Accuracy expectations for a 2" revolver

[Drail]

Kentucky porch shooters. God bless Kentucky. I got ya beat though, I can stand inside my heated garage in the wintertime and shoot out a back window. Pretty darn loud though and I cain't set in a lawn chair to do it.

 

[9mmepiphany]

I believe Bob tapes his balloon to a big steel plate.

Bullet splash breaks the balloon.

rc

Awww...now everyone will know and won't be impressed anymore

 

[J-Bar]

Kentucky porch shooters. God bless Kentucky. I got ya beat though, I can stand inside my heated garage in the wintertime and shoot out a back window. Pretty darn loud though and I cain't set in a lawn chair to do it.

I've shot out back windows too, but never intentionally!!

 

[Jonah71]

This is kinda typical for me as well with my old '74 Chief's Special. Lately there are times when it is the only one I carry.

 

[magtf388]

Accuracy should be just fine if gun is in good Shape

These are groups with a Colt DS. The crown has been cut to 11 and the trigger is good.

Your groups will change based on ammo. This is Win 148 Match WC. Other one that works even beter is FED HS at 148gr.

Please look at: Old is New Again by magtf88

Good shooting.

 

[Byrd666]

With my Ruger 2" I could hit a head silhouette consistently at 25-30 yards. And quite often up to 50 yards. That was also over 20 years ago and with a two hand hold stance. With my Smith 66 2.5" bbl., using a one handed stance, long story there, I get a fairly consistent saucer sized group up to about 10 yards using 135 grn. .38 and 125 grn. .357

 

[jad0110]

The revolver, mounted in a machine rest, will shoot one-hole groups at 25 yards, and into 3-inches at 50. Hand-held is another matter.

Yep. Even with a 2 hand hold and slow, DA fire, I once managed slighly over a 3 1/2" group at 25 yards with a 2" Model 15. That was several years ago, I might be able to best that nowadays.

Mechanically, the little snubs are as accurate as their longer barreled cousins. I figure even an average snubby would be capable of about 2 to 2 1/2" at 25 yards. Well tuned/fitted examples are capable of less than an inch at that distance.

As others have said, it is the person who limits the snub.

 

[guyfromohio]

I am more accurate with my 642 than most of my autos during slow, deliberate, fire. I find myself concentrating on each movement of the trigger, while it points very naturally for me. I did a drill the other day in which I put four 3" Birchwood Casey sticker targets at various points on a silhouette. I was able to put a round dead center in each circle at 10 yards in relatively short order (<5 seconds or so). Could I replicate that under duress? I doubt that I'd have that level of control over that long trigger pull in a real panic situation. That's why I'm trying to convert over to my G19.

 

[DM~]

I believe Bob tapes his balloon to a big steel plate.

Bullet splash breaks the balloon.

rc

Even if he did, hitting a steel plate at 200 yards is pretty good accuracy.

DM