First outing - S&W 48.
Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2017 10:54 am
Well, this little guy, a 48-7 in 22WMR, had its first outing today.
I had some ammo saved up for the Ruger Single-Six, so I dug into the stash and found some CCI Maxi-Mag (30 gr), a bunch of CCI's "Chute 'Em" WMRs (the 200 bulk packs, 40 gr) and some Hornady V-Max Varmints in 30gr.
To start with, the Maxi-Mags in the nickel-plated cases were appalling in this pistol. All over the place. The Chute 'ems were reasonable (see target below)
I wish I could claim the centre group was one cylinder ,and the outliers were the second, when I was tired, but no such luck...
Best of the bunch was the Hornady, which I expected to be the worst. Such is life.....
The flyer was the first shot, snapped when the guy next to me decided to let one go before I expected him to. <sigh>
Operationally, it was silky-smooth as one would hope. I did not try to DA trigger pull, but the SA felt about 2.5 to 3 lbs which is perfect for a range toy. The grips were good, but I have a second set of Ahrends' finger-grooves on the way to see if they improve things.
Oh - all shooting done standing, 2-handed, at 10 yards. Close enough to see what's happening, far enough to see the spread. Ypu - moar sight adjustment needed, but I was happy enough to just see the groups form.
I had some ammo saved up for the Ruger Single-Six, so I dug into the stash and found some CCI Maxi-Mag (30 gr), a bunch of CCI's "Chute 'Em" WMRs (the 200 bulk packs, 40 gr) and some Hornady V-Max Varmints in 30gr.
To start with, the Maxi-Mags in the nickel-plated cases were appalling in this pistol. All over the place. The Chute 'ems were reasonable (see target below)
I wish I could claim the centre group was one cylinder ,and the outliers were the second, when I was tired, but no such luck...
Best of the bunch was the Hornady, which I expected to be the worst. Such is life.....
The flyer was the first shot, snapped when the guy next to me decided to let one go before I expected him to. <sigh>
Operationally, it was silky-smooth as one would hope. I did not try to DA trigger pull, but the SA felt about 2.5 to 3 lbs which is perfect for a range toy. The grips were good, but I have a second set of Ahrends' finger-grooves on the way to see if they improve things.
Oh - all shooting done standing, 2-handed, at 10 yards. Close enough to see what's happening, far enough to see the spread. Ypu - moar sight adjustment needed, but I was happy enough to just see the groups form.