SnWnMe
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S&W 442.
After 10 loooong days I finally picked it up from my LGS, SoCal Guns in San Diego. I was ready with my 17 and my gear in the car trunk so I immediately drove to the nearest indoor range and after visually inspecting the gun and appreciating the oh so short (for DA) trigger stroke, I filled the cylinder up and...
Loads:
158 gr Generic LSWC: Has a noticeable kick. Hung up on ejection
130 gr Win FMJ: Kicked less, relatively... Clean eject
125 gr COR-BON + P: I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat! Hung up on ejection
Comments: This is my first J-Frame and my first "lawyer lock" Smitty.This gun has a satisfying heft and looks very well made. The finish is top notch with no tool marks of any sort. The Boot grips complement the low profile look of the gun.
I didn't shoot for accuracy, all I did was thrust the mini blaster forward and point shoot paper @ 5 yards with 2 doubles and a single. Expectedly the "groups" were wide enough to drive the USS Reagan through but I felt that this was the way this gun was meant to be used. I did righties and lefties and then for S&Gs, I cranked up the distance to 10 yards...Faggidaboutit! Aimed fire produced a sort of group...about 6 or 7 inches wide! The gun shot to point of aim though. Elevation was a tad low for my style of hold.
To wrap, I loaded up the COR-BONs and after touching off a cylinderful I was glad I didn't opt for the 357 pocket blasters. I think the +Ps are at the limit of my recoil tolerance.
I only had 2 FTFs both caused by me during rapid fire. I didn't let the trigger go forward enough to reset the mechanism. Something training will correct. I think this gun is 100% reliable otherwise. The recoil from a 15 oz gun is considerable but I am sure that I won't notice it when my balloon goes up so to speak.
Despite my revulsion for the lock equipped Smiths I think they now have a place among my other toys.
After 10 loooong days I finally picked it up from my LGS, SoCal Guns in San Diego. I was ready with my 17 and my gear in the car trunk so I immediately drove to the nearest indoor range and after visually inspecting the gun and appreciating the oh so short (for DA) trigger stroke, I filled the cylinder up and...
Loads:
158 gr Generic LSWC: Has a noticeable kick. Hung up on ejection
130 gr Win FMJ: Kicked less, relatively... Clean eject
125 gr COR-BON + P: I Tawt I Taw A Puddy Tat! Hung up on ejection
Comments: This is my first J-Frame and my first "lawyer lock" Smitty.This gun has a satisfying heft and looks very well made. The finish is top notch with no tool marks of any sort. The Boot grips complement the low profile look of the gun.
I didn't shoot for accuracy, all I did was thrust the mini blaster forward and point shoot paper @ 5 yards with 2 doubles and a single. Expectedly the "groups" were wide enough to drive the USS Reagan through but I felt that this was the way this gun was meant to be used. I did righties and lefties and then for S&Gs, I cranked up the distance to 10 yards...Faggidaboutit! Aimed fire produced a sort of group...about 6 or 7 inches wide! The gun shot to point of aim though. Elevation was a tad low for my style of hold.
To wrap, I loaded up the COR-BONs and after touching off a cylinderful I was glad I didn't opt for the 357 pocket blasters. I think the +Ps are at the limit of my recoil tolerance.
I only had 2 FTFs both caused by me during rapid fire. I didn't let the trigger go forward enough to reset the mechanism. Something training will correct. I think this gun is 100% reliable otherwise. The recoil from a 15 oz gun is considerable but I am sure that I won't notice it when my balloon goes up so to speak.
Despite my revulsion for the lock equipped Smiths I think they now have a place among my other toys.