Harumph, could'a fooled me.
INTERNET SNUBBY MATCH
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OK, took my 34-1 to the range today and shot at both 25 yards and 50 feet. I like 50 feet MUCH better. :~) 9.25" at 25 yds and 5.5" at 50 feet.
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OLDNAVYMCPO
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Took my battery of snubs, with exception of DAO's, to the range to try Cyrano's October match. Twenty-five yards, single handed, 10 shots slow fire. That was certainly a tough row to hoe with my old eyes, keeping 10 shots on the target page was tough. Had a couple of practice tries where I didn't manage to put ten rounds on target. Anyway, the results are shown below.
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Will try it tomorrow with my 64.
Well, after several tries, I didn't exactly cover myself with glory either. Best I could do was this one: 8 1/8 inches. The gun and the load are more accurate than I, and I have a tendency to jerk the trigger which is fatal at this range. Oh, well, we'll see what someone comes up with for next month; maybe I will be lucky, or at least jerk-free.
However, I wouldn't want to be standing out there at the target with even the worst of our groups.
However, I wouldn't want to be standing out there at the target with even the worst of our groups.
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How about a mixed DA event at 10 yards, 5 shots with each hand on the same target (5 right, 5 left)?
There WILL be a November match. Still don't know who will run it or what the course of fire will be, but yours sounds like fun.
OLDNAVYMCPO
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I was thinking the same thing; stu1ritter's match it will be. Sounds like fun: I'll have to get some practicing done. Let's get plenty of participation in this one.
WE HAVE A WINNER FOR OCTOBER!!
The winner for October is Taroman, with a group size of 6 1/2 inches. Good shooting, congratulations!! OLDNAVYMCPO was close behind with 6 7/8 inches. Yours truly was next to last with 8 1/8 inches.
The winner for October is Taroman, with a group size of 6 1/2 inches. Good shooting, congratulations!! OLDNAVYMCPO was close behind with 6 7/8 inches. Yours truly was next to last with 8 1/8 inches.
OK. November match shot. I like 10 yards :~) but sure wish I could have tamed that flyer. 2.75" center to center.
OLDNAVYMCPO
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The K's make this a whole lot easier.
Stu
Stu
Well done Stu!
Nice going, all. I'm going out tomorrow, with a 317, just to practice. When I shoot for score, it will be with my M&P. Yes, the K frames make it easier, and I need all the advantage I can get.
Well, here's the best I could do and it's not all that good: 4.5 inches. I did learn something, however: I shoot left handed better if I sight with the left eye, even though my shooting glasses don't have the correction to sharpen the sights in the left lens.
And, as Stu1ritter said, my M&P (K frame) is easier to shoot than my 639 (alloy J frame).
Wonder what it would be like to shoot a match with full power loads in an alloy J frame?
And, as Stu1ritter said, my M&P (K frame) is easier to shoot than my 639 (alloy J frame).
Wonder what it would be like to shoot a match with full power loads in an alloy J frame?
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OLDNAVYMCPO
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Colin, fine shooting. I plan on going out Monday and trying my K frames.
I'm not sure where 2 3/4" and 3" revolvers fall in the snubbby continuum for this match, but I shot these the other day at 10 yards.
2 3/4" Ruger Speed Six:
3" Ruger SP 101:
My 3" Model 60 showed great promise, but I had a horrible flyer with one of the weak hand shots when I totally blew the staging of the trigger and sent it down range prematurely.
I'd have re-shot it, but we had an intrusion alarm at home and I had to go deal with it. (Wife came home early, failed to latch and lock the door to the back porch, which the wind blew open).
Basically I learned that my weak hand skills have really fallen off (the heavier the trigger pull the worse the groups, so it's a strength thing more than anything else) and I need to spend more time on it, with maybe less time on my strong hand only shooting.
For example, in the SP 101 group above, the clover leaf was what I had before the 5 weak hand only shots. It's consistently the most accurate small revolver I own.
I'm going to the in laws tomorrow so I'll shoot my 1 7/8" Model 36s and my 2 1/8" Model 60 tomorrow and see how the snubbier revolvers do after some weak hand practice.
2 3/4" Ruger Speed Six:
3" Ruger SP 101:
My 3" Model 60 showed great promise, but I had a horrible flyer with one of the weak hand shots when I totally blew the staging of the trigger and sent it down range prematurely.
I'd have re-shot it, but we had an intrusion alarm at home and I had to go deal with it. (Wife came home early, failed to latch and lock the door to the back porch, which the wind blew open).
Basically I learned that my weak hand skills have really fallen off (the heavier the trigger pull the worse the groups, so it's a strength thing more than anything else) and I need to spend more time on it, with maybe less time on my strong hand only shooting.
For example, in the SP 101 group above, the clover leaf was what I had before the 5 weak hand only shots. It's consistently the most accurate small revolver I own.
I'm going to the in laws tomorrow so I'll shoot my 1 7/8" Model 36s and my 2 1/8" Model 60 tomorrow and see how the snubbier revolvers do after some weak hand practice.
BB57, from the first post to this thread, way back when;
A snubby is 2" or less for 10 yards.
A snubby is 3" or less for 25 yards.
I hadn't read through to see if that ever changed. Think I'll have to polish up that 3" model 60!
A snubby is 2" or less for 10 yards.
A snubby is 3" or less for 25 yards.
I hadn't read through to see if that ever changed. Think I'll have to polish up that 3" model 60!
My weak hand skills are pretty bad. I've never shot weak hand before. I have about half a box left of some Federal bulk pack 22. I'm going to take out my 317 and burn a lot of it weak hand. If I can shooot the 317, I can shoot anything: it's very light (alloy frame cylinder and barrel. Barrel has a stainless liner). The hammer is light too, so the mainspring is heavy, with a heavy DA pull. I'll see if some practice can knock some of the rough edges off my weak hand shooting. Wish I had a 2 inch barreled kit gun.
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