Jayhawkhuntclub
Buckeye
Well, I picked it up yesterday and headed out to my friends house to fire her up. I shot about 85 rounds. About 30 were fairly hot 158 gr H110 hunting loads. The rest were a mix of +P and standard 38 special loads. The +Ps and standard pressure 38s were pussycats. The 357 beat me up pretty good.
I shot by far the best with the 357s though. In fact my first group was 3.59" 5 shot group standing unsupported at 20 yards using 158 gr JSP Remingtons and 16.0 gr of H-110. My last group of the day was with the same load and it felt like I was catching a fast ball with out a glove. :shock: I wanted to stop, but I had to finish the group. I'm glad I did. I ended up with a 2.43" 5 shot group standing unsupported at 20 yards (my best group of the day). Now that's about as good as I can shoot. I was pretty pleased that I wasn't flinching under the circumstances.
The trigger is pretty sweet. However, there is a slight drag right after the cylinder latch engages. I'd give the trigger a 9 out of 10.
Now for the bad. The gun shoots low and to the right (not just at 20 yards). It's not horrible, but it probably about 3" low and 3" right. My sp101 shoots dead on, but sometimes a little high depending on the range and the load. So I don't think it's the shooter. I plan to shoot several more times before I think about making any changes to the gun.
Overall, it's a sweet piece!
I shot by far the best with the 357s though. In fact my first group was 3.59" 5 shot group standing unsupported at 20 yards using 158 gr JSP Remingtons and 16.0 gr of H-110. My last group of the day was with the same load and it felt like I was catching a fast ball with out a glove. :shock: I wanted to stop, but I had to finish the group. I'm glad I did. I ended up with a 2.43" 5 shot group standing unsupported at 20 yards (my best group of the day). Now that's about as good as I can shoot. I was pretty pleased that I wasn't flinching under the circumstances.
The trigger is pretty sweet. However, there is a slight drag right after the cylinder latch engages. I'd give the trigger a 9 out of 10.
Now for the bad. The gun shoots low and to the right (not just at 20 yards). It's not horrible, but it probably about 3" low and 3" right. My sp101 shoots dead on, but sometimes a little high depending on the range and the load. So I don't think it's the shooter. I plan to shoot several more times before I think about making any changes to the gun.
Overall, it's a sweet piece!
