S&W1006
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I purchased a 64-3 S&W a few months ago. It was set up for PPC apparently. It has a 1" diameter barrel and Aristocrat sight rib. It is the most accurate handgun I have ever shot. I absolutely love it. I was doing some dry fire practice last night getting ready for a match Saturday. When I opened the cylinder to make sure it wasn't loaded I noticed it has a ball detent lock on top of the crane. I had never noticed it until last night.
Do ball detents on the crane help with accuracy? I understand it on magnum or light guns but my 64 weighs over 3 lbs with the bull barrel and rib sight. The 38 special loads even at full strength feel like hot 22's. I like how positive the lock up feels but is it worth adding to my other revolvers provided there is room to add it?
Do ball detents on the crane help with accuracy? I understand it on magnum or light guns but my 64 weighs over 3 lbs with the bull barrel and rib sight. The 38 special loads even at full strength feel like hot 22's. I like how positive the lock up feels but is it worth adding to my other revolvers provided there is room to add it?
. Perhaps other members have a more objective reason or experience with one of these guns.
Long ago I had a full house PPC gun that Fred Schmidt built back in the late '80s that had that feature in addition to the fact that he put the front e-rod catch on the bull barrel he fitted. Fred went by the principle of doing each little thing as well as possible so the final result was the best. Not a bad philosophy! 
