I had a idea Can We do a Department Shooting team tread?

ek42 · #1 03-16-2010, 06:15 PM

I was thinking of a late 50's to mid 60's style revolver If you could go back and do it then What would you build or who would you send it off to?
I was thinking a 5" heavy barreled K Frame in .38special wearing a King front sight the one with the mirror and gold bead. the rear would be a stock Smith rear white outline. some sort of smoothing of the internals a right hand bend hammer and a shoe on the trigger.
As for stocks?..dressy right hand swell checkered affair of some sort....
well its a start...
so take it and run with it.
Those of you with a vast collection provide some period examples if you could to educate us younger shooters.

H Richard · #2 03-17-2010, 10:40 AM

What you have described would be great, but I would have the trigger ground smooth and be the medium width, not the wide target trigger and definitely not a trigger shoe. When you are shooting lots of double action, you don't appreciate the serrations on the trigger. For PPC and Bullseye both you would shoot the rapid fire and probably the timed fire strings double action.

45Wheelgun · #3 03-17-2010, 01:43 PM

This thread might be better suited for the Competitive Shooting forum. Would you like it moved?

ek42 · #4 03-17-2010, 04:33 PM

Lets move it...

handejector · #5 03-17-2010, 05:15 PM

I moved it here from The Lounge, because of the questions asked-

"If you could go back and do it then What would you build or who would you send it off to? "
"Those of you with a vast collection provide some period examples if you could to educate us younger shooters"

All the old dudes with all the old guns are here.....

We could move it till it clicks......

SG-688 · #6 03-18-2010, 10:01 PM

Something like these? From the Joe Kent museum:

5 inch K-38s: one Illinois; one Missouri.

Colt King Targets formerly owned by local police.

Joe Kent · #7 03-19-2010, 12:24 AM

As SG-688 says, these were and are superb guns for period target work and I can tell you, they still shoot way better than I and my 60 year old eyes can. Thanks SG-688 for posting my guns. All my best, Joe.

ButchG17 · #8 03-20-2010, 03:46 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H Richard

For PPC and Bullseye both you would shoot the rapid fire and probably the timed fire strings double action.

When I was doing it, PPC was shot all double action, and Bullseye (which I still do) is all single action.....yup, even for rapid fire (5 shots in 10 seconds).