4" model 28 balance

[Narragansett]

Not recently, but I have put a lot of full house loads down the barrel of a M28-2, 4" & 6". I find both of them to be more than acceptable. I have also put a lot of rounds through a K frame 357.

Conclusion, I will take the N frame over the K frame any day of the week. The M28 is a great gun, right up on the top of my list

 

[Birdhunter6]

I have both a 4" HP pre 28 and a 4" 686-1. I shoot them both double action.

I notice no significant difference in balance. Both are heavy enough to make recoil manageable. When shooting timed drills the 686 is faster just on trigger travel and cylinder mass.

I have had 28s in the past and let them go. Always regretted it. I will never have to replace my current HP because it's a keeper. I won't repeat that mistake.

 

[Narragansett]

I have both a 4" HP pre 28 and a 4" 686-1. I shoot them both double action.

I notice no significant difference in balance. Both are heavy enough to make recoil manageable. When shooting timed drills the 686 is faster just on trigger travel and cylinder mass.

I have had 28s in the past and let them go. Always regretted it. I will never have to replace my current HP because it's a keeper. I won't repeat that mistake.

I got my first HP 1n 1969. Traded it for a Browning HP in 71. Still got Browning. Always regretted trading HP. Took over 45 years before I replaced my HP with 7 others

 

[BAM-BAM]

You seen to like your K-frame 19.....just an FYI; the L-frame 686 has the same grip frame( and uses the same grips) and trigger reach as the K-frame.

 

[BigChief52]

Got to shoot a bit again today. Both the 6" 586 and the 4" 28 tame recoil enough to make shooting magnums fun for me. What a difference those extra ounces make. It feels more like a strong push instead of getting hit with a hammer. I know there's plenty of people that have mastered shooting hot rounds with small revolvers. I just seem to have trouble with it. More steel seems to be working for me.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

I have been part of the 357 combo crowd since 1981. I too have a 4" M28-2 and a 4" 686 no dash. I now prefer the M-92 to the Marlin 1894C of back then. Some days one revolver makes more sense the the other.

I am of the old school, Heavy bullets at less FPS make dead animals quicker! I used a Hornady SHP 180 grain (No longer made) over IMR 4227 to make ammo that shot tiny groups from either revolvers and from both models of lever action.

Ivan

 

[rincar]

I have a HP 4 inch, a 686 4inch. a 686 6inch, a pre 27 in 3and 1/2 inch. My favorite is my Model 27 5 inch. The 5 inch seems to have every thing just right. Its a pleasure to shoot no matter what the load.

 

[Grayfox]

I fully agree that felt recoil is mostly a product of size, weight, stocks and your own hand. Everybody is unique. What works for you, may be completely wrong for someone else.

I own .357s in K, L and N frame sizes.

While the K-frame may be great for carry, I've never enjoyed shooting full house .357s out of them. I consider these to be mostly self defense guns. Carried a lot, but shot very little.

I consider the L-frame to the the ideal .357. Just the right combination of size, strength and weight for easy carry, modest recoil and superb accuracy.

In the N-frame, I prefer the 5" barrels as these just feel so right in my hand. But of course, the Model 28 only come in 4 & 6" lengths. Still excellent guns though.

Of the three you listed, I'd strongly consider a L-frame. But there's no denying that the Model 28 is just way cooler.

 

[StrawHat]

For about a decade, I competed with K frames and L frames but also used my N frames a lot. After competition, I sold my L frames. I still have a couple of K frames but shoot them less and less. My workhorses are my 4" N frames, but I have several with longer tubes, 5", 5 1/2", 6" and 6 1/2".

The 4" is my choice.

I prefer a different cartridge but that is a personal choice as is frame size and grips.

Kevin

 

[BigChief52]

Of the three you listed, I'd strongly consider a L-frame. But there's no denying that the Model 28 is just way cooler.

Well...I guess that's the operative issue in my mind. Can't help it. The older revolvers just put a smile on my face every time and I think ahhh perfection. Little things like when I look at the later guns I think, why did they stuff a smaller trademark stamp under the cylinder latch when the large stamp on the side plate has a much better visual balance. Then there's that gap behind the cylinder. That doesn't belong there. I know it's nit pickin but for this much money, I'm allowed to get fussy