Revolver Range Report

[dtknowles]

I took a break from rifle shooting this week and shot my Dan Wesson Revolvers. My SuperMag in .357 Maximum and my converted M15 in 32-20.

The 32-20 is the most accurate revolver I have ever shot.

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Today I shot the smallest groups I have ever shot with this gun.

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I was shooting it today with the shroud with the scope.

The SuperMag only has iron sights but I got some OK groups with it.

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That was at 50 yards

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Again at 50 yards this picture was thru the spotting scope.

Tim

[ejcrist]

That's some really good shootin'!

[LAH]

Nothing wrong with those groups.

[pworley1]

Nice work.

[dtknowles]

Thanks for the praise. The .32's were Green Dot and my own cast LRNs. My log is not handy but I will look up the weights and alloy. I shot 2 .357 Mag loads and 1 .357 Max. All pretty stiff.

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There are 5 shots, this was .357 mag. with a hornady bullet.

Tim

[runfiverun]

might just have to try some of my 357 loads in my max too it looks like, I know the 357 likes 38's just fine.


heck Tim I didn't even know you liked DW revolvers.

[osteodoc08]

Nice looking groups.

[dubber123]

Have you tried the RCBS SWC in the 32-20? It out shot everything else in mine.

[44MAG#1]

They appear to not be MOA accuracy that all can achieve. In realistic reality.

[dtknowles]

might just have to try some of my 357 loads in my max too it looks like, I know the 357 likes 38's just fine.


heck Tim I didn't even know you liked DW revolvers.

I have too many nice guns locked in cases. I get interested in something and it distracts me from my other interests. That Model 15 has 7 barrels, 4 shrouds, two cylinders. It mostly wears the 32-20 cylinder since I got the SuperMag. It has no right to shoot as good as it does with the 32-20 cylinder (purchased on E-bay) as the barrel is one I made from a used 30-30 barrel (or maybe that is why, the groove is 0.308") I cut the forcing cone by hand with a tapered reamer of unknown angle, I made the barrel on my friends lathe and the reamer was one he had. The crown is no crown just cut clean with the lathe.

Originally I was a semiauto fan but became a revolver fan when I started shooting a lot. I don't prefer to chase my brass.

Tim

[dtknowles]

They appear to not be MOA accuracy that all can achieve. In realistic reality.

In my experience with is sort of limited, I have never seen a MOA revolver. Again my experiences are sort of limited, the only factory new revolver I have ever owned is my Single Six Convertible. I did have a used Blackhawk that shot about like what the SuperMag is shooting. I did shoot a friends X-Frame .460 and it was stock and shot like 2 MOA with factory ammo, it might have been a MOA revolver but who knows he did not handload his ammo.

Tim

[dtknowles]

might just have to try some of my 357 loads in my max too it looks like, I know the 357 likes 38's just fine.


heck Tim I didn't even know you liked DW revolvers.

I was shooting the Mag ammo because I had loaded a bunch for the Model 15 and it was on the shelf and all the Max ammo was pretty hot and while the SuperMag is a big gun it is still a handful for me with hot Max ammo. The Max ammo shot pretty good too. Harder kicking gun is harder to shoot small groups with.
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50 yards

Tim

[MtGun44]

Great shooting!

. . . . and casting.

. . . .and loading.

. . . .and gunsmithing.

[dtknowles]

Great shooting!

. . . . and casting.

. . . .and loading.

. . . .and gunsmithing.

Thanks, the Max loads were with the 155gr. Lyman SWC with gas check and H110 powder at over 1600 fps I had lower standard deviations and ES with almost the same velocity with IMR4227 but I am out for now.

Tim

[dtknowles]

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The Model 15 with my Anschutz Exemplar

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The SuperMag.

Tim

[dtknowles]

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Most of the accessories for the Mdl 15. The 4 inch .357 barrel and shroud were on the frame and it was loaded and in a holster in my personal safe at the time this picture was taken.

Tim