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Got to my club at 5:45 a.m. this morning -- brought the S&W 642, the S&W 19 snub nose, my beloved 70 Series Colt Combat Commander, and some reloads.
The Model 19 shot flawlessly until a squib load left a FMJ peeking out of the muzzle. It was the first round of 6 -- lucky I checked the gun when I heard a "pop" instead of a "bang."
I shot the 642 fine with full-power 158-gr. LSWCHP+P, but not as well with 125-gr. "training" ammo. Hmmm...
The Colt choked several times on four magazines of reloads, all of them FTF's with the bullet nosediving on the feedramp (the barrel chamber was cleaned a few weeks ago with Wilson's chamber brush). Thinking it was the reloads, I tucked in my carry load, Fed. Hydrashoks, and got the save FTFs. This is with new Wilson magazines, mind you. The gun was also shucking empties -- get this -- FORWARD about 6'. Only about a dozen cases out of 21 rounds landed behind me. This from a $1,300 customized Colt.
Lessons learned?
1. Don't buy cheap ammo. It ain't worth it.
2. Revolvers good, autoloaders bad -- today
3. Keep practicing.
4. Get that Colt to the gun doctor ASAP.
The Model 19 shot flawlessly until a squib load left a FMJ peeking out of the muzzle. It was the first round of 6 -- lucky I checked the gun when I heard a "pop" instead of a "bang."
I shot the 642 fine with full-power 158-gr. LSWCHP+P, but not as well with 125-gr. "training" ammo. Hmmm...
The Colt choked several times on four magazines of reloads, all of them FTF's with the bullet nosediving on the feedramp (the barrel chamber was cleaned a few weeks ago with Wilson's chamber brush). Thinking it was the reloads, I tucked in my carry load, Fed. Hydrashoks, and got the save FTFs. This is with new Wilson magazines, mind you. The gun was also shucking empties -- get this -- FORWARD about 6'. Only about a dozen cases out of 21 rounds landed behind me. This from a $1,300 customized Colt.
Lessons learned?
1. Don't buy cheap ammo. It ain't worth it.
2. Revolvers good, autoloaders bad -- today
3. Keep practicing.
4. Get that Colt to the gun doctor ASAP.