New S&W lover here and I just wanted to share a good experience with you.
So I picked up a NIB 686-5 6" last week after selling my auto to a cousin who just had to have a home defense gun. I decided I should get a revolver because, for economic reasons, I have decided to start reloading. I figured it would be a lot easier to reload if I used a revolver which kept me from having to chase brass all over the place. I also want to hunt with a handgun and figured I'd use this as a starting point. I just think it is a little more versatile than my auto's since it has more power, accuracy, and range. Plus I can get a box of 158gr JSP .357 Magnums for the same price I can get a box of .45 FMJS. Much more power, much more versatile, same price, what's not to like.
So I took it out to my local range today which has a silhouette course. I was the only person on the range so I set up some chickens at 50'yds, Boars and square plates at 100 yds, and four turkeys at 150.
I was the only one on the range so I took all my shots sitting, leaning against a post, resting the revolver in my hands between my knees. One funny thing I learned fairly quickly is that it is important to either wear jeans when shooting like this, or make sure my hands are far enough foreword to keep my knees clear of the blast coming from the cylinder gap. As a result of this lesson I picked up a nice peppering and little droplets of blood coming to the surface on my left knee.
The gun came regulated perfectly for that ammo at 50yds and the chickens, therefore, didn't last to long. The boars and square plates went down pretty well after I got my hold right and learned that I actually shoot the revolver better DA than SA. By the time I finished of the box of 50 rounds, all 4 turkey I had set up at 150 fell to my new magnum. One even took a head hit causing it to spin as it fell to the ground.
So I picked up a NIB 686-5 6" last week after selling my auto to a cousin who just had to have a home defense gun. I decided I should get a revolver because, for economic reasons, I have decided to start reloading. I figured it would be a lot easier to reload if I used a revolver which kept me from having to chase brass all over the place. I also want to hunt with a handgun and figured I'd use this as a starting point. I just think it is a little more versatile than my auto's since it has more power, accuracy, and range. Plus I can get a box of 158gr JSP .357 Magnums for the same price I can get a box of .45 FMJS. Much more power, much more versatile, same price, what's not to like.
So I took it out to my local range today which has a silhouette course. I was the only person on the range so I set up some chickens at 50'yds, Boars and square plates at 100 yds, and four turkeys at 150.
I was the only one on the range so I took all my shots sitting, leaning against a post, resting the revolver in my hands between my knees. One funny thing I learned fairly quickly is that it is important to either wear jeans when shooting like this, or make sure my hands are far enough foreword to keep my knees clear of the blast coming from the cylinder gap. As a result of this lesson I picked up a nice peppering and little droplets of blood coming to the surface on my left knee.
The gun came regulated perfectly for that ammo at 50yds and the chickens, therefore, didn't last to long. The boars and square plates went down pretty well after I got my hold right and learned that I actually shoot the revolver better DA than SA. By the time I finished of the box of 50 rounds, all 4 turkey I had set up at 150 fell to my new magnum. One even took a head hit causing it to spin as it fell to the ground.
