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Range day brag thread
I always enjoy brag threads because one person posts "Hey check this out!" and then 87 people show up with something better. Let's have some fun....but keep it appropriate for the forum!
From today's range trip: a full house of 4" .44 specials
Three 1950 Target 4"
...and a pair of 624's
Composite target of 25 shots, 5 from each revolver, fired standing at 15 yards
I'm not gonna say which one I was shooting when I horked that low one. I yanked the trigger so hard I think I dislocated my shoulder.
So what do you have to brag about?
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That's great shooting!!
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Great shooting and beautiful guns! You've got to love the holes those 44s punch in paper... 
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11-13-2023, 12:21 AM
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Great shooting and beautiful guns! You've got to love the holes those 44s punch in paper... |
Thank you sir - Love those Pinto's!
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11-13-2023, 01:34 AM
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Exc Group of 4 inch 5 Screw 44's with the really nice Target unrelieved Stocks !!
Very very Nice Post Buddy !!
Randy..
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11-13-2023, 02:28 AM
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Amazing -
1. Good shooting, and
2. Three 44's! In 50 years of owning Smith revolvers, I've never seen even one 44 in the wild.
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11-13-2023, 07:17 AM
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That's a beautiful threesome and they can shoot!! 
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11-13-2023, 07:31 AM
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You may get 87 replies, but I’m sure nobody can top three 1950 four inch 44’s
Thanks for showing them
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11-13-2023, 09:00 AM
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I admire your target about as much as your .44s.
On another board I frequent, there's a long running "show your target" thread that generally looks like bird shot patterns from a good distance followed by endless responses of "good shooting". It's refreshing to see a post of actual good shooting.
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11-13-2023, 09:38 AM
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Agree with Scott accurate shooting does not seem to be appreciated much anymore. I used to enjoy cowboy action shooting in its early days before people got so serious about it, and have attended matches where shooters with blazing speed actually missed multiple targets yet shot so fast they still beat people who had 100% hits all day. A real turn off for me.
Generally speaking I think revolver fans tend to appreciate accuracy more, as the saying goes if you only have six better make them count
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11-13-2023, 09:49 AM
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While I would like to be able to shoot that well, if I can keep them all in the black at 50 feet I am a happy camper. Mainly because it does not happen all that much any more.
I was shooting this little Ruger LCP II at 7 yards and aiming for the number 7. Fairly accurate little pocket pistol.
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Not that you'd need it at 15 yards, but no spotting scope needed for those .44 holes
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Good so far. Show the whole target.
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11-13-2023, 12:53 PM
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I shot much better 40 years ago. My eyesight was much better and I had a S&W Model 25-5 that was incredible. One day I shot about 20 rounds at 25 yards on the outdoor range. The center of the target fell out and went fluttering down the range. The other shooters were not as good.
Your target is great. Wish I had a camera that day but I didn't.
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In praise of .44 Specials
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Originally Posted by Shotguncoach
I always enjoy brag threads because one person posts "Hey check this out!" and then 87 people show up with something better. Let's have some fun....but keep it appropriate for the forum!
From today's range trip: a full house of 4" .44 specials
Three 1950 Target 4"
...and a pair of 624's
Composite target of 25 shots, 5 from each revolver, fired standing at 15 yards
I'm not gonna say which one I was shooting when I horked that low one. I yanked the trigger so hard I think I dislocated my shoulder.
So what do you have to brag about? |
I have a model 29-2 and really enjoy shooting it with .44 Specials loaded with home cast Keith type SWCs.
As much as I like the 29 I have to admit that 6.5 “ version is a bit muzzle heavy. I like the balance of the model 24 more. Until I started collecting S&Ws and started researching the history of each model I never realized that the guns were made in such low numbers.
You have a very nice set of .44 Specials. It makes me wish that I started collecting a lot earlier
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11-13-2023, 08:02 PM
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Terrific revolvers and no, I'm not going to beat that, even at 7 yards!!!! 
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11-13-2023, 08:53 PM
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While I'm much better than the typical shooters I see on a public range, even in my best years I couldn't shoot a group that tight. My hat's off to you sir. Beautiful revolvers!
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11-13-2023, 09:12 PM
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I don't have any target photos that can top yours!
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11-22-2023, 05:01 PM
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@shotguncoach I agree with the others. You have earned top bragging rights. 
You're the thread starter so tell us whether you want to keep this to 1896-1961 Hand Ejector models, or if to open up broader, how much so.
To keep the fun going I'll repost these. I was pretty pleased with these groups last Spring.
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It doesn't help marksmanship that Bullseye is the most difficult of the shooting sports. When I first got my F.Bob Chow 1911 and Model 41 I decided to shoot in the club championship for Bullseye. I had finished 5th in HP and 2nd in trap, so I was ready to use these wonderful tools to finish well in Bullseye. I had bought my way into legitimacy, a Pachmeyer Box with a 20X Bushnell on the lid came with the Chow guns, all looking well used. "Why sure I'm a Bullseye shooter, let me show you my rig..."
They put me right next to the reigning club champion. He was a brake mechanic and had hands like a couple of vises. He shot a Model 52.
At 25yds I at least hit paper but at 50 yds I never touched paper. I was ready to start crying about half way through. The champ was like a machine just banging away, I actually lost interest in my target and started watching his instead, the old military rule of Don't Reinforce Defeat was working.
I was shattered...a bitter lesson, you can't buy your way into Bullseye.
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That's some amazing shooting, especially off hand and at 15 yards. The guns look beautiful and I like the 3rd set of grips the most. What are they?
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I appreciate all the compliments. It was a perfect day....and a rare one. I don't shoot that way all the time, I promise. If you put enough rounds downrange eventually you'll get a good group. Usually there is a good core and a flyer or two. That day the flyers were close.
The third set of grips is a set of Herrett's Jordan Trooper stocks. Not sure the date but from the provenance of the gun I would assume they were made sometime in the 1960-1970 timeframe. That particular gun belonged to Wildey Moore, the owner/creator of the Wildey Magnum, and was his personal carry gun.
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