Recent content by strat1080

I remember reading your post when I was thinking about buying it. It is indeed the Chattanooga SS model. I'm pretty happy with it so far. I've put probably about 200 rounds through it.

I just got one of these a few weeks ago and put it through the ringer. I'm amazed at the difference of the trigger and action compared to a regular j frame. It feels so much smoother and lighter. The polished trigger is a nice touch and the cylinder along with all the screws are stainless so I'm...

You really didn't mention how much firearms experience you have. The fact is that neither of these guns are for novices. I think you are much better off with something like a 44 Magnum for the task. I see people constantly thinking they need a mini-howitzer to stop a bear. The fact is, shot...

How much further south of Denver are you? There isnt a ten day wait list in Colorado. The longest Ive ever had to wait is maybe one hour tops. Nevermind, I didnt see that you are in CA.

I thought I would add that whenever I do chrono tests I usually shoot some 22 LR ammo before hand just to make sure that the lighting conditions aren't producing different results. 22 LR doesn't vary too much so if the velocity seems off there is probably a lighting problem. I shot some 36 gr...

Definitely. I just ran out of time. I was doing some shooting up at about 11,000 ft in the National Forest here at Colorado and got some early thunderstorms. My primary reason for going up there that day was to chrono some 30-06 hand loads. I think a 5 shot string is pretty good but 10 shots...

It was a 5 round shot string for the Hornady. I remember seeing DocGKR who does ballistics gel testing on another forum post tests in which the 110 CD chronoed at 865 fps and 875 fps from different lots. Just goes to show. Different guns and different lots of ammo are going to produce...

I recently purchased a S&W 442 with 1 7/8" barrel and was curious about the velocity it could generate with various ammo. Being new to the snubby revolver world I was dying of curiosity to found out just how much power this little snub could generate. I was surprised how hot the WWB 125+p JHP...

Thanks for the responses everybody. I think my wife and I are going to try to the S&W full size synthetic grips and the Pachmayr compacs to see how they work out. I decided against the Monogrip because the fit wasn't that great and I just think it looks a little out of place on the gun. It looks...

Thats funny. I was thinking of going with that exact setup. Full size S&W grips with standard pressure Hornady CD ammo. I had already ordered the grips from S&W but they were backordered so I decided to try the Monogrip in the meantime. I like them but they seem a little out of place on the gun...

What's the recoil like with those grips? What is the rubber like? Soft? Sticky?

Like I said. This isn't a CCW. It will only be used for home defense and on camping trips by my wife. I have a full sized semi-auto for myself. I found this 442 at a really good price and liked the idea of a revolver for my wife. She never really seemed to master all the controls of a semi-auto...

I purchased a 442 model for my wife but we found that it has a very sharp and bitey recoil. It isn't going to be used for concealed carry at all. It will be locked up in a pistol safe at home and only brought out to shoot and go on camping trips. I'm looking at three models of grips right now...

Newby here. I just purchased a 442 snub for my wife and I. I used to own a 686 in the past but have been shooting semi-autos mostly. I wanted something simple for my wife to use as a SD weapon and found a really good deal on this snub revolver. It didn't even look like it was even fired before...