First rounds at ten yards:
Shooting .38s feels like shooting a K-22. .357s felt like .38s out of a K-frame.
First rounds at ten yards:
Shooting .38s feels like shooting a K-22. .357s felt like .38s out of a K-frame.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
The first time I fired a 148 grain wadcutter out of an N-Frame Smith, I thought it was squib until I saw the hole in the paper.Originally Posted by Stephanie B
First rounds at ten yards:
Shooting .38s feels like shooting a K-22. .357s felt like .38s out of a K-frame.
I was into 10mm Auto before it sold out and went mainstream, but these days I'm here for the revolver and epidemiology information.
One of the factory cases (Remington range ammo) split during the rangr trip:
I can’t remember the last time I had a non-reloaded case rupture. It was part if the load I bought when Wally-Woild got out of the ammunition business.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
I once bought a batch of once fired Remington nickle brass. The necks split a lot when belling to reload and I had splits down the side like yours. Maybe a bad batch of brass?
Remington brass is softer and I've found it prone to splitting also. Prefer Federal brass or Starline when I can find it. Remington doesn't have the longevity of Federal or Starline.
The Blue Forum gurus say that the gun is circa 1973.
If we have to march off into the next world, let us walk there on the bodies of our enemies.
Stephanie,
No wonder I got a nostalgic twinge with every picture you post of you M28-2. When I started the academy in August of '73 the Sheriff's Department required us to purchase our own handguns (revolver in those days). After trying to get them to approve a 5" M27-2 (I was a Skeeter Skelton fan) then a 3.5" M27-2 (who wouldn't try) I ended up buying a brand new, in the box 4 inch M28-2...shipped in 1973...to meet their 4" DA 38 Spl/357 Mag requirement.
Dave
Because that 1/2” makes all the difference[emoji849]
Because that 1/2” makes all the difference[emoji849]
UPDATE: Every so often, maybe 2% of the time, the gun would lock up, mid-cycle. Opening the cylinder would clear the malfunction. It wasn't repeatable on any once chamber. I took it to an old gunsmith, who said that there was a small issue with the bolt and when it froze, everything froze. He fixed that and the timing issue. More better.
I ordered a set of Ahrends Retro Combat grips for it.
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