Recent content by m4bgringo

I have a 625 and a 610, I shoot better with the 610, but that's me.

Ha ha, I feel bad for you. Bought your first revolver today, betcha can't stop at just one! As far as the bore, shoot it with some jacketed bullets, see what it looks like after that. I bought one, then another, then another...... I think we are up to 10 now, I'd have to go look. :)

I bought my 625 because I already had a 1911 and thought it would be cool to use the same ammo in each gun. I quickly learned that I like my revolvers better!

We shoot easily 100+ rounds at a time of wadcutters through our 686's. I clean the gun the next day most of the time with a stainless steel brush from Brownells. Never had any problems going from .38 Specials to .357 Magnums.

Here are a few, not the best picture!

Interesting. I love shooting shotguns more than anything else. Wonder if I could buy enough land and just sit there shooting at giant flying insects...... :) NJ is pretty bad with the guns laws we need to deal-with also. The worst part is getting permits to purchase handguns. Depending on your...

Had the same problem, spent an hour in the garage drilling and tapping the frame and about $60 for materials. Yes, it looks stupid but at least I can now use it. And finding the Dot can be an issue with it. I use it just for the range, would never use it for defense.

I have shot about 1000 rounds of .40 S&W from my 610 so far using moonclips but have yet to fire 10mm through it. One day I will try them, have about 100 rounds just sitting there waiting.....

I'm in the same boat. Once in awhile I get hit in the face also. After a hundred rounds or so the bullets don't just drop-into the cylinder anymore either, some have to be pressed-in a bit. I'll contact S&W also and see what they have to say.

I bought my 617 used. I was getting hit once in awhile in the face from splatter, never experienced that on any of my other revolvers. I cleaned this thing spotless, will see how many rounds it takes to make a mess of it again.

Thanks guys. The gun is accurate so I assume timing is ok. Will check the items noted above to make sure. I am using the cheapest ammo possible, no match-grade stuff here!

I am getting a lot of residue under the top strap and around the forcing cone. Tried taking some pictures. Not sure if it is lead, or simply powder residue. How do you check timing? A rod down the barrel of the proper diameter and see if it slides cleanly into each chamber on the cylinder?

Cast into the gun, not removable. Here is what I did to it: The red dot worked great tonight! I was finally hitting a 3" group at 25 yards. :)

Guess no one else has tried this. Well, it was easier than I thought it would be. Now I need to take it to the range and see what it's like.

I like shooting PPC but I take a different view of it. I do it as a practical competition. I use stock revolvers and factory ammo. I use .38 Special, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP. We have people using custom guns, light loads, even .22's. They outscore me, I don't care, I am there to have fun and use...