Riomouse911
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My last range run two weeks ago was a bit of a train wreck, so today I decided I needed a revolver-only day to get the wind back under the wings.
I brought out a box full of K frames, including two new ones I added to the flock over the past month or so.
I picked up another Model 14-3 with the 8 3/8 barrel to take the place of the one I bought with the bulged barrel. It’s almost as pristine as the first gun, so I was looking forward to shooting it. It came with the box, paperwork, manual… and best of all, the original 1976 sales receipt from a shop in Alaska
. The only neg were the grips, which aren’t original, so I popped the grips off the other Model 14 as it was just sent out to be chopped to 5”. (I put some old K-frame service stocks on it for the trip.) Here is the new gun:
I also picked up a 4” Model 48-7, which is a newer model than I had been trying for but the older ones were selling for more than I could part with. This gun is practically unused so I’m happy to add it to go alongside the 6” Model 48. Sadly, that model 48 also hasn’t been the best of guns for me, as it had to go back to S&W for $200 bucks worth of repairs right after I bought it.
I also brought along the .38 Spl. Models 15 4”, 67 4” and 14 6”, the .357 Mag 66 6” and a .22 LR Model 18 4”.
I got to the range and the gunsmith there finally had my Dan Wesson .22 ready.
That gun also has been a pain, and it’s taken months of trial and error for him to finally solve the issues with the hand and cylinder lockup issues it had. I’ve paid him previously for work that ultimately didn’t fix it, as a result the ‘smith said this last bit of work was on him. I felt bad, as this had to have been a chore, so I dropped a $20 on the counter and told him I’d buy lunch. He thought that was fair enough.
Spending the better part of the morning putting mid-range rounds through the centerfires was a good time. No groups were outstanding, but I did put a couple of cylinders of .357 Magnum 158 Gr Eggleston SWC over 6.2 gr Unique into the black at 25 yards.
And kept 18 of them in the 10-ring on a B-27 with the same load/gun/distance. This combo looks like a real winner for me:
The best part of the morning was meeting a dad and his early-teenaged son shooting next to me. They were pretty new to shooting, telling me that he bought his first gun (Glock .45) about three years ago. He just added a 586 4” that he was shooting for the first time, and some type of bolt rifle (The rifle was still in the gun sock when I left). All his loads were full powered, and they were putting holes all over their target, so I didn’t think they had much prior instruction. He said he’s trying to get his son interested in shooting, but didn’t own a .22.
I talked to them for a bit, gave them a couple of extra B-27’s I had and let them shoot my Model 18 and 48. After they both sent a few dozen rounds went down range through each gun I think they’ll be adding a .22 at some point to their quiver. I also left them with a couple cylinders worth of the mid range .357 loads I had (I had shot all 200 .38’s I brought) so the kid could shoot a bit more without being intimidated by the magnum blast and recoil. I let the dad know I’m usually there every other Friday or so, hopefully I will bump into them again.
All in all… a good day! The only thing I need to do is hone the chambers of the Dan Wesson, which shot well but empty case extraction was still very sticky, and get down to cleaning a batch of guns.
Stay safe.
I brought out a box full of K frames, including two new ones I added to the flock over the past month or so.
I picked up another Model 14-3 with the 8 3/8 barrel to take the place of the one I bought with the bulged barrel. It’s almost as pristine as the first gun, so I was looking forward to shooting it. It came with the box, paperwork, manual… and best of all, the original 1976 sales receipt from a shop in Alaska
. The only neg were the grips, which aren’t original, so I popped the grips off the other Model 14 as it was just sent out to be chopped to 5”. (I put some old K-frame service stocks on it for the trip.) Here is the new gun:
I also picked up a 4” Model 48-7, which is a newer model than I had been trying for but the older ones were selling for more than I could part with. This gun is practically unused so I’m happy to add it to go alongside the 6” Model 48. Sadly, that model 48 also hasn’t been the best of guns for me, as it had to go back to S&W for $200 bucks worth of repairs right after I bought it.
I also brought along the .38 Spl. Models 15 4”, 67 4” and 14 6”, the .357 Mag 66 6” and a .22 LR Model 18 4”.
I got to the range and the gunsmith there finally had my Dan Wesson .22 ready.
That gun also has been a pain, and it’s taken months of trial and error for him to finally solve the issues with the hand and cylinder lockup issues it had. I’ve paid him previously for work that ultimately didn’t fix it, as a result the ‘smith said this last bit of work was on him. I felt bad, as this had to have been a chore, so I dropped a $20 on the counter and told him I’d buy lunch. He thought that was fair enough.Spending the better part of the morning putting mid-range rounds through the centerfires was a good time. No groups were outstanding, but I did put a couple of cylinders of .357 Magnum 158 Gr Eggleston SWC over 6.2 gr Unique into the black at 25 yards.
And kept 18 of them in the 10-ring on a B-27 with the same load/gun/distance. This combo looks like a real winner for me
:
The best part of the morning was meeting a dad and his early-teenaged son shooting next to me. They were pretty new to shooting, telling me that he bought his first gun (Glock .45) about three years ago. He just added a 586 4” that he was shooting for the first time, and some type of bolt rifle (The rifle was still in the gun sock when I left). All his loads were full powered, and they were putting holes all over their target, so I didn’t think they had much prior instruction. He said he’s trying to get his son interested in shooting, but didn’t own a .22.
I talked to them for a bit, gave them a couple of extra B-27’s I had and let them shoot my Model 18 and 48. After they both sent a few dozen rounds went down range through each gun I think they’ll be adding a .22 at some point to their quiver.
I also left them with a couple cylinders worth of the mid range .357 loads I had (I had shot all 200 .38’s I brought) so the kid could shoot a bit more without being intimidated by the magnum blast and recoil. I let the dad know I’m usually there every other Friday or so, hopefully I will bump into them again.All in all… a good day! The only thing I need to do is hone the chambers of the Dan Wesson, which shot well but empty case extraction was still very sticky, and get down to cleaning a batch of guns
.Stay safe.
