Ridgerunner665
Handloader
- Oct 28, 2008
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Picked up another wheel gun yesterday....S&W 686 Performance Center, 4 inch, 6 shot.
I went looking for a 4 inch 686 plus, but nobody had any... was about to take a 6 inch until I noticed the barrel was slightly off (not clocked just right, wasn't off much but it was off).
I handed it back and was walking away when he said "hang on a minute"... he asked why I wasn't interested in the two Performance Center guns in the case...I said, "well I mostly just don't much like the look of them, but the price is pretty high too".
He said they had been in the store for 2 years now and he'd like to move them...I got mine for what they would have priced a 4 inch 686 plus if they'd had one (a good bit less than the sticker on the PC guns).
So, I've got this ugly revolver that shoots awesome.... great trigger, ugly but easy to pickup front sight, and big ole ugly but actually very functional cylinder release.
Wanted the gun for camping/fishing on the islands at the lake, lots of black bears around these parts these days, they're everywhere... haven't had any trouble from the encounters we've had yet and I hope it stays that way, won't bother them if I don't have to... but if I have to I want to make a lasting impression.
Worked up some loads today... all they had for 357 bullets were 180 grain XTP's, not realizing at the time those are pretty hard to get going fast in a 4 inch barrel I got some.
Tried 296 and AA9... got the same speed from both powders...1,125 fps...AA9 burned cleaner so I went with it at 12 grains which is Western powders listed max, Lyman says 12.5, I tried 12.2 and gained 50 fps but extraction was slightly sticky, not bad though...I think 1,125 might be "just" enough to get them to expand, any use will likely be pretty close range anyway... and won't beat up my ugly gun as bad [emoji38]
Dabbled with some mid to mild loads also...I think I finally found a use for the Longshot which I haven't liked in anything else.
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I went looking for a 4 inch 686 plus, but nobody had any... was about to take a 6 inch until I noticed the barrel was slightly off (not clocked just right, wasn't off much but it was off).
I handed it back and was walking away when he said "hang on a minute"... he asked why I wasn't interested in the two Performance Center guns in the case...I said, "well I mostly just don't much like the look of them, but the price is pretty high too".
He said they had been in the store for 2 years now and he'd like to move them...I got mine for what they would have priced a 4 inch 686 plus if they'd had one (a good bit less than the sticker on the PC guns).
So, I've got this ugly revolver that shoots awesome.... great trigger, ugly but easy to pickup front sight, and big ole ugly but actually very functional cylinder release.
Wanted the gun for camping/fishing on the islands at the lake, lots of black bears around these parts these days, they're everywhere... haven't had any trouble from the encounters we've had yet and I hope it stays that way, won't bother them if I don't have to... but if I have to I want to make a lasting impression.
Worked up some loads today... all they had for 357 bullets were 180 grain XTP's, not realizing at the time those are pretty hard to get going fast in a 4 inch barrel I got some.
Tried 296 and AA9... got the same speed from both powders...1,125 fps...AA9 burned cleaner so I went with it at 12 grains which is Western powders listed max, Lyman says 12.5, I tried 12.2 and gained 50 fps but extraction was slightly sticky, not bad though...I think 1,125 might be "just" enough to get them to expand, any use will likely be pretty close range anyway... and won't beat up my ugly gun as bad [emoji38]
Dabbled with some mid to mild loads also...I think I finally found a use for the Longshot which I haven't liked in anything else.
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