First wheel gun in a very long time

[M-61]

Never was a pistol guy though I carried for years.
Reached way back in the safe.
Pulled out a S&W model 2 Perfected
38SW. What a great time shooting it!
Top break and what nice workmanship.
Forgot what beautiful condition it’s in.

 

[Steve h]

WHEEL GUNS!!!! Gotta love em!!!!

 

[Dave Zander]

Stainless 22 rim fire , there’s a six shot and a 10 shot , I think they use the same 617 designation.

 

[K22]

Load Up some, Hornady or Sierra, 125 grain, HP's with, a Hot ( But Safe ) Load of, 231 Win Powder
( I use a Plus P Load, of 231, in my K- .38 ) and go,.. Shoot It ! ( It's Useless, in the Box Unless, you want to, Sell It ) Life's too Short to NOT Be shooting, the S &W .38 / .357's for,. Fun !
My Mod 17, 6" S & W ( K-.38 ) Drives Tacks with this Load ! ( See Post 11, by K-22 ) Yup, It's an AWESOME Load, in most S & W .38 and .357 Smith's. I don't Bother with, shooting 158 gr. Lead, SWC's anymore and am letting my 14
y/o Grandson,.. Burn those, Bullets Up,. Learning to, Shoot, a revolver !

The 125 Hornady XTP with 231 is my current go-to high performance load in with my 38's and 357's. I use the Speer data for 38+P and 357 magnum loadings with this powder. A pound of powder goes a long - long way. This powder is super accurate in my revolvers.

I shoot a lot of 38+Ps in my 4" Model 19, 357.

When I hunted with the 357 Magnum, my go to powder was 2400 but that was eons ago. I don't need all that power these days but if I did, I found hard to beat 2400 for maximum performance.

For pure target excellence, the 148 grain Swaged Hollow Base wadcutter with either Bullseye or 231 in the Model 14 is "X" ring capable.

My Model 17's with CCI Standard Velocity ammo is super accurate even though these revolvers have thousands of rounds through them since the early 70's.

I have an old Model 34, 22 LR, 4" barrel (J Frame) which is very accurate, but the thin front sight is difficult for me to see these days with my old eyeballs. I used to carry this a lot when I use to hike in the mountains. It's a great little field gun.

 

[Larry Koch]

Whatever you do, stay away from Single Action Revolvers. That's another rabbit hole you don't want to go down.

 

[Dave Zander]

Whatever you do, stay away from Single Action Revolvers. That's another rabbit hole you don't want to go down.

Never messed with them but this long range rifle shooting ain’t cheap.
Optics, barrels, triggers, bipods .
Annealers, electronic powder measures, kestrels, chronographs, it never ends.

 

[jcm800]

For pure target excellence, the 148 grain Swaged Hollow Base wadcutter with either Bullseye or 231 in the Model 14 is "X" ring capable.

Yep my 28-2 loves em. 2.8 bullseye / 148 precision delta
FWIW a 4" 27/28' weigh only 1 oz more than a 4" 686.

 

[Infrequent Shooter]

I’m not going to lie and say I am a good revolver shooter. But I’m sure going to let everyone know about TK CUSTOMS Work and how they made me a better revolver shooter. If you like to shoot a revolver check out this guys website

I have talked to them on the phone. Very competent sounding.

 

[bluealtered]

Holy smokes! four pages and counting. I keep hearing that revolvers are dead history. I'm pretty sure that the only thing that would be dead would be the fool standing on the wrong end of the barrel if they made you defend yourself with it.
I have been fighting the urge for another .44 special bulldog for years now, and I'm about a inch away from calling my LGS when he opens and finally saying that yes, get that .44 for me. This one will make number seven and no, ... I am not a .44 revolver junkie.

I mean what the heck, I can just sell one of the guns in the safe that has an inch or more of dust on it. (that is the lie I tell myself each and every time I buy another gun.)

 

[357Mag]

All -


“ RE VOL VERs “ !!!

Tuco, “ The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly “

 

[rabradshaw]

I have heard/read the newer SWs with the hi tech machining etc are probably more accurate than the ones we grew up with. the tube inside the barrel is supposed to really help accuracy. Jerry Miculek? says the new Smiths are more accurate than older ones. of course he is spokesman for SW. never fired or owned a performance center SW. I just want to be able to hit a pie plate at 20 feet. I really like the old steel firearms. one thing about the newer Smith Ws, the sound of the steel to me, (dry firing) is horrible. feels tinny, but the 686 is supposed to be a great firearm. I would like to shoot the PC model 19. it is supposed to shoot MUCH faster than older model because of vented barrel or something. Cheers. Some of the early lock models of SW are pretty impressive.

You can come over and shoot my 586 anytime. It will definitely hit a pie plate at 20 feet.