Most accurate centerfire double-action revolver

[Tatume]

Hi Folks,

What is the most accurate centerfire double-action revolver you've ever shot?

Take care, Tom

[LUCKYDAWG13]

that would be my S&W 686

[Ben]

Either my current 686 or my old Model 14 Smith.

Ben

[27judge]

S&W 657 Hunter in 41 magnum just sold it and probably will be sorry of it. IT was a 1 Inch or under gun at 35 yards with cast bullets. IM now working with a magnum research BFR in 500 JRH. Just started with a new accurate mold with 385 gr and 440 gr I have the gun shooting in the 3/4 inch bracket at 35 yards with 5 shot groups im sure the gun will do better and be quite a shooter . IT is a handful . tks KEN

[BCB]

I have a Super Redhawk in 44 Magnum caliber and it is a groundhog-silhouette killer at 150 yards and sometimes at 200 yards...

BCB

See Post #61...

[220]

686 would be the most accurate I own, have used a club members Korth that shoots a bit better than my 686 but for 10x the price it would want to.

[fivegunner]

A 6inch Ruger GP 100

[mainiac]

smith model 14,,,8-3/8ths barrell..

[Hickory]

I would say it is a toss up between a S&W model 10-2 and a S&W 686-1.
Of the two, I think I'd like to have the model 10 back.

[wdr2]

Colt Python 6-in.

[sixshot]

I'd have to say my S&W model 610 with good loads.

Dick

[fecmech]

S&W model 14

[robertbank]

K -38 6" hands down.

Take Care


Bob

[Doc_Stihl]

586 with 8 3/8".

[NSB]

A model 27 customized by Bill Davis back in the mid 80s. Second was a Ruger Security Six also customized by the same gentleman. Both would shoot an inch at 50yds...five shot groups off bags. He claimed they'd do 10 shots under an inch off a mechanical rest. I believe they would. Factory gun is my 686. I've gotten five shots just over an inch with it several times at 50 yds.

[Beebee]

Not sure its real close. either my S&W 586 or my S&W 610.

[dtknowles]

My Dan Wesson Model 15 with a 6 in barrel made from a section of take-off Savage 30-30 barrel and a 32-20 replacement cylinder. The original 8 in. .357 setup was really good too, just the 32-20 is even better, the first loads went into an inch at 25 yards and everything I have tried does about the same.

Tim

[MarkP]

S&W M 14 8-3/8"; I have a S&W M 58 that out shoots my scoped and iron sighted Redhawks.

[Scharfschuetze]

My old PPC revolver, a Royce Weddle built S&W model 15. Sadly it's no longer in the stable.

My current champion is a S&W Model 14-3.

[TCTex]

The most accurate revolver I have ever shot is my 5in SRH in 480 Ruger.

[high standard 40]

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.

[WallyM3]

S&W Model 14 (no dash).

[dragon813gt]

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.

[kenyerian]

A Ruger Security Six that I had back in the 80's. Should never have traded it away.

[Jupiter7]

Personally, S&W model 10-11, haven't really shot a lot of DA revolvers

[repawn]

I am going to go with my model 10-1 heavy barrel.

[ga41]

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

[RickinTN]

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.

[Mk42gunner]

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

[ozo]

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.
[ID required]

[Artful]

toss up between S&W 29 8 3/8" and Dan Wesson 15 6"

[JonB_in_Glencoe]

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.

[TCLouis]

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.

[Ragnarok]

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

[9.3X62AL]

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.

[R.M.]

K -38 6"

[Win94ae]

My S&W 686 shooting at an 8x12" target, 300 yards downrange.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qldh3rZ72y8
It looked to me that the last 5 shots landed within 6 inches of each other; the first shot was low quite a bit.

[Driver man]

A 6inch Ruger GP 100
Likewise. hbwc 2.9 grains unique.

[warf73]

S&W model 66 4" and coming in 2nd is 9" SRH in 480 ruger.

[missionary5155]

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

[Ithaca Gunner]

The most accurate revolver was probably a first year production Colt Shooting Master .38spl. With factory W-W wad cutter ammo, it was awful hard to miss what you were shooting at. Close was a S&W M-57 8 3/8" shiny nickel plated revolver made in the early 1980's. Under 60yds the Colt was the favorite, but after that the M-57 really showed it's stuff!

[Forrest r]

Another vote for the Dan Wessons, they dominated the silhouette world for decades for a reason.

My dw plinkers:
82268

Those are 2 dw 15's with custom 1 in 12 twist bbls, heavy shrouds & muzzle breaks. All the factory bbl's pictured shoot lights out & the 8" bbl really shines when shooting over 100yds.

2nd would have to be a s&w model 10/ppc

82269

[jsheyn]

S&W Mod 57 41 mag 8 3/8"

215 grain SWC on top of 6 grains of trailboss.


82276

[M-Tecs]

I have a Dan Wesson 15-2HV8 that is simply amazing. My S&W's and Rugers don't come close to the same level of accuracy. In the early 80's I had a S&W 629 8 3/8" that shot very well but at the time I was not aware how special that one was. It got traded for something else. I have had a half dozen 29's/629's since and none have shot to the same level of accuracy as the first one.

[lancem]

I had a 6" S&W M19 that I could hit anything with. May have just be the thousands of rounds that I put through it but it was the best revolver I ever owned. I have a 4" M19 now, haven't had time to put enough through it to form an opinion yet but I hope it's as good as the last one!

[philthephlier]

S&W 586 with a 6" Python Barrel.

[Shuz]

Without a doubt, my 5" bbl 629-3 Classic DX. This gun with a 4X Leupold EER scope will consistently give me less than 1" five shot groups at 25 yards from a rest.

[DeanWinchester]

A gentleman at the range once let me shoot a revolver I had never heard of at the time chambered in 32 S&W long. It was a Korth Scheibenrevolver.
Accuracy was indescribable. Some kind of Lapua ammunition (I think, I could be wrong). If you held it straight, it just refused to miss.

.....I dang near had a stroke later when I found out what they are worth. LOL.

[john hayslip]

k-38 Smith

[km101]

S&W mdl 19 6" barrel!

[TCFAN]

My most accurate revolver is my 38 special S&W 14-6 with a red dot or pistol scope using the Speer hollow base wad cutter over 2.8 to 3.0 grains of Bullseye.It also like the Lyman 358395 HBWC cast with WW over 3.2 grs of Bullseye.From a good rest I can keep 10 shot in the X ring of the 25 yard slow fire pistol target at 25 yards. I Just can't do it standing up using one hand or two............Terry

[Clay M]

For me it would be a tie between a Ruger Redhawk 5.5 " .41 magnum,and a S&W 657 6.5" Classic hunter. I think maybe the Smith has the slight edge.

[9.3X62AL]

A gentleman at the range once let me shoot a revolver I had never heard of at the time chambered in 32 S&W long. It was a Korth Scheibenrevolver.
Accuracy was indescribable. Some kind of Lapua ammunition (I think, I could be wrong). If you held it straight, it just refused to miss.

.....I dang near had a stroke later when I found out what they are worth. LOL.

Korth revolvers are other-worldly in terms of both accuracy and price.

The 32 S&W Long is an incredibly accurate target cartridge. The most accurate HANDGUN I've ever fired was in this caliber, a Walther GSP-C. I loaded some ammo for a guy using Hornady HBWCs and WW-231 powder to about 675 FPS. Part of the arrangement included access to the gun for test-firing. OFF THE HOOK accuracy.

[300savage]

my 8" dan wesson 22 lr, followed closely by my 6" python which oddly enough is about on a par with my 44-40 usfa rodeo.

[hanover67]

My most accurate revolver is a 1923-era Colt Officer's Model Heavy Barrel .38 Special. It shoots a lot better than I can with light target wadcutter loads.

[Reverend Al]

Years ago I bought a brand new S&W Model 624 stainless in .44 Special with a 6 1/2" barrel and it shot SO well that I went out and bought a matching 624 with the 4" barrel to go with it ... and it shot equally as well so "just because" I went out and bought another 6 1/2" gun for a spare! Can't tell you which one of the 3 guns shoots the best either 'cause they all shoot WAY better than I can hold them with any combination of powder and boolit that I've ever shot through them so far ... and you couldn't pry ONE of those guns out of my hands with a crowbar!
:lol:

[kweidner]

82347 it's a tie. athis one was a model 29 smith till Mccullough rifle company got ahold of it. Will touch at 100yds when I do my part. Shooting tiny pears a couple weeks ago at 100. It was a blast. the other is this one. My DW 741 in 41 mag. I have never scoped it but it will put them in the same hole at 25. I want to find a mount for a scope on my 8" bbl. Had the barrel built from a douglas super. Scoped it might outshoot my smith. IDK.82348 These days all I carry is one of these during hunting season 90 percent of the time.

[Tatume]

Kweidner, your M29 customized by McCullough Rifle Company is interesting. They apparently do not have a web site. Is there a way to find out more about them?

Thanks, Tom

[Three44s]

Another vote for "DAN" in .41 mag.

A blued six inch Monson here!!

Best regards

Three 44s

[BCB]

http://i41.tinypic.com/hra3w5.jpg

Forgot to insert a pic for post #5...

Hope this works...

BCB

[BCB]

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.

Mine is with 19.5 grains of H-110...429650 (320+- grains)...CCI-350...1277 fps...

There is NEVER any doubt if the primer ignited the powder!!!!

BCB

[Outpost75]

A model 27 customized by Bill Davis back in the mid 80s. Second was a Ruger Security Six also customized by the same gentleman. Both would shoot an inch at 50yds...five shot groups off bags. He claimed they'd do 10 shots under an inch off a mechanical rest. I believe they would. Factory gun is my 686. I've gotten five shots just over an inch with it several times at 50 yds.


My Bill Davis and Jim Clark Rugers were the most accurate PPC revolvers I've ever shot and would equal the grouping which the ammunition was capable of firing a heavy test barrel from a Universal Receiver on a return-to-battery rest on concrete pedestal.

It takes very good ammunition to shoot inch ten-shot groups at 50 yards, and even factory wadcutter that good is hard to find today. But I have found that good handloads with Remington factory HBWC bullets or high quality cast bullets will do the job.

The most accurate DA revolver I currently own is a Colt Officer's Model Match heavy barrel, which was made in 1959. The custom PPC revolvers of the 1980s will do better, but this one is a classic which shoots alot better than my 65-year old eyes can see.

82389
82390

[williamwaco]

That would be the Smith and Wesson K-32.

With factory wad cutters from a sandbag, at 25 yards, I could cover 6 shots with a United States dime every time.

[Tatume]

I continue to read this and one thing that I have noticed is the lack of FREEDOM ARMS mentioned!

Freedom Arms does not build any double-action revolvers.

[BCB]

Whoops...

Guess I should have read things a bit closer...

I stand corrected...

BCB GO BUCS...

[ga41]

After reading the posts here and seeing others with great grouping, I'll share mine 20 or so grains of H110 and a Nosler J word 210 got me under 2" at 100 5 shot groups with my Redhawk 41R (7.5" with 2x Leupold)

[Char-Gar]

It would hard to say other than it was a Smith and Wesson fired with good 38 Special loads.

[MT Gianni]

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.

I have shot Al's gun and I have to say it beat my K-38. A tuned PPC K-38 was my second choice.

[375supermag]

My most accurate DA revolvers are a Dan Wesson .44Mag and a S&W 686 Silhouette Model 686.
I have another Dan Wesson .375SuperMag that I need more work with...it does have serious potential.
My S&W 57 (.41Mag) is quite accurate, as well.

Come to think of it, I have a S&W Model 25 in .45Colt that is pretty good also.

[Shiloh]

Most accurate I have fired is an old Mod 29 and a tweaked 686. Neither of which I owned.
Gonna look up Korth Revolvers.

Shiloh

[chickenstripe]

As odd as this may seem..... S&W 66-5, round butt with 2.5 barrel

Cuts holes at 25yards off-hand..... won 4 indoor matches with it...... still have the targets.

[MostlyLeverGuns]

My Smith & Wesson 686 6" barrel.

[357Mag]

Howdy !

For me w/ my large hands.... a 5" M-27 tuned by Dave Schwarze.

These days, my S & W M-520, fitted w/ a 4" straight bull barrel, combat trigger, trigger guard partial cut-away on Rt side, bobbed hammer; and action work all by Dave Schwarze. Balances and handles like a 5" M-27... all w/ 1" shorter barrel and fixed sights. " DA all-the-way ".

My Dave Schwarze-tuned 6" M-28 was hyper accurate, also.

All " square butts ".


With regards,
357Mag

With

[Andyd]

The most accurate centerfire D/A revolver I have shot regularly is a S&W 14-2 with TH and TT, triggerstop and orthopedic grips. I have shot it in S/A mode.

The most accurate D/A centerfire revolver that I have shot using the double action is clearly one of the Korths.

[cbrick]

In double action no doubt about it, Dan Wesson.

Rick

[Lloyd Smale]

my old 610. It was the most acurate revolver of any type ive owned. Includeing my custom guns and even my clark ppc gun. That 610 would shoot inch or better groups with about anything i put in it.

[dg31872]

Without a doubt,686 six inch.

[RED333]

To answer the OPs question, the one YOU practice with.
I am a fair shot, if the pistol is sighted in and I can practice, I can hit with it.
How far down range, do not know, fair out to 50 yards.

[smkummer]

Colt Python Hunter 8 in. with 2X scope. But it sure is heavy with the scope so it doesn't get used as much as the 6 in. revolvers without a scope.

[KCSO]

From the box factory guns it would have to be the old M14 or K38 Smith and Wesson. They were guarenteed to do 10 ring at 50 yards from the box with match ammo and most would do 2" or a little better from a machine rest. Close second would be the Model 27, or the Colt Python.

[keyhole]

S&W Model 14-3 K-38 6" purchased new in the early 70's. Runner-up is S&W M 29-2 .44 Mag, 6 1/2".

[NoZombies]

Smith model 16-4 is tied with a Taurus (!? I know...) Model 741.

[KCSO]

I got to thinking about this and there are really two ways to look at this, either sheer mechanical accuracy or shootable accuracy. For example most of the Smiths have an action easier to tune and more amendable to double action shooting for most people. This is why in the old PPC matches it was 10 Smiths to Every Colt. But The Colt Python, shooting master ect were no slouches either and some claimed that the 1-16 twist of the Colt was more suited to 148 gr wadcutters used in the old PPC matches. It ws always easier for me to Shoot the Smith but single action off the bench I have shot many 10 Ring groups from the Colts also. My M28 was set up for PPC and duty by Bill Laughridge many years ago and is about the best shooting duty pistol I have ever had and it's practical accuracy is all anyone could ever need, but from a rest at 100 yards the K 38 with the same MATCH ammo will shade it by almost an inch. The K38 has shot honest 5 shot groups at that range under 4". My Dad was a Colt person and for HIM the Colt was most accurate and he still has his old King Cobra and a Detctive Special that he got in the 1950's.

[Green Frog]

I think my K-38 will be close to the best, while my newly-built custom 327 Fed Mag stainless K-Frame (Project 616) is probably a little better. I no longer own it, but probably the best revolver I ever owned for pure, all-out accuracy was a short cylinder PPC gun built by the late Fred Schmidt. This was his demo gun, built on a Model 14 with Douglas bull barrel, Aristocrat Rib, and a trigger that had to be felt to be believed. He was a true artist and craftsman.

Froggie

[bob208]

for me I have a old colt o.p 6" barrel with target hammer and trigger . I use it in bullseye and falling plate matches. it was dead on with the right load. I always liked using that old blue worn gun to beat the guys with the newest shiny special built guns. but then I have a .38-44 with a 5" barrel that is no slouch either. just have to get the right load and bullet weight so it shoot to the sights.

[Chilmonty]

that would be my S&W 686


^Ding Ding Ding, we have a winner! :)

[jrmartin1964]

The most accurate centerfire double-action revolver I have ever fired.
It is also the only double-action revolver I currently own.
83258
Smith & Wesson .44 Hand Ejector, First Model (aka "The Triple Lock")
6-1/2-inch barrel, .44 Smith & Wesson Special, shipped in 1916.
Returned to the factory in 1946 to have adjustable sights fitted.

**Lyman's 429383 and 4.7 grains of Hercules Bullseye. **
Boolits are cast from wheelweights, and weigh in at 246 grains.
I size them to 0.429, and lubricate with SPG in a Lyman No.45.
(Not the cartridges in the photo; those are factory W-W.)

Yes, I'm still loading from Hercules canisters bought in the early 1980s.
I have the Alliant variety on hand, but haven't needed to break into it yet.

Anyhoo...
If I do my part, this old S&W will still more than do its part.

Jim

**This load was developed in and for my revolver many years ago.**
YMMV, so please consult reliable handloading data proceed carefully.

[keyhole]

jrmartin1964,

That is a beautiful piece. Thanks for sharing the photo. If you are going to have just one revolver, that is as good as it gets.

keyhole

[pdawg_shooter]

My 4" blue Colt Python, no question.

[cwheel]

For me my old S&W model 14 with a 8 3/8" is the winner with a close second going to the 686 with a 6".
Chris

[Hatiwolf]

My 686 is by far the best shooting revolver ive ever handled .... though every -86 ive handled is which made me jump on my current when I found her. If only my 610 was as friendly in my paws as everyone else keeps posting that theirs is for them.

[savagetactical]

Actually I would guess it is probably my 38 S&W Victory Model. That gun shoots scary groups in single action with my hand loads. It is far more accurate than I ever imagined it would be.

[savagetactical]

My old PPC revolver, a Royce Weddle built S&W model 15. Sadly it's no longer in the stable.

My current champion is a S&W Model 14-3.

Royce Weddle was an absolute master at building an accurate revolver. He is a local legend since he was from Norman, recently a gent had one of his PPC revolvers for sale on one of the local gun boards and I seriously wanted to buy that revolver. I just did not have anything I wanted to get rid of to obtain it. I am somewhat full of regret that I did not. His revolvers were the most accurate ones I have ever shot or observed being shot.

[Rich/WIS]

S&W 14-3 HB with TH, TT, TS. Used it in bullseye competition, US and International style. This was a stock gun, no custom work.

[rintinglen]

Most accurate when fired single action was a Dan Wesson M-15 owned by an acquaintance. 12 shots 25 yards all touching from a machine rest--a quarter covered the center of every shot. I offered to buy it, but it was not for sale.
Most accurate when fired double action was a S&W M-10 that had been turned into a Bull barrel PPC gun. 7 pound, DA only trigger, Bomar Rib sights, 6 inch barrel, it put Federal 38b Wadcutters one atop the other. I wanted one bad, but having just become a new father, such toys were out of my reach.
Most accurate I ever personally owned was my first Colt Python. I miss that gun.

[pakmc]

I had a friend who built me a .44 special( Factory barrel in the white and rough, but marked) he bored the cylinder on a model 28 to .44 special. the revolver shot a 1 1/2 group at 50 yards from a machine(ransome) rest. (and yes, I still have it) but you can't beat a 586 or 686 either. but a model 57 is also a hard gun and caliber to beat. a friend also had a colt python that was unbelieveable accurate. but I tried about four other pythons and none could shoot as well as my friends. so I stick to Smiths. 14, 15, 19, 685, 686, 24's 27-28's etc. all of the k, L, N frames are hard to beat.

[Lefty SRH]

I own a S&W 686 SSR. It has been SCARY accurate. All it ever sees are light .38spl loads.

[ironhead7544]

It would be a toss up between a 6 inch Python, a six inch M19 S&W and an 8 inch Dan Wesson. Using a 125 gr J-words and IMR4227 they were very accurate. I scoped the M19 and got groups at 100 yards that were hard to believe.

[Old Caster]

About 20 or 25 years ago the gun club I belong to held matches for pistol accuracy at 100 yards for 10 shots. We didn't care whether they were single, double action, semi auto, or what the barrel length was or scope or no scope and cast or jacketed. These matches were held about 6 months if I remember correctly. We shot three different 10 shot groups per week and there were a lot of people involved. The only major thing I remember is that a Dan Wesson 357 won the best group ever and was the only one in all that time to get under 5 inches for any group and it wasn't much below 5. Many groups would win in any given week in the 5 1/2 to 6 inch range and I remember a lot of people getting into an incredible group after 6 or 7 shots and then lose it with the last few. I don't remember if it was a 6" or longer barrel but I think it was a 6. I haven't seen the guy around lately that did it but I probably could find him and I am sure he would know exactly what the gun was and the load and which bullet. This match made a lot of people buy guns that they would never have otherwise bought and just about all brands were represented.

[Rodfac]

For me, it was a Ruger NM .41 Magnum with the long 6.5" bbl. I like .41's in both S&W and Ruger and have always found them to be as accurate at I can hold. I shoot with iron sights only, and as age weakens my eyes, I've found that my groups have opened up. But occasionally the stars all align, the sun's behind me, and I maintain a consistent grip. The target shown below was shot from the 25 yd line, from a seated position with my legs drawn up, back against a porch support post, with the gun extended between my knees...it's my standard testing position, and duplicated my offhand hunting zeros. That load in any .41 I've tried is a tack driver. If you duplicate it, remember to work up to it, as in all loading efforts. It was safe in my guns, yours may differ. I chrono'd it at 1006 fps with an extreme spread of 24, using a commercially cast LSWC at 210 grains.

Best Regards, Rod

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii64/Rodfac/Targets/RugerNMBH41-1.jpg (http://s261.photobucket.com/user/Rodfac/media/Targets/RugerNMBH41-1.jpg.html)

[gray wolf]

http://castboolits.gunloads.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=71285&d=1369268969
30 yards off sand bags, I can't shoot any better than this, well maybe I could--but the RSRH does a pretty good job at 30 yards.
Thing is it does it over and over again. [smilie=s: [smilie=s:

[waco]

1968 S&W 14-2 K38 without a doubt.

[rintinglen]

For me, it was a Ruger NM .41 Magnum with the long 6.5" bbl. I like .41's in both S&W and Ruger and have always found them to be as accurate at I can hold. I shoot with iron sights only, and as age weakens my eyes, I've found that my groups have opened up. But occasionally the stars all align, the sun's behind me, and I maintain a consistent grip. The target shown below was shot from the 25 yd line, from a seated position with my legs drawn up, back against a porch support post, with the gun extended between my knees...it's my standard testing position, and duplicated my offhand hunting zeros. That load in any .41 I've tried is a tack driver. If you duplicate it, remember to work up to it, as in all loading efforts. It was safe in my guns, yours may differ. I chrono'd it at 1006 fps with an extreme spread of 24, using a commercially cast LSWC at 210 grains.

Best Regards, Rod

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Oddest looking DOUBLE ACTION revolver I ever laid eyes to--shoots good though.:kidding:

[22 rifle]

s and w 44 special target 6 1/2 inch barrel,can make 5 rounds touch each other at 25 yards.s and w model 14 6 inch 38 special is a close runner up.

[jdt81]

Dan Wesson 15-2 with 8" barrel.
Although my father's k-38 is a thing of beauty.
Both are far more accurate than I am.
Never did a head to head.

[357mags]

My '68 6" Python. Second would be my 4" S&W 27.