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March 25, 2011, 07:12 PM | #26 |
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The S&W you're considering has fixed sights? Forget that stuff. That's for carry guns, and you've already got a carry gun.
Get the Ruger and you'll have a fantastic range guns that can handle magnums when you occasionally feel like shooting them. A S&W rated in 38+P with adjustable sights would be a much better comparison. S&W tend to have the better DA triggers, out of the box. Would you most be shooting it DA or SA?
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March 26, 2011, 12:25 AM | #27 |
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In keeping with the S&W heritage, my model 65 has been one of my favorite shooters- Mine is 3 " with Crimson Trace grips and is(for me) the perfect home defense firearm...
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May 10, 2018, 12:54 AM | #28 | |
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I remember when Ruger came out with the GP100. S&W had the 686 out, and there was a media war between Ruger and S&W on who had the toughest .357. I bought an early model SS 6” GP100 and still have it today. One shot Ruger took at S&W was that various parts of the frame and barrel were thicker than the 686, therefore stronger. S&W responded with their frames were forged frames, not the “Lost Sand” investment casting Ruger used. One S&W ad had a cut away of both frames, under a microscope. The S&W frame was less porous than the Ruger frame. Both guns, in 6” full lug models essentially weighted the same. S&W contention was that they were stronger with the less porous forged frames. On my early GP100, I shot often with 2-3 buddies and their 686’s. Their guns always shot tighter groups than my GP did, in my hands or my friends. Their triggers were considerably better as well. I sent the GP back to Ruger several times. They would recut the forcing cone, check the timing, re crown the barrel. They would send it back with a note, saying the gun was in spec, but they did a few things to it. I was upfront with Ruger, saying that I couldn’t keep up with my buddies 686’s, and they never did charge me.. I bought a 4” S&W 686 a couple of years ago. Great gun. It will still slightly outshoot the Ruger, but the old GP I will keep forever. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk |
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That's extreme!
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