Range Report: 627 Snubby

[Super Dave]

Larry, what's your thoughts on accuracy and barrel fouling? I only clean my barrel when I notice the accuracy drops.

This past weekend I put my 686 and 627 5" on the bags at 50 yards. The 686 was sucking wind. I tested the 686 at 25 yards to make sure and it was still sucking.

At 25 yards I'm looking for 1".

Once cleaned it will be back on target. But, I have not kept track of the rounds between cleaning. I use a brass brush with about 5 passes and then a few patches with Balistol and a dry patch.

Please advise on how many rounds you go between cleaning your barrels and what cleaning procedure you are using.

Thanks,
Dave

 

[kaaskop49]

attn Poly...

Some great advice in your post #28. (That means I agree with it!) Just shoot it the way it is and have fun. Spray a little Rem-Oil in the action and don't overdo it. Don't use .38 ammo as that will mess with the chambers and magnum case extraction.

With new DA revolvers, I always fire the 1st cylinder-ful single action. It may seem silly, but I feel it helps to seat the action parts. Thanks Larry.

Kaaskop49
Shield #5103

 

[Super Dave]

there was deep snow and I had to snowshoe into the range about a mile.

Well there the difference. I turned around once because the traffic was too bad.


I imagine a self defense scenario would be pretty similar where you are not paying attention to the flash and bang...kind of like when hunting you don't notice the recoil.

Have a good day,
Dave

 

[riverrat38]

"Seems to me an awful lot of work..but more importantly an awful lot of fun! VERY interesting the lack of bullet drop between (was it?) 25 and 50 yards. Then again, I usually shoot at between 25 and 50 inches."

The scope places the line of sight well above the bullet center of the barrel.
This means the bullet will still be rising toward the line of sight at 25 yards. It will continue to rise until it reaches its maximum height with respect to the line of sight.
It will eventually fall until it again crosses the line of sight, so it will effectively have two zeros. Its possible that they are near 25 and 50 yards.
If the barrel were held horizontal, the bullet would drop 4 feet in a half a second. This might be 4 or 5 hundred feet in a revolver. About 16 feet of drop in a full second.

Best,
Rick

 

[Super Dave]

Good info. Thanks Rick.
Dave