Most Accurate Production Revolver ?

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Specs on some of these newer models claim you can set the trigger pull down to 5 GRAMS !......
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I can come close to that with a 1960's era Hammerli, but when I did it started putting shots into the ground because you are at the point where the weight of the trigger's fingerpiece can set it off. Then too, I have my limits... :eek:

It's interesting that the cost of a Freedom Arms revolver and some European free pistols come so close together.

The state-of-the-art free pistol is ideal for the competition it's designed for, but I'm not sure it's good for anything else. I think they take .22 LR accuracy to the highest level in a handguns though. Especially if the handgun is to be held in one hand.

When it comes to semi-automatic pistols you don't have to spend a lot of money in relative terms. Accuracy is dependent on the quality of the barrel and ammunition. Back in the 1960's I often saw .22 Ruger pistols shoot into about 5/8" @ 50 yards from a machine rest, after being rebarreled by our better 'smiths using premium barrel blanks (usually Douglas) and match chambers. At the time this was accomplished using Eley ammunition.

Concerning the cost of free pistols - I would look for an older used one, or one made in Russia or Czechoslovakia that offer excellent values for the money.
 
See previous post #27...:)

And yes, you have a point. So what would you like to know about accurate revolvers that hasn't been covered yet? ;)
 
Just get me a Korth for Christmas and I will be good. They are very Smith&Wessonish looking and that cylinder release looks interesting on them :D
 
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I have owned accurate revolvers from all the major maunfacturers, but Dan Wesson is in a class of its own where out of the box accuracy is concerned because it is the only revolver where the barrel is not "crush" fit (except the new S&W X frames that were built in consultation with Dan Wesson using many of the features that Dan Wesson pioneered.)

In second place is Freedom Arms because they really are custom made (as indicated by their price). Almost any other brand name revolver can be customized for great accuracy, but for consistent out of the box MOA revolver accuracy, Dan Wesson is IT!


Roll Tide

PS CZ-USA bought Dan Wesson and are making new guns. Actually new guns have been in production almost continually since the 1970's except for very short times between ownership changes. Dan Wessons are so durable, a used one is often just as good as a new one.
 
I eMailed Jeff Quinn about his Gunblast reviews of the Freedom Arms .22LR and the .17HMR, asking which of the two he thought was inherently more accurate. He responded that the .17HMR was the more consistently accurate, but only because the ammo used was of a higher quality, and that with higher (match) grade .22LR ammo, that both are "extremely accurate". Seems to be a toss-up between the two.

Look at this test target on the .17HMR for an example.

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Which reminds me...

Go to: www.cdnnsports.com and download their catalog in .PDF format.

It is filled with various handguns and rifles in .17 HMR that are sold off at close-out prices. If at some time down the road the cartridge bombed and was discontinued the gun owners would be out of luck, as it isn't something that could be reloaded.

.22 LR will be with us forever... :scrutiny: ;)
 
That's pretty much the opposite of what I keep hearing, that in fact the .17HMR has been one of the hottest new cartridges to hit the market since the .22LR and had actually gained popularity much faster than any other round in history.

I don't know that it will ever be effective for anything more than jackrabbits, smaller rodent animals, and target shooting, or maybe last-ditch effort "get the hell off me" self defense, but I can't imagine getting stuck 8 or 12 inches deep with an ice-pick either. There always seem to be overlooked possibilities, pro or con.
 
I don't know what the cartridge sales figures look like, but I suspect the round is more popular in rifles (for which it was mostly intended) then revolvers. As you are aware, it is a highly accurate cartridge in the right handgun, but I'm not sure the greater part of the buying public has caught onto this. Outside of long range target shooting and Metalic Silhouette it's hard for the .17 HMR to find a place in the handgun world.

Ruger, Taurus, and of course Freedom Arms chambered revolvers for it, and I believe Thompson Contender offered a barrel, if not a gun. Other then that not much.

I'm not knocking the cartridge, just offering an observation.
 
I understand what you're saying, and agree that it's popularity is more along the lines of rifles than handguns. But as long as the round is available for rifles, it'll be available for the handgunners too......;)

I wonder how many shots it would take Bob Munden to split a playing card at 25 feet with a .17 caliber ? :D
 
I wonder how many shots it would take Bob Munden to split a playing card at 25 feet with a .17 caliber ?
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I tried that with an FWB Match airpistol @ 5 meters...

Shot up a lot of pellets... :D
 
Cheapest, most accurate, near 22lr would be to take a CZ 452, and chop the barrel to pistol length, then shoot.;)

For the money, my CZ 452 is a super tack driver. At 25 yards, if a 10 mag group is over a 1/4 inch, I had a VERY bad day.

I WANT a 22lr in a model 83, but, it's NOT cost effective.
Just for the record, I, and the owner of FA, Bob Baker, have had many arguments about his guns, mainly about trigger pull. But, with a decent trigger job, they are truly the Holland & Holland of pistols.

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Can only speak of guns I have owned and would make the Python the top dog.

This was shot with a mid-1970s 6" Python.

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This oldtimer shoots pretty good, too. A 1950 Target .44 Special.

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