First Long Barreled Handgun for me...

[oddshooter]

I've had similar experience with silhouette, it changed my shooting and buying preferences.

I moved toward small, concealable snubbies for awhile. Easy to carry and do dry fire practice for hours.

However, once I learned how to shoot silhouette, I discovered that the long site radius of big tube revolvers was much easier to get small groups at distance.
The velocity bump didn't hurt either as it made trajectory a little tighter.

The heavier weight of the long tubes also helped to tame the recoil. I shocked myself how much I liked the extra weight. I had gone from scandium snubbies to longest tube available almost overnight.
Double action seemed much easier to control and to keep on target with more weight and size.

So I have a vault full of long barreled revolvers now. Ringing steel at 100 yards plus is the best, most fun shooting I do. The immediate auditory feedback just makes me grin big time. The sense of accomplishment is intense when your ears tingle with the excitement. Looking through a spotting scope, to discover where you hit, got old and tiresome quick.

I have a bunch of different steel and sizes. I even made up some bells from scuba tanks that sing, and sing, and sing.
Luv those long barrels !!!


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[HamHands]

I've had similar experience with silhouette, it changed my shooting and buying preferences.

I moved toward small, concealable snubbies for awhile. Easy to carry and do dry fire practice for hours.

However, once I learned how to shoot silhouette, I discovered that the long site radius of big tube revolvers was much easier to get small groups at distance.
The velocity bump didn't hurt either as it made trajectory a little tighter.

The heavier weight of the long tubes also helped to tame the recoil. I shocked myself how much I liked the extra weight. I had gone from scandium snubbies to longest tube available almost overnight.
Double action seemed much easier to control and to keep on target with more weight and size.

So I have a vault full of long barreled revolvers now. Ringing steel at 100 yards plus is the best, most fun shooting I do. The immediate auditory feedback just makes me grin big time. The sense of accomplishment is intense when your ears tingle with the excitement. Looking through a spotting scope, to discover where you hit, got old and tiresome quick.

I have a bunch of different steel and sizes. I even made up some bells from scuba tanks that sing, and sing, and sing.
Luv those long barrels !!!


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That is great Oddshooter.

"N" frame stubbies are surprisingly doable to ring steel at 100 yards. Beyond that you are probably guessing where the sight is and hold over isn't really possible not because of bullet drop, but because of sight radius.

I practice with my carry semi auto's (CZ P-01 & SP-01) on an 12"x18" IDPA styled AR500 plate steel silhouette @ 35 to 55 yards... firing just as fast as I can get that front sight centered in the middle of the silhouette. You'd be surprised how helpful it is and how fast you acquire & hit targets while progressing this drill. And it translates into much easier and much faster hits at 15 yards. You get into a kind of "locomotive rhythm" while popping steel faster and faster when the auditory affirmation keeps ringing on and on during a 15 shot string or a 6 and 6 shot sequence with revolvers in a New York Reload carry sequence. I try and get it on film every chance I get.

 

[HamHands]

More like a sink hole or crater. I had not bought a gun in 20 years, then I bought 20 in a year. My oldest does it right, 1 a year, but it is usually some sort of a Colt snake gun, so it is like buying 2 or 3 of something else. I only own one 45 semi auto. A bright stainless Officers model I bought new in 85 when i was in CT. Walked it through the front door of the Colt Custom Shop for a proper tuning. This year I put a set of Grashorn stags on it

Those sound beautiful! Feel free to post a pic or three here if you want! My problem is I keep buying older and older more expensive and more unobtainable ones that have been out of current production for decades, like my Lew Horton Specials.

 

[sw282]

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I've had similar experience with silhouette, it changed my shooting and buying preferences.

I moved toward small, concealable snubbies for awhile. Easy to carry and do dry fire practice for hours.

However, once I learned how to shoot silhouette, I discovered that the long site radius of big tube revolvers was much easier to get small groups at distance.
The velocity bump didn't hurt either as it made trajectory a little tighter.

The heavier weight of the long tubes also helped to tame the recoil. I shocked myself how much I liked the extra weight. I had gone from scandium snubbies to longest tube available almost overnight.
Double action seemed much easier to control and to keep on target with more weight and size.

So I have a vault full of long barreled revolvers now. Ringing steel at 100 yards plus is the best, most fun shooting I do. The immediate auditory feedback just makes me grin big time. The sense of accomplishment is intense when your ears tingle with the excitement. Looking through a spotting scope, to discover where you hit, got old and tiresome quick.

I have a bunch of different steel and sizes. I even made up some bells from scuba tanks that sing, and sing, and sing.
Luv those long barrels !!!


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Smith & Wesson S&W Model 29-3, 10 Inch Barrel, Adjustable Sights .44 Mag. For Sale at GunAuction.com - 16243138

Silh 29-3 CLOSED AUCTION
Long barrel like one of these ''OD''??

Hami--l hope you enjoy that new 629. Esp this coming Sat in Lincolnton shooting at 200 meters!!

Gonna make this a real MEMORIAL DAY

Sorry you got put in 'TIME-OUT' til 2020:-(

 

[oddshooter]

SW282,

What are you doing? Sending me a link to a Closed Auction with a gorgeous M29 10". That's like showing a junkie his next hit and telling him he can't have it. I started to sweat when I saw it. It looks perfect.


YES, that's what I was talking about !!!

Seeing it Closed saved me $905 (good price). Thankful for that


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[sw282]

SW282,

What are you doing? Sending me a link to a Closed Auction with a gorgeous M29 10". That's like showing a junkie his next hit and telling him he can't have it. I started to sweat when I saw it. It looks perfect.


YES, that's what I was talking about !!!

Seeing it Closed saved me $905 (good price). Thankful for that


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Thanks for the compliment Prescut

l won the auction on this gun Sunday... Kind of a Fathers Day

present to ME...Was an IHMSA shooter before these came out in the 80s.

Always wanted one.

282

 

[Gunna1day]

My 686-3. 8-3/8" mostly used for steel critters as well. The longer sight radius really helps my old eyes.

 

[oddshooter]

In a bit of candor, let me admit that I have also scoped many of my long barreled sixguns. I could not let old age and bad eyes stop me from a hobby I dearly love.


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[sw282]

In a bit of candor, let me admit that I have also scoped many of my long barreled sixguns. I could not let old age and bad eyes stop me from a hobby I dearly love.


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Sir, l am in the same situation.. Most of my long barrel Smiths

have either a red dot or scope...Upon retiring in 2016 l had eye

surgery to remove cataract, replaced by an enhanced implant.

0pen sight shooting has improved considerably at age 73

 

[ISCS Yoda]

I'm a snub gun lover myself, although I admit to having several 4" guns as well. But this 6" barreled M586 is an incredible shooter and at long distance, WOW! So you'll have tunzaphun with your new toy!

 

[HamHands]

I'm a snub gun lover myself, although I admit to having several 4" guns as well. But this 6" barreled M586 is an incredible shooter and at long distance, WOW! So you'll have tunzaphun with your new toy!

That is a beautiful M586... They are so hard to find according to my .357Mag fanatic friends..and from what I know/heard in general! Never part with that beauty! I myself have never shot .357mag well. In fact, .357magnum and .357Sig are the only handgun cartridge(s) that I don't shoot well and are me nemesis'. But to those of you that shot them well then I give my hats off to you because it's a stellar couple of cartridges... .380acp, .38S&W, .38Special, .38Super, 9mm, .40Cal, .44Russian, .44Special, .44magnum, .45ACP, .45Auto-Rim, and .45Super are well within my forte however... Again Yoda, nice Revo and thanks for posting that my brother!

 

[HamHands]

My 686-3. Real tack driver.

@geodimeter

That is a beautifully done Revolver you have there! Tell me more about the front sight. It looks to be a tool of precision and art!

 

[Klagz13]

A full underlug revolver is definitely on my short must buy list. Beautiful example you have


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