So I just got a S&W 627. Not a Performance Center, but I think I will somehow still manage to have fun with it.... ))
As everyone but me seems to have already known - the 627's cylinder is slightly shorter than the 686 and people have posted with problems using 158 gr bullets. The gist of the problem is that, for 158 RN's, the OAL is just a little too long for the chamber.
Have any of you encountered this?
Do any of you know the max OAL for this gun?
Montana Gold makes a 142gr bullet (.38/142gr FMJ - 1,000ct revolver) --- have any of you tried this?
Lastly, where would you go to find load data (2400 or 231) for this kind of odd weight....?
(I shoot at paper, but still want to feel some punch)
Sorry. Lots of questions.... too much coffee....
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As everyone but me seems to have already known - the 627's cylinder is slightly shorter than the 686 and people have posted with problems using 158 gr bullets. The gist of the problem is that, for 158 RN's, the OAL is just a little too long for the chamber.
Have any of you encountered this?
Do any of you know the max OAL for this gun?
Montana Gold makes a 142gr bullet (.38/142gr FMJ - 1,000ct revolver) --- have any of you tried this?
Lastly, where would you go to find load data (2400 or 231) for this kind of odd weight....?
(I shoot at paper, but still want to feel some punch)
Sorry. Lots of questions.... too much coffee....
f