. I've shot S&W revolvers for the last 5 decades but with that said, I own a half dozen gp100's and would choose the Ruger over any lock version of the S&W. The gp100 is no slouch by any means and will handle anything you want to shoot...

I bought a gun from an online auction recently only to get an email from the dealer stating he shipped it to the wrong person so had to wait an extra week + to finally get it.

20 gr with a 240 gr jhp works well for me

I had one for awhile that I took on trade and it was a decent gun that handled recoil well. I put about 500 rounds through it, 38spl and 357 mix with decent accuracy and no problems. Not sure if the 617 only comes in snub but that's what mine was with 7rd cylinder. I'd still have it but my...

Ruger gp100 1753 and 1708 x 2

I used a Hornady LNL AP for several years and sold it after purchasing a Redding T-7. I also have a Hornady Classic single stage on my bench that mostly gets used for decapping although it is a very capable press. After using about every color press over the last 30 years my only regret is that...

Ed's Red is still the best thing I've used, especially for clean up after firing a lot of cast bullets and cleaning carbon rings off the front of a cylinder. The price has gone up though since the last batch, the 4 ingredients (no lanolin) came out to just under $30 yesterday for enough to make...

I think that's S&W's cheap method of case coloring now days

Easy choice, buying new, GP100. Used, GP100 or prelock/pre-mim S&W 686.

There is no difference in the strength of the guns, only the chambers are cut to accept .38spl usually for export sales. Any decent gunsmith can ream the chambers to accept .357 if you choose. I had intentions of buying a gp100 1751 which is a 3" adjustable sight model in 38spl and having the...

I sold an italian made one in about 98% condition last year for $450

Looks nice to me.