Very nice gun and shooting gkitch. The K-38 is a favorite of mine and I just recently picked up a factory SA version also, trying to relive my youth I suppose as a K-38 SA was the first centerfire handgun I ever shot.
Revolver Match at CAMP PERRY
- Thread starter gkitch
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Protocall_Design
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I believe Olympic centerfire rapid fire is frequently (if not exclusively) shot with autos firing 32 Long wadcutters, which are known for their accuracy (in addition to their low recoil, important in rapid fire.) Any reason 32s aren't mentioned in the preceding discussion - other than the current ridiculous cost of K frame 32s, of course?
Green Frog
Member
HMMMM I wonder whether my recreation of a Model 16-3 using a factory barrel on a Model 14-3 and a rebored Mod 17 cylinder would be legal? it is indistinguishable from an original except the frame still marked 14-3, but some of the originals were like that too. I haven't been up to Camp Perry for a long time! Do they award any points for cool? 
Froggie
Froggie
Froggie
Froggie
It's all conditioning and muscle memory. After all, you are only putting the revolver on a "table", the table created by your muscle memory and work ethic. On the Army teams of olden days (late 50's) we would dry fire for one hour before PT and one hour before bed every day. Even shooting a 2700 match is tiring without a lot of
conditioning.
Stu
AJ
US Veteran
He is correct. Did a lot of dry firing many years ago when shooting Bullseye. Also a lot of work with 5 pound weights one handed. Lots of exercises for the upper arm and forearm. Even used hand exercisers upside down with just my thumb and trigger finger to strengthen them.
boatbum101
Member
Old 1911 mags filled with lead , trigger control against the wall with a pencil , really focusing on front sight . Distinguished Revolver pretty much as manufactured . Doesn't mean that setting throats uniform , timing so that all cylinders lockup on a " match rod " can't be done . Taylor throating etc . Reeves Match guns pretty much custom ie faster twist / bull barrels , optics . 38 special 158gr ammo is like 45acp hardball in that if a load will hold the 10 ring @ 50yds , it's a keeper . Not uncommon for RN to outshoot SWC either . Magtech RN 158 used to shoot good & was cheap , before reloads were allowed .
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AJ
US Veteran
Yes that! I used a five pound hand barbell held out for a minute at a time and did ten reps at a time. Five pounds gets heavy after the ten reps.
The longer I shoot the more I endorse the precision competitions. I got into them late in life and nothing made me a better shooter. The practice drills do not seem to connect with "practical", "combat" or whatever kinds of shooting....until one realizes that the mastery of sights and trigger under the pressure of competition applies big-time to everything else (with just a little adaptation work).
My advice is to just go. Go enter a match or two and put some rounds downrange and work on doing it well. You will be happy you did.
My advice is to just go. Go enter a match or two and put some rounds downrange and work on doing it well. You will be happy you did.
AJ
US Veteran
No matches in my area. Just shoot with friends. I mainly shoot against myself to see if I can do better that time then I did before.
