stokes
.338 Win Mag
Tinman has the wheel gun for you, Ruger Super Redhawk Alaskan in 454 casual / 45 colt. 2 1/2” barrel. That fucker will test ya manhood.
Considering getting a small revolver for pocket carry
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Xae289
.223 Rem
Well, Buffalo Bore has a cast 158 gr .38 Spl +P that they claim about 1040 fps from a snubbie. It's reasonably shootable. It stings, but it's not as shitty as a full-house magnum in a snubbie. The 135 gr Gold Dot should be similar.
well let's start with that shall we?The Gold Dot light magnums are completely unavailable from anywhere it seems. Y'all give me a heads up if you see any for sale.
The Magtechs are 148 wadcutters, seems like a good load to learn the ropes of the 340 PD
Every test I have seen of the .38 Special +P Golden Saber indicates that it delivers adequate penetration and reliable expansion from a snub nose.
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I understand all about the 38 Special originally being a black powder round and the implications thereof but it is still kinda crazy that the 9mm 124gr +p JHP on the left (1150 fps) is significantly more powerful than the .38 Special 125gr +p JHP (975 fps) on the right.
Especially when you consider the latter predates the former by only 3 years, 1898 for the .38 and 1901 for the 9mm.
Xae289
.223 Rem
You could handload the .38 Special to leave the 9mm in the dust if you wanted to and had a gun that could handle it. Almost no one does it. There's not much reason to since you'd have to use a handgun that could take .357 Mag pressures anyway.
Well, that's what Elmer Keith and Co. did. They came up with super hot .38 loads and created the .357 Magnum. With the 340/60 series we have that option if we really desired. I'm just struck by the pace of firearms progess between the short time these two cartridges were developed. From what I have seen and read a good .38 Special +p load is going to be adequate for defense even out of a snub nose.
These are the bonded version of the Golden Sabres so they should give good performance. SG had em for sale @ 73 cents a round. The 135gr Gold Dots were already out of stock. I still am keeping and eye out for the 135gr Gold Dot short barrel magnums.
Actually this touches on why I went with a small revolver as opposed to a small automatic in .380. I consider the .380 to be at the bare minimum of what I'd accept for defensive use and the .38 gives more of a margin in performance. The extreme light weight of the .340PD while being somewhat larger than the smallest .380s is nevertheless well suited for easy pocket carry. So I figure this gun and caliber will make a good quick and lazy carry option for me. I'm really looking forward to working with it.
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I got the holster, I ordered the ridiculously expensive laser grips and I think I will have the remaining balance of the gun itself paid off next week.
I haven't picked it up just yet. I've had it on lay away with $400 or so to go. However I have been pestering a buddy to buy my PPQ and related accouterments for $500 and it looks like he is ready to pull the trigger this Monday. I will then pay off the remaining balance on the 340 the following day.
You must be chomping at the bit by now.
Yeth.
Welp, hit a setback. My buddy backed out ofntge gun deal so now I will be waiting until payday (Thursday) to pay off the remaining balance.
Worked 60nhoursnlast week so I'll still make the nut.
Worked 60nhoursnlast week so I'll still make the nut.
Finally got it.
Doing dry fire practice now. Working on staging the trigger on the second click. I can break the pull clean from that second click.
The laser dot is helpful for this.
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Xae289
.223 Rem
Staging the trigger is a good skill for long shots, but the close-up defensive technique is a smooth, uninterrupted press straight back to the break, a controlled full let-off, then begin the next press. If you train to shoot from the trigger reset with your autoloaders, you should definitely focus on fully releasing the revolver trigger or you could short-stroke it if you ever find yourself shooting in a hurry.
Jsmegs77
.308 Win
Sweet little wheel gun. Always wanted one of these, mostly because of weight and the snag free hammer setup. Also, if you’re still looking to unload that Walther I may be interested.
I have a buyer. Problem with selling it on here is I want to unload the 8 magazines along with it and none of them are NY legal. 15 and 17 rounders.
Jsmegs77
.308 Win
I’m not concerned about NY legal any more. I bought a house in PA
I have noticed a problem. Trigger randomly locks up. I have reliably created the lockup by holding it vertically, barrel up. Sometimes I need to jiggle it while vertical to lock it up but it does lock up repeatedly. It usually becomes free when help horizontally but sometimes requires to be held barrel down to free it up. This can't be normal.
Willyone
6.5 Creedmoor
That's weird. I'm certainly no expert and can't be of any help but no, it doesn't seem normal at all. If it were me I'd contact S&W asap.
stokes
.338 Win Mag
Sounds like something is loose in there. I'd take it back where I got it and let them sort it out.
Xae289
.223 Rem
That's terrible and definitely isn't normal. If you aren't hesitant about shipping a handgun yourself, give S&W a call. They should sort it out and ship it straight back to your door. Otherwise take it to the shop you got it from and have them handle that process for you. That's too expensive a gun to accept it not working less than 100%.
I wonder if it is an issue with the lock? If so I'll just delete and save the time back and forth.
Xae289
.223 Rem
Well, the only time I've read about the lock failing was on those super-lightweight ones. The thing is, if you pull out the lock and that's not the cause, you have to put it back in before you send it to S&W for work, otherwise they'll charge you for it instead of covering it under warranty. If you open the sideplate and mar the screws or the finish in a way that makes it obvious that you opened it up, they might not fix it for free. If you send it back before messing with it, they'll fix it, tell you what it was, and you can delete the lock anyway later.
I turned it in to the shop I purchased it from and demonstrated the problem. They contacted Smith & Wesson and will ship it out for me.
Howdy
9mm
I just bought a Ruger lcr. I've tried both a smith and a Ruger, and the ruger's trigger just feels smoother. It also seems like I'm reading about more problems with SW of late but maybe that's just me.
I can't disagree. The 340PD just had an "it" factor for me so I bought it. If I had to do it again or if S&W doesn't get it right I'll turn it in for an LCR. Only thing giving me pause on the Ruger is the larger size of the grips, the smaller grips on the J frame only just keeps from poking out the top of my pocket. Then again, I invested nearly $300 in some J frame laser grips so I guess I'm committed now.
Vapor
.308 Win
I’m not concerned about NY legal any more. I bought a house in PA
Are we neighbors now?
Keyzard
.45 acp
I’m not concerned about NY legal any more. I bought a house in PA
It appears more than a couple of us have moved to PA.
Jsmegs77
.308 Win
Probably not far off, maybe I’ll run into you at PA Guns or Tag.
Vapor
.308 Win
Don't forget Egers too.