Found a S&W M16-4 yesterday!

[Nobade]

I had one of these about 15 years ago and still kick myself for selling it. Well I found another one yesterday at the gun shop for a reasonable (for now) price. It's in the safe now, can't wait to go smack some silhouettes off their stands with it. Only thing is it has a scope mounted and didn't come with the rear sight so I guess I'll have to find one eventually. It has a 8 3/8" barrel so no concealed carry with this one, it's just for silhouettes. Woo Woo!

[9.3X62AL]

GREAT FIND! One of those rear sights shouldn't be too difficult to locate.

[leftiye]

Ah Hates Y'all!!!!!! Millett makes great sights BTW. P.S. if'n you want to get rid of that ridiculously long barrel, I might be persuaded to take it off your hands.

[9.3X62AL]

Are the Millett rear sights still in production? I looked at their site a while back, and didn't see a reference to them. They were/are EXCELLENT aftermarket sights for the S&W revos.

[canyon-ghost]

So, going to show us a picture? Anything silhouette has got my full attention!

[Nobade]

So, going to show us a picture? Anything silhouette has got my full attention!

OK, I'll do that when there is time and I can dig out the camera. I checked and I have lots of ammo for it, now to get some time to go to the range........

[Nobade]

Got a picture this morning. Let's see if this works.....

I did get to shoot it yesterday. My regular silhouette load of 5.5gr. AA#5 under a Ideal #3118 shot as good as I could see. It wasn't hard to pop beer cans at 100 yards offhand. This thing really shoots!http://castboolits.gunloads.com/imagehosting/thum_5334f413ae7bf073.jpg (http://castboolits.gunloads.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=4024)

[rbertalotto]

Is there anything better than a 32H&R Magnum?...........I got a bunch of them, including a 6" M16 S&W.........Great fun and easy to load for.

[9.3X62AL]

THAT is a rat-strafing, steel-clanging machine right there. My own (6") wears only factory irons, and still has accounted for a lot of varmints and small game since its arrival in 1989.

[Ragnarok]

I bought a 4" 16-4 last fall.

Had thought it was a 4" 586 in the used handgun case...but no...it was in .32 magnum.

Price was very good..so I bought it.

For some reason or other..the Model 16 S&W revolvers bring crazy prices! I gave $495 for mine..and that's about 1/2 price for what most of these seem to bring.

[JMax]

My 6" is a wonder to shoot. I use a 118 gr 32-20 bullet on top of 2.5 gr of Clays for fun & accuracy.

[gunfan]

Have the chambers relieved to shoot the .327 Federal Magnum cartridge and you'll be able to hunt deer using factory ammunition with consummate ease. I know people that have done this, and they never regretted the alteration.

Scott

[Nobade]

Have the chambers relieved to shoot the .327 Federal Magnum cartridge and you'll be able to hunt deer using factory ammunition with consummate ease. I know people that have done this, and they never regretted the alteration.

Scott

I used to own a Blackhawk chambered for 30 carbine. That was too much of a good thing, and I used to load it to 32-20 ballistics. I think I'll keep this one a 32 H&R and use the 44 mag for deer.

[gunfan]

I used to own a Blackhawk chambered for 30 carbine. That was too much of a good thing, and I used to load it to 32-20 ballistics. I think I'll keep this one a 32 H&R and use the 44 mag for deer.


You can always buy a second cylinder, have it relieved (and timed) for the .327 Fed. Mag. cartridge. You can keep it in reserve and use it to outperform any .32-20 on the planet. (Let's face facts, the cartridge operates at higher pressures than any .32-20) or the .30 Carbine. the .327 Fed. Mag. has superseded both cartridge in either a revolver or long arms with 16-18" barrels.

www.ballisticsbytheinch.com has proven this.

You can always return the .32 H&R Magnum cylinder to the handgun. No harm, no foul.


Scott