Dennis The B
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Hands down, my Colt Python, 6", built in 1978. It shoots mostly one hole @ 25 yards. Coming in a close second is my Colt Officer's Model Match, built in 1955. It puts wadcutters into tiny cloverleafs at the same distance.
The most accurate revolver you ever fired ???
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Heavy barrel Model 10 , A police trade in for $125.00 in 1978. It was a turkey/trophy winner in NH turkey shoots in the late 70`s and into the 80`s. 3gr bullseye with 158gr Hornady LSWC. Deer targets, in the heart and X ring on 50yd bullseye, shooting double action!
Not much good on steel chickens though. They would ping but not fall.
That's what the 586 had to deal with.
Jim
Not much good on steel chickens though. They would ping but not fall.
That's what the 586 had to deal with.
Jim
rck281
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My most accurate revolver is my Freedom Arms. It is the finest made single action I have seen. Next would be my old Dan Wesson 357 Super Mag which I sold after giving up IHMSA Silhouette. However, most of my S&W are probably more accurate than I can shoot.
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Don't have a lot of targets saved to photographs but do have an ongoing running battle between a Model 14-4 I purchased brand new and a Colt Officers' Model Match produced the same year I was born, pitted against each other. Haven't had them out together for a match-up in some time. The Officer's Model Match is the current champion at 10 rounds at 10 yards, off hand w/two-handed hold.
S&W Model 14
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Art Doc
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My most accurate CF revolver is a 6" Python.
My most accurate RF revolver is a Diamondback.
My most accurate RF revolver is a Diamondback.
Center fire was an 8 3/8 model 57
Rim fire would be this model 48.
Never thought of a 22 magnum as being terribly precise.
This gun changed that.
Rim fire would be this model 48.
Never thought of a 22 magnum as being terribly precise.
This gun changed that.
texmex
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I don't know if it was the most accurate revolver I ever shot or I was just having a really good day. In 1975, my father and I were at an outdoor shooting range in The Houston, TX area. There was a guy there shooting a Model 29 8 3/8 on the 100 yard range. He was shooting a hand loaded 210 gr. Norma bullet over a full load of Bluedot. We got to talking and he mentioned that he was just shooting these loads up because they turned out to not be very accurate. He asked me if I wanted to shoot it. My dad spotted for me. I had a good sandbag rest, it was cool and no wind. Dad called my first shot as 8 ring, 6 o'clock. The next shot was 9 ring, 6 o'clock. The next shot, he called "bullseye". The next three shots, he called "bullseye". I opened the cylinder, set the 44 on the bench and told the man "I don't think there is anything wrong with your load". This was at a time when I shot a couple of hundred rounds a week and had 21 year old eyes. The trigger on that 44 broke like glass, the weather and the light were perfect. And best of all, I knew to quit while I was ahead.
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The first time I shot my 1954 Combat Masterpiece, I had some groups that were literally 1 hole. Best shooting I've ever done, and I must've been really dialed in, because I have not been able to repeat the performance.
A 14-3 with the 8-3/8" barrel was the cure for that particular malaise. Single action, double action, one hand, two hands, doesn't matter - this revolver consistently delivers the goods. The search for centerfire accuracy has ended.
A 17-3 with 6" barrel is almost as good. I run every kind of ammo through this with excellent results. I do think I'd like to get a 17 with the 8-3-8" barrel, though. I got into shooting late in life when my eyes were already lousy, so I need all the help I can get.
A 14-3 with the 8-3/8" barrel was the cure for that particular malaise. Single action, double action, one hand, two hands, doesn't matter - this revolver consistently delivers the goods. The search for centerfire accuracy has ended.
A 17-3 with 6" barrel is almost as good. I run every kind of ammo through this with excellent results. I do think I'd like to get a 17 with the 8-3-8" barrel, though. I got into shooting late in life when my eyes were already lousy, so I need all the help I can get.
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I would have to say my 1955 Target with Factory short action SAO conversion.It is one of those Guns that make it hard to miss.
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Mod 327 TRR8 with a two piece 5" barrel.
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I have to say that my most accurate handgun so far has been one of my Model 25-7s in .45 Colt with a 5-inch barrel. This "group" was shot offhand, no benchrest. It may have been two or three feet more than 20 yards. Or it could've been two or three feet less than 20 yards. I don't know. There are no distance markers in this part of the range.
Now, I can't do this every time, okay? No excuses, but I wear bifocals, so it's sometimes hard to get a good sight picture. But when I do my part, the gun puts them where they're supposed to go. What more could you ask for?
Never fired my other 25-7, by the way, cause it's just too pristine, but I have no doubt it'd be just as accurate as this one.
Now, I can't do this every time, okay? No excuses, but I wear bifocals, so it's sometimes hard to get a good sight picture. But when I do my part, the gun puts them where they're supposed to go. What more could you ask for?
Never fired my other 25-7, by the way, cause it's just too pristine, but I have no doubt it'd be just as accurate as this one.
My old 8 3/8" 29-2. I can go back to it at any time and it always hits where I want it to. AS far as rimfires all my K frame .22's are admirally accurate.
Sorry guys! I think this thread is merely an excuse to show off our favorite guns. It isn't a discussion of accuracy at all. Here's why I think so:
Any well built revolver - which includes most if not all S&W examples - will be "accurate" in the hands of an accurate shooter. It is shooting technique and ammunition choice that make for better or worse accuracy, much more than it is the gun (unless, of course, something is inherently wrong with the gun due to poor workmanship or subsequent incident). I can shoot my 1946, 5" .38 M&P into just as tight of groups as I can my 1952 5" Combat Masterpiece. It just takes physical discipline and a conscious adjustment to the different sights.
An example from the real world. About a year ago, I had my 16 year old grandson out at the range with me. He was shooting one of my rifles and fired a group of 5 rounds at 100 yards that maybe could have been covered with a pie plate. He got up from the bench and said something like, "I think the scope needs to be adjusted." I sat down at the bench and fired 5 rounds of the same ammunition. We went down range and you could cover the 5 holes with a silver dollar. He said, "I guess there's nothing wrong with the scope setting."
Any well built revolver - which includes most if not all S&W examples - will be "accurate" in the hands of an accurate shooter. It is shooting technique and ammunition choice that make for better or worse accuracy, much more than it is the gun (unless, of course, something is inherently wrong with the gun due to poor workmanship or subsequent incident). I can shoot my 1946, 5" .38 M&P into just as tight of groups as I can my 1952 5" Combat Masterpiece. It just takes physical discipline and a conscious adjustment to the different sights.
An example from the real world. About a year ago, I had my 16 year old grandson out at the range with me. He was shooting one of my rifles and fired a group of 5 rounds at 100 yards that maybe could have been covered with a pie plate. He got up from the bench and said something like, "I think the scope needs to be adjusted." I sat down at the bench and fired 5 rounds of the same ammunition. We went down range and you could cover the 5 holes with a silver dollar. He said, "I guess there's nothing wrong with the scope setting."
David R
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I have a model 25-7 that will put 10 rounds in 6" at 100 yards.
This target was made with a Ruger security six with an aftermarket barrel and dot sight. Its the best I have done with a handgun at 50 feet. 5 shots HBWC 2.8 Bullseye
This target was made with a Ruger security six with an aftermarket barrel and dot sight. Its the best I have done with a handgun at 50 feet. 5 shots HBWC 2.8 Bullseye
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