I did ask as to at what point do these delays constitute theft of my property.
Smith & Wesson managed to fix my revolver.......after an age
- Thread starter Podmonkey
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@S&W Fan Finally got it back today. Picked up some additional. 38 and .357 just for testing which I will be doing forthwith.
Robin
.475 A&M Magnum
Sure doesn't bolster any faith in a long time quality manufacturer! I think if I was looking for a S&W revolver I'd shop for an older one. In fact, thats exactly what I did and it is a beauty.
Robin
Robin
Now it is time for a LOOOOONG overdue range report. Holy Frjioles is this ever overdue!
I had a very bad attitude brewing as I headed to the range for a test firing after finally getting this thing back. I purchased a 50 round box of Armscor 158gr FMJ .357 Magnums and a 50 round box of PMC 132gr .38 Special FMJ for test firing, didn't want use up any of those nice Remington SJHPs if it wasn't going to work right.
And I must say it functioned so well that in tge end, so far it was worth the ordeal, bad attitude totally lifted! It fired off every round with nary a hiccup. In fact I have finally experienced the true joy of revolvers:
I'm not even a revolver guy but I think that is pretty decent nevertheless. Both groups were shot double action, I intend to mostly shoot in DA as that is what a modern revolver is designed for.
Impressions: the 586 L Comp is a very fine shooting piece with a very smooth and even trigger, single action pulls feel like mouse clicks, double action is very smooth and it easy to keep the gun steady as you work through it.
The black on black post in notch sight picture wasn't especially brilliant but was adequate and the front post is a little on the finer side which I prefer, I honestly don't see a great need to replace them at thus point. The sights were perfectly regulated out of the box too, tge .357s were dead nuts on and the .38s hit just slightly low so maybe I'll adjust the sights for a 6 o'clock hold in the future.
Recoil......... what recoil? The .38s felt like .22s and the .357s felt like 9mms out of a Glock 19 to me. The Armscor loads are rated @ 1350 fps so a proper full house load but felt like nothing out of this gun regardless.
All in all I enjoyed shooting the L-Comp immensely and I can certainly see why revolver shooters are so devoted to the type.
I will now go ahead and shop for a decent holster and look into getting those VZ black cherry G10 grips. The Houge Bantam grip felt perfectly fine, they just lack the sexiness I'm looking for.
I might even purchase further S&W products this range session worked out so well.
Thank God for that!
I had a very bad attitude brewing as I headed to the range for a test firing after finally getting this thing back. I purchased a 50 round box of Armscor 158gr FMJ .357 Magnums and a 50 round box of PMC 132gr .38 Special FMJ for test firing, didn't want use up any of those nice Remington SJHPs if it wasn't going to work right.
And I must say it functioned so well that in tge end, so far it was worth the ordeal, bad attitude totally lifted! It fired off every round with nary a hiccup. In fact I have finally experienced the true joy of revolvers:
I'm not even a revolver guy but I think that is pretty decent nevertheless. Both groups were shot double action, I intend to mostly shoot in DA as that is what a modern revolver is designed for.
Impressions: the 586 L Comp is a very fine shooting piece with a very smooth and even trigger, single action pulls feel like mouse clicks, double action is very smooth and it easy to keep the gun steady as you work through it.
The black on black post in notch sight picture wasn't especially brilliant but was adequate and the front post is a little on the finer side which I prefer, I honestly don't see a great need to replace them at thus point. The sights were perfectly regulated out of the box too, tge .357s were dead nuts on and the .38s hit just slightly low so maybe I'll adjust the sights for a 6 o'clock hold in the future.
Recoil......... what recoil? The .38s felt like .22s and the .357s felt like 9mms out of a Glock 19 to me. The Armscor loads are rated @ 1350 fps so a proper full house load but felt like nothing out of this gun regardless.
All in all I enjoyed shooting the L-Comp immensely and I can certainly see why revolver shooters are so devoted to the type.
I will now go ahead and shop for a decent holster and look into getting those VZ black cherry G10 grips. The Houge Bantam grip felt perfectly fine, they just lack the sexiness I'm looking for.
I might even purchase further S&W products this range session worked out so well.
Thank God for that!
Robin
.475 A&M Magnum
Glad it worked out for you Pod.
Robin
Robin
Rather than start a new thread I just re-titled this one. A new title for a new start eh?
Anyway since my newly repaired S&W has performed to my satisfaction I went ahead and ordered a basic but nice holster from 1791 Gunleather and those VZ grips I had been talking about.
And also since it seems to be great fun at tge range I'll be saving up for a 1k case of 357s to go ham with. If the weather cooperates I'll take the 200 rounds I have now and beat up the steel at my local range.
With colder weather on the horizon I intend to see what it is like to CC with some proper big iron on my hip. I have a nice Eddie Bayer shacket that would make a good cover garment until heavy coat weather gets here.
Anyway since my newly repaired S&W has performed to my satisfaction I went ahead and ordered a basic but nice holster from 1791 Gunleather and those VZ grips I had been talking about.
And also since it seems to be great fun at tge range I'll be saving up for a 1k case of 357s to go ham with. If the weather cooperates I'll take the 200 rounds I have now and beat up the steel at my local range.
With colder weather on the horizon I intend to see what it is like to CC with some proper big iron on my hip. I have a nice Eddie Bayer shacket that would make a good cover garment until heavy coat weather gets here.
Brawny71
.45 acp
And speed loaders can help with that. A lost skill that is making a comeback