I used to have a .357 blackhawk and had to sell it one year so the kids could have christmas.
I finally got a chance to replace it. Found a 1979 online and just picked it up from the FFL last night.
I bought some winchester white box 38 spl fmj. Went out to have some fun. 21 feet shooting at a 2 liter bottle, the first three shots I missed :[
So, I went and set up a paper target. Next shot was about a foot left and about 8 inches low. Next shot was about a foot and a half left and about 6 inches low, next one was about 6 inches left and about 6 inches low. The rear sight was cranked all the way down already, so no elevation adjustment left. I adjusted the rear sight, fired a few more, etc. By the time I got the "group" centered I was covering up the entire bullseye with the front sight and had the rear sight adjusted so far right that the blade was flush with the sight base. And even then, at 25 feet, the group was about the size of a pie pan.
To put things in perspective, my last .357 used to group half that size at further a further distance, at that distance I can put a box of 50 in a fist size group from a 1911, smaller than a fist size with my single six, I can consistently hit 2 liter bottles from twice that distance with my m&p45.
I know that there might be other ammo that works better in this gun, but this is the ammo that is available locally, and what I shoot in everything else. Even if another brand of ammo will tighten the groups up, I'm still out of adjustment on my sights :[
Anybody have any insight or ideas?
I finally got a chance to replace it. Found a 1979 online and just picked it up from the FFL last night.
I bought some winchester white box 38 spl fmj. Went out to have some fun. 21 feet shooting at a 2 liter bottle, the first three shots I missed :[
So, I went and set up a paper target. Next shot was about a foot left and about 8 inches low. Next shot was about a foot and a half left and about 6 inches low, next one was about 6 inches left and about 6 inches low. The rear sight was cranked all the way down already, so no elevation adjustment left. I adjusted the rear sight, fired a few more, etc. By the time I got the "group" centered I was covering up the entire bullseye with the front sight and had the rear sight adjusted so far right that the blade was flush with the sight base. And even then, at 25 feet, the group was about the size of a pie pan.
To put things in perspective, my last .357 used to group half that size at further a further distance, at that distance I can put a box of 50 in a fist size group from a 1911, smaller than a fist size with my single six, I can consistently hit 2 liter bottles from twice that distance with my m&p45.
I know that there might be other ammo that works better in this gun, but this is the ammo that is available locally, and what I shoot in everything else. Even if another brand of ammo will tighten the groups up, I'm still out of adjustment on my sights :[
Anybody have any insight or ideas?