sniper
02-18-2017, 04:44 PM
Hello, cast boolit gurus!:D
So...I was slugging my cylinder throats again, and attempting to slug the bore, with good results, but now I can't find the bore slug! Oh, well. After I had cleaned up the mess, I started reading through the recently-found instruction sheet for my mid-80s 586, and came across this information: My 586 weighs 42 ozs unloaded! WOW! Not a skinny chick! I had no idea! The last time I remember reading the sheet was ~25 years ago. ;) Oftener might be better, ya think? And then...
"...for Practical Police Pistol Combat Shooting, Utilizing 158 grain round nose lead .38 Special caliber factory ammunition, the following approximate sight setting is applicable:
15 yards---point of aim---26 clicks from bottom position
25 yards---neck hold---3 clicks up from bottom..."
So far, I have heard of the 6 O'clock hold, the Flat tire hold, and Center hold, but WHAT in the world is the "Neck Hold"?:confused: Does it have to do with the "manlike" IPSC and PPC targets, and aiming for the head/body junction?
I figure my Cast 150-158gr 860 fps load is pretty close to the factory round nose one, so I adjusted my sight for that basic initial 15 yard position. Soon as it warms up, I'll verify at the range. So far, so good...:cool:
Whilst doing that, I discovered the screw that holds the sight to the frame was about 1 1/2 turns loose,:eek: so I snugged it down, thinking 30+ years of shooting could have loosened it. Oorrr...is it supposed to be that way? How it was, I could put thumb pressure on the front, and it would move up and down quite a bit. I'm thinking that could adversely affect accuracy.(?) Somebody on the forum is bound to know what's what! Any information regarding the above will be appreciated! :)
So...I was slugging my cylinder throats again, and attempting to slug the bore, with good results, but now I can't find the bore slug! Oh, well. After I had cleaned up the mess, I started reading through the recently-found instruction sheet for my mid-80s 586, and came across this information: My 586 weighs 42 ozs unloaded! WOW! Not a skinny chick! I had no idea! The last time I remember reading the sheet was ~25 years ago. ;) Oftener might be better, ya think? And then...
"...for Practical Police Pistol Combat Shooting, Utilizing 158 grain round nose lead .38 Special caliber factory ammunition, the following approximate sight setting is applicable:
15 yards---point of aim---26 clicks from bottom position
25 yards---neck hold---3 clicks up from bottom..."
So far, I have heard of the 6 O'clock hold, the Flat tire hold, and Center hold, but WHAT in the world is the "Neck Hold"?:confused: Does it have to do with the "manlike" IPSC and PPC targets, and aiming for the head/body junction?
I figure my Cast 150-158gr 860 fps load is pretty close to the factory round nose one, so I adjusted my sight for that basic initial 15 yard position. Soon as it warms up, I'll verify at the range. So far, so good...:cool:
Whilst doing that, I discovered the screw that holds the sight to the frame was about 1 1/2 turns loose,:eek: so I snugged it down, thinking 30+ years of shooting could have loosened it. Oorrr...is it supposed to be that way? How it was, I could put thumb pressure on the front, and it would move up and down quite a bit. I'm thinking that could adversely affect accuracy.(?) Somebody on the forum is bound to know what's what! Any information regarding the above will be appreciated! :)