Mike Armstrong
Hunter
Got in a short session with my recently acquired 2 3/4" blue Police Service Six. Fired .38 Spl. midrange wadcutters, +P 125 gr. .38 Spls, 125 gr. softnose .357s, and non-lead 140 gr. Barnes .357s.
The revolver is a handful, but not precisely for MY hand--the checkered factory service grips bite me a little with the +Ps and .357s. So my first purchase after the range session was to get a set of factory oversized smooth cocobolo grips from Numrich's. I think they will improve the feel of the gun with serious ammo.
This gun may have been worked on, but I can see no sign of modifications--all looks new factory. Excellent double action pull--hard enough to be safe and light and smooth enough so even I can get in the black at 15 yards each shot once I got familiar with the pull. Single action is light and breaks like a toothpick--easy to get hand-sized 6 shot groups at 25 yards with a two-handed grip, slow fire.
I consider a revolver of this size and caliber to be most like the heavy-framed .38s of the past. It even slips nicely into an old Lawrence cop holster that came with an S&W Model 20 4" .38-44 "Heavy Duty."
So I'm gonna stick with the .38 Spl. +P loads, and skip the blast and fireball effects of the .357s unless I can't get .38s. I'll carry this back in the boonies when I don't expect to use a handgun except for self defense at close range, and keep it for a house gun for "things that go bump in the night."
The revolver is a handful, but not precisely for MY hand--the checkered factory service grips bite me a little with the +Ps and .357s. So my first purchase after the range session was to get a set of factory oversized smooth cocobolo grips from Numrich's. I think they will improve the feel of the gun with serious ammo.
This gun may have been worked on, but I can see no sign of modifications--all looks new factory. Excellent double action pull--hard enough to be safe and light and smooth enough so even I can get in the black at 15 yards each shot once I got familiar with the pull. Single action is light and breaks like a toothpick--easy to get hand-sized 6 shot groups at 25 yards with a two-handed grip, slow fire.
I consider a revolver of this size and caliber to be most like the heavy-framed .38s of the past. It even slips nicely into an old Lawrence cop holster that came with an S&W Model 20 4" .38-44 "Heavy Duty."
So I'm gonna stick with the .38 Spl. +P loads, and skip the blast and fireball effects of the .357s unless I can't get .38s. I'll carry this back in the boonies when I don't expect to use a handgun except for self defense at close range, and keep it for a house gun for "things that go bump in the night."