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So my buddy bought a very nice looking s&w 686 plus 3-5-7 series 3inch. He called me after shooting it and was upset because it was so inaccurate. I have a nice set up on my property and told him to bring it by. At 30 feet it shot 6 inches low and 3 inches to the left with 125gr ammo. So i adjusted the sights and it shot 3 inch groups at the same distance using the same ammo. We switched to 158gr and again had to adjust the sights. Repeated with 110gr with the same result. I told him its been my experience that short barreled revolvers tend to be finicky and to find a round you like sight it in and stick with it. The 158gr gave the best groups staying under 2 inches. To be honest i was a little taken back at the difference in POI at 30 feet between the rounds. I have a 2 inch ruger sp101 that likes 125gr but shoots only about a inch lower at 30 feet with 158s. His smith was a half foot in difference. Thoughts?