As stated previously my father passed this last week. My mother handed me my father's 686-3 6 inch that he purchased new. I won't delve too far into it as I already have a thread up on the revolver and dad.
As a bit of a return to normalcy and to take some time to my self, I took it to the range yesterday along with my 3 inch Python. Dad had the sights regulated very well. Just a click down at 15 yards put my 158 grain SWC 38 Specials where they needed to be. Took it out to 25 yards and it did well (for me). I need much more practice at 25 and 50 yards with handguns and I'm intending to do that.
Zero reliability issues with Remington, Fiocchi, and CCI primers. I say this as I'd equipped the revolver with a Wolff 14lb rebound and a reduced power "Power Rib" mainspring. I did do the "primer cup trick" on the strain screw. Otherwise the hammer fall was far too weak.
The 686 taught the short Python a few things about accuracy. No question there. I was shooting my standard 158 SWC Special load along with a 158 SWC Magnum load with Enforcer. The Enforcer load is a bit of a handful out of the 3 inch, but much less drama from the 686.
I fired about a hundred rounds of mostly Special out of both. Large majority from the Smith, and thought about dad.
It's clean again and back in the gun sock.
As a bit of a return to normalcy and to take some time to my self, I took it to the range yesterday along with my 3 inch Python. Dad had the sights regulated very well. Just a click down at 15 yards put my 158 grain SWC 38 Specials where they needed to be. Took it out to 25 yards and it did well (for me). I need much more practice at 25 and 50 yards with handguns and I'm intending to do that.
Zero reliability issues with Remington, Fiocchi, and CCI primers. I say this as I'd equipped the revolver with a Wolff 14lb rebound and a reduced power "Power Rib" mainspring. I did do the "primer cup trick" on the strain screw. Otherwise the hammer fall was far too weak.
The 686 taught the short Python a few things about accuracy. No question there. I was shooting my standard 158 SWC Special load along with a 158 SWC Magnum load with Enforcer. The Enforcer load is a bit of a handful out of the 3 inch, but much less drama from the 686.
I fired about a hundred rounds of mostly Special out of both. Large majority from the Smith, and thought about dad.
It's clean again and back in the gun sock.
