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Thread: JCN’s take on modern fighting revolvers

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    Quote Originally Posted by JCN View Post
    Nice, I love XTPs. They generally don’t expand very much so they tend to overpenetrate if you subscribe to the FBI recommendations. When I tested Underwood XTP 38 special at 1000 fps they went 20 inches in gel.

    Personally for self defense I like the Gold Dot / HST bullet.
    Right now my 9mms either have gold dots or hst but due to availability and that I prefer penetration over expansion by a wide margin I get xtps when I can find them.

    I recently got a few hundred 125s but couldn't get them past 1225fps with my be-86. I was hoping for 1300.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JTMcC View Post
    The 140 Gr. XTP is my favorite .38 Spc bullet.
    Around here our "fighting revolvers" engage a lot of critters.
    I switched to swc after The 140xtp blew a pretty good chunk out of a grouse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JCN View Post
    To that extreme of short barrel 9mm, I picked this one up.

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    Do they still make that?

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    Quote Originally Posted by RAM Engineer View Post
    Do they still make that?
    Dunno. I think so? It's still listed on the Nighthawk custom web page
    https://www.nighthawkcustom.com/sky-hawk-9mm

    The trigger feel is different than a lot of traditional revolvers. It also doesn't use moon clips which is kind of cool.

    But I'm not sure functionally it does much more than an LCR9 does except carry one additional round.

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    Okay enablers. Latest iteration with a Holosun 507k.

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    Which incidentally co-witnesses with the front sight using the integrated rears.

    I figure I would do this over an ACRO since the 507k is drop tested and robust while still being slim enough to use with a compact (ish) revolver.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JCN View Post
    Okay enablers. Latest iteration with a Holosun 507k.

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    Which incidentally co-witnesses with the front sight using the integrated rears.

    I figure I would do this over an ACRO since the 507k is drop tested and robust while still being slim enough to use with a compact (ish) revolver.
    Really? Can you post a sight picture?

    Now you have my attention...

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    Quote Originally Posted by 03RN View Post
    Really? Can you post a sight picture?

    Now you have my attention...
    This is always tough to do.

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    You can just see the round front sight peeking through.

    It’s not a perfect co-witness, but that’s not bad.

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    How does shooting the dot on a revolver appear compared to the dot on a reciprocating slide?

    I would think the 509T would be interesting on a revolver.
    Likes pretty much everything in every caliber.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JCN View Post
    This is always tough to do.

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    You can just see the round front sight peeking through.

    It’s not a perfect co-witness, but that’s not bad.
    Not bad, thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by GJM View Post
    How does shooting the dot on a revolver appear compared to the dot on a reciprocating slide?

    I would think the 509T would be interesting on a revolver.
    I never really paid close attention?

    I put an SRO on a 929 when I was playing with revolver FAST and really didn’t notice a difference between dots but wasn’t paying that close attention. I just kind of used it in the same way.

    I’d guess caliber, barrel length and dot window would affect things as much as semi-auto or revolver but I’m just spitballing. I’ll pay more attention next time I go out.

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