My 29-2, put forty rounds through it yesterday. A mix of my 250 grain Lyman #429421 cast bullets followed up by 200 grain Speer JHP's behind 11.0 grains of Unique. Just a big old pussycat and a real joy to put through its paces.
17-3. Got this beater from a former member. NIB except, not new scratched all over. And no box or goodies. And wrong grips. Some folks have "eccentric" interpretations of NIB. I like it anyway, even with the $5 CDNN grips. Gets more play than any other gun except for the Ruger MK II. Joe
Model 19-4 2.5" Bbl. 5:45 this morning. I caught an intruder doing a home invasion this AM. One shot to the head at about five feet and he was out of the game, permanently. After the shooting I stuffed the body into the trash can to get rid of the evidence.
By the way "He" was one of the squirrels that have decided to chew through the siding of my house to build a nest in the attic. My ammo of choice was a CCI 38 Spcl Shot Shell.
This morning @ 5:00 AM...S&W500 using Hornady 300 grain SST's. 400# black bear on the lakeside deck stairs 30' away. Blew one off 10' over its head. I think the critter's ears are still ringing...not mine, I was wearing my electronic muffs!
I took my 4596 to the range this week, don't shoot it much, but got a red dot scope for my 22-A I needed to sight in and it felt like a S&W day.
Both shot well.
tb