It would be a Dan Wesson 15-2H8, the one my brother had. I now have a 15-2VH8 that is almost as good as his.
It would be a Dan Wesson 15-2H8, the one my brother had. I now have a 15-2VH8 that is almost as good as his.
My 6" S&W 586 is way more capable then me. I've seen what it can do in the hands of a great shot.
A Ruger Security Six that I had back in the 80's. Should never have traded it away.
Personally, S&W model 10-11, haven't really shot a lot of DA revolvers
My Straight shooter thread
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/show...traightshooter
I am going to go with my model 10-1 heavy barrel.
As of now, my Ruger Redhawk 7.5R with 2x Leupold in 41mag. I need to spend more time with my 686 no dash and my 657PC however, but my eyes are about 25 years older than when I was getting the spectacular groups with that 41 Redhawk and the 686 is strictly irons as well
I would have to say it was an 8" Colt trooper mark 3. I sure do miss it. Next would be my 4" 686. My eyes are a lot older now than they were then however.
Its a toss up between the first GP-100 (6" Blue) and a S&W Model of 1955 Target that I had back in the late eighties.
Robert
Hands down.......[ready?]
.32 H&R magnum
3.1 gr W231 and Berry's plated 83gr HBWC OAL 1.20" Starline brass [any SPP]
In any one of :........[all day long]
SP-101 3"
S&W 632 3" magna-ported
Taurus 327 3" ported
Taurus 327 2" Duo-Tone
Ruger GP-100 4"
Ruger Blackhawk 5.5"
I have never seen one load shoot so well....in so many.
[the .327's are getting there]
Disbelief ?.....book a flight, Ill pick you up at Nashville.
You pay range fees, I will supply guns/ammo.....you buy lunch.
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toss up between S&W 29 8 3/8" and Dan Wesson 15 6"
je suis charlie
It is better to live one day as a LION than a dozen days as a Sheep.
Thomas Jefferson Quotations:
"The strongest reason for the people to retain the right to keep and bear arms is, as a last resort, to protect themselves against tyranny in government."
for my hands, it's a round butt 629, action tuned, full lug 6" bbl.
a close second is
a 7.5" super Redhawk
Note the common theme of a heavy barrel to tame the recoil of the 44.
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“If someone has a gun and is trying to kill you, it would be reasonable to shoot back with your own gun.”
― The Dalai Lama, Seattle Times, May 2001
That would have to be 9.5" SRH 44 Maggie with Lee C429-310 over milsurp WC 820 (OLD H 110 version)
Plugging along about 1100 fps, but carrying a bit of momentum.
Amendments
The Second there to protect the First!
S&W revolvers are great..but I've had fine accuracy from Colts and Rugers and Rossi's and Taurus's too.
I've been shooting a S&W Mod 16-4 .32 mag and a really bad looking(rough) Taurus 82 police trade in lately and both shoot fantastic...Also was rather impressed with a Webley MkIV .45acp converted revolver. Once I found a bullet the Webley liked it's accuracy was impeccable
My most accurate revolver EVER is my S&W Model 16-4 x 6" in 32 Magnum. Whether the boolits are run at 700 or 1400 FPS, it is LIGHTS OUT--and not just with one design, either.
Next closest was a built-up 45 Colt PPC gun assembled on a Model 28 frame and cylinder--given minimum chambers and throats--and a truck-axle barrel of 6" length. It belongs to a friend that will not part with it at any price, owing to its fine accuracy with about any boolit from 185 to 270 grains of any design. Size boolits at .452" for its .4515 throats and .451" grooves, and they will stack on top of each other. Truth to tell, its best loads vs. my 32's best loads are close to a dead heat, but we have swapped guns back and forth on range days and the 32 is a lot less fatiguing to run rounds through long-term. I think that is the telling difference.
I don't paint bullets. I like Black Rifle Coffee. Sacred cows are always fair game. California is to the United States what Syria is to Russia and North Korea is to China/South Korea/Japan--a Hermit Kingdom detached from the real world and led by delusional maniacs, an economic and social basket case sustained by "foreign" aid so as to not lose military bases.
K -38 6"
R.M.
The tree of liberty must be watered periodically with the blood of tyrants and patriots alike..........Thomas Jefferson
My S&W 686 shooting at an 8x12" target, 300 yards downrange.
It looked to me that the last 5 shots landed within 6 inches of each other; the first shot was low quite a bit.
S&W model 66 4" and coming in 2nd is 9" SRH in 480 ruger.
"Life isn't like a box of chocolates...It's more like
a jar of jalapenos. What you do today, might burn
your ass tomorrow."
Good morning
My most accurate ever DA Revolver is still with me.. Dan Wesson caliber 41 magnum 8inch barrel shooting machine. Barrel set at .001, barrel nut tight. With a 210 Gc with 21.4 grains of "that lot" of 296 from my modified "laydown" Creedmore position will shoot under 5 inch groups at 200 meters. Used to head shoot turkeys for practice. Never qiute got good enough to hit the ram horn every time.
Have a caliber 375 Supermag Dan Wesson that is nearly as accurate. The caliber 414 Supermag lags behind the .375 a hair.
So put it all together... If I want an accurate DA Revolver I get a DW. Sturdy, will last a life time (mine), and has all the history of winning The most demanding shooting sport evr.. Steel critters out to 200 meters. No other DA Revolver has ever come close and to my peanut thinker history is the real test. 90% of all matches won by a DA Revolver = Dan Wesson.
So I guess in the end my opinion does not matter at all. Get a Dan Wesson. Set it up correctly. And all those other DA Revolvers get left behind.
And I never said anything about the caliber 357 Dan Wesson with the 10 inch tube screwed into place that won .....
Mike in Peru
"Behold The Lamb of God that taketh away the sin of the world". John 1:29
Male Guanaco out in dry lakebed at 10,800 feet south of Arequipa.
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |