Got a chance to play around with a Kimber. It is pretty nice as far as wheelies go. The sights are a big plus and it shoots about on par with what I could do with a model 64.Originally Posted by Les Pepperoni
Also, starting with a 686 in IDPA? Damn dude. You found Jesus.
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Yeah... I was afraid of semi-autos for a long time. (Remember, I wasn't raised around guns...)
The kimber looks... "Big"... as in, "too big" for pocket gun...
I can't remember ever hearing or reading that S&Ws were tanks. That always went to Ruger.
I'll point out that the GP100's hammer axle is super easy to change if you had to, but I've never heard of one breaking. (This is where DB comes in with some knowledge and I learn something...)
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N frames are tanks. The other S&W’s, not so much.
Just a Hairy Special Snowflake supply clerk with no field experience, shooting an Asymetric carbine as a Try Hard. Snarky and easily butt hurt. Favorite animal is the Cape Buffalo....likely indicative of a personality disorder.
"If I had a grandpa, he would look like Delbert Belton".
True.
The first indication a bad guy should have that I'm dangerous is when his
disembodied soul is looking down at his own corpse wondering what happened.
In my experience with .38/357's the larger the frame, the better results one gets with longevity, reliability, and high round counts. The pre-lock L frame seems to be the sweet spit for me. N frames chambered in .38/357 and in non magnum calibers seem to have a well deserved reputation as tanks, not so much any more with the extra hot magnum offerings that are available.
My 43c has about 600 rounds through it, no failures whatsoever. So does my anecdote cancel out Chris' anecdote?
Lets face it guys, mass produced revolvers aren't built out of machined parts and hand fitted by discerning gunsmiths any longer. Barrel steel is better, heat treatment is better, internal parts are cheaper and wear faster, fit and finish is much worse depending which era you compare them too. Every person that looks to buy a used S&W anything should be aware of Bangor Punta.
Men freely believe that which they desire.
Julius Caesar
I've shot several K through the Model 10 in my avatar. Probably 10 or 20K of 9mm jacketed bullets. Lead bullets were a mess. When I switched to jacketed, I only cleaned it before matches. I would run an oversize stainless brush and then a patch through each chamber, then brush under the ejector star, I was good to go for several hundred rounds. I never tried to see how many rounds I could go without cleaning. I didn't clean for practice, only matches.
I did break the hammer stud in a couple of revolvers. I think 1 N-frame and maybe a K-frame. However, that was before I knew you shouldn't cycle the gun with the sideplate off and under spring tension. I had one revolver that the hammer stud was broken and it still worked. I didn't discover it until I removed the sideplate to see why my trigger pull had gotten a little rough.
I need to stop being such a cheap bastard and buy plated bullets for my .38s. Hard to consider when I can get hardcast 158 grain SWCs for about seven cents each.
I've seen less instances of the Scandium j-frames breaking a hammer stud... Is this anecdotal? Anyone have insights?
You can get Berry's for only a little more if you shop around and wait for sales. Or try powdercoated.
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