Went to the range on Christmas Eve, just to play around with a few guns, no big deal, just keeping the old eye in. The 1911 set was especially pleasing:
(All shots are what I call “aimed rapid”, wherein I empty an 8-round mag at the target inside 10 seconds. The exception is the head shot string at 75 feet — 25 yards — where I have to take my time because I can barely see the damn thing.)
Anyway, there was also some revolver fun, but I was trying all sorts of ammo for recoil and accuracy, and I wasn’t really trying for very tight groups.
Among those was a little time shooting .357 Mag out of the Smith Mod 65, and I didn’t really enjoy it that much because even with lighter 140gr Silvertips, the recoil got a little much after a while and I had to end the session because #OwieWrist.
Which brought a random shooty thought to mind as I was driving home.
I like shooting .357 Mag, but I really prefer to use a 6″ barrel (which makes the recoil much more tolerable). But I don’t have a 6″ .357 revolver, just a couple in .38 Special.
So: is anyone open to a trade? I’ll keep the gun I’m thinking of trading a secret (for obvious reasons), but the value of the piece would be more or less the same as a Ruger GP100:
…or even a S&W 586 or 686. I’m indifferent about color — blue or stainless, whatever — but of course the 6″ barrel is a prerequisite.
Of course, I’d love to have a 6″ Colt Python:
…but I’m not going to trade three guns #PythonsAreOverpriced so that’s probably out of the question.
If you have a spare one of any of the above, or one you don’t shoot anymore that’s in decent condition, email me if you’re interested (use “Trade Idea” in the subject line so it gets past the spam filter), and I’ll let you know what I’m thinking of trading for yours.
So head off to your gun safe(s) and see what’s there.