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But then one sister discovered cocaine.
Lol
Pretty much.
My kingdom for a good 4" S&W 57 or 5841 magnum is my favorite, terribly under rated by those who don't know...
Working in Alaska in the 80's a 12 Guage with 00buck 1st followed with slugs and if it came to the last ditch attempt the 41 magnum to stop a charging bear the size of a Volkswagen beetle...
S&W 57 appears to be in stock with at least one of the vendors linked from their listing.My kingdom for a good 4" S&W 57 or 58
My 2.5" 686 is seriously muzzle heavy, even with its snubby barrel. I like muzzle heavy revolvers. My snubby 686 is pleasant to shoot even with full power loads.I like the S&W L-Frame (586/686) and the Ruger GP100 is probably even better for less money.
I have not noticed any remarkable difference in performance between shorter barrels out to 25 yards. Once the bbl gets longer than 4" you will notice the weight difference. The muzzle becomes heavy.
And a lever gun in .41mag. That's on my top 5 list of unobtainable items.My kingdom for a good 4" S&W 57 or 58
Now you're talking!I just came across a nice 6" model 19 that spent its life in competition and only saw 38 specials, the guys that work there know the gentleman who let it go, and I trust that info. The front sight was cut to a partridge style and the rear sight was changed to a blacked out target blade and it has an amazing triger and locks up tight oh and the chambers were beveled for speed loading all done by a gun Smith, all for 750.00 out the door I think I'm going to adjust my barrel length options from 3 to 6 inches
FYI- They invented these things called, "corrective lenses" for these types of issues.Some people might figure the 4" barrel is going to allow you to shoot more accurately than the 3" because of longer sight radius. Actually, if you are comparing apples to apples--two medium frame revolvers both with full size adjustable sights and smooth crisp triggers--other factors may be accuracy-limiting so the difference in barrel length doesn't matter.
For example, I used to have two Ruger Security Sixes, identical except one was a 2.5" snubby and one was 6". Shooting either one offhand at my favorite woods shooting spot's max range of 40 yards, I would normally get 6-shot groups of 4 - 5" in SA. I suspect a competition target shooter would have got better results with both guns, and better with the 6" gun than the 2.5" because of longer sight radius. But my vision wasn't competition-shooter league, even back then. On the long barreled gun the front sight was fuzzy in my sight picture. The sights were the same size on the short barrel gun but the front sight was closer to my eyes and less fuzzy. I actually couldn't shoot either gun any better from card table rest either. My vision wasn't good enough to benefit from the longer sight radius or a more stable position. Ability to see the sights was for me accuracy-limiting. To shoot a revolver better than that I have to scope it.
When people compare how they do with short vs long barreled revolvers, they are usually confounding lots of variables and blaming it all on barrel length. Usually the short barrel gun is a smaller frame size, weighs much less, has smaller and nonadjustable sights, and has an awful trigger pull. Nearly everyone will shoot the cr@ppy dinky little gun less well than the full size excellent gun, with the barrel length being only issue.
I've seen Marlin 1894s in said from time to time on the used market.And a lever gun in .41mag. That's on my top 5 list of unobtainable items.
Model 19 is the classic blued .357 and suspect $750 is a good price.I just came across a nice 6" model 19 that spent its life in competition and only saw 38 specials, the guys that work there know the gentleman who let it go, and I trust that info. The front sight was cut to a partridge style and the rear sight was changed to a blacked out target blade and it has an amazing triger and locks up tight oh and the chambers were beveled for speed loading all done by a gun Smith, all for 750.00 out the door I think I'm going to adjust my barrel length options from 3 to 6 inches
Yes they did - up through the dash 4 model.don't remember if the 19 came with reassessed cylinders for the coveted P&R models.
To see the sights and the target well I would need bifocals or trifocals. But my brain is not smart enough to use them. It refuses. So back then I had just one set of corrective lenses and the target was clear but the gun sights were fuzzy. These days I read without glasses, use midrange correction for working on computer or tasks at arms length, and distance lenses for taking a walk or driving or shooting. I can shoot pretty well without using the sights at all. So seeing the sights fuzzily is good enough. But it's still kinda important that I be able to see the target.FYI- They invented these things called, "corrective lenses" for these types of issues.
Hi @kmk1012 --Math is the only thing in this world that cannot be twisted. A longer barrel pistol WILL be more accurate than a shorter barreled one in anyone's hand. Variables, such as sight width can effect results but, given a fair shake, such as apples to apples sight widths, the longer barrel will always have the advantage. @OldBroad44, I have seen too many people claim that a 3" is more accurate than a 6" because the sights weren't proper for a longer radius. If all things were equal, there is no way a shorter sight radius could be more or even as accurate as a shorter one. Now, as a side note, I'm more accurate with my 4" S&W 617 than any of my 6" S&W revolvers but not because of length; it's because of the proper sight gaps on my revolver.
Math cannot be twisted?Math is the only thing in this world that cannot be twisted.
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