Just Picked Up My Latest Toy

[Baldrick314]

After about 6 week's wait for my PTA to clear I finally got to pick up my revolver today



It's a Smith & Wesson 686 with 6" barrel. Now I've just gotta wait a week till I can use it

[ToyotaBoy]

NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIICE

[cruze82]

nice work mate looks great

[Baldrick314]

Cheers fellas. I just gave it a clean and oil. Much prettier than the Glock

[wrenchman]

Nice gun

[Mr.x]

Now that's that a real mans pistol !

[Eduardo]

Very nice!

[Vati]

That's hot

[whert]

Makes me sad to see

I really would like a pistol license. grumble grumble.

One day I'll get off my ass and do it

[Baldrick314]

Makes me sad to see

I really would like a pistol license. grumble grumble.

One day I'll get off my ass and do it

And then it'll be 12 months before you actually get to enjoy it

[Patrol66]

Nice , what cal ? What are you using it for ?

[Baldrick314]

Nice , what cal ? What are you using it for ?

Thanks .357 Mag. At the moment I'm shooting a variant of steel challenge but I'm thinking I'll try 50 metre service with it too

[Norton]

Love it.

Why the weeks wait?

[Baldrick314]

Love it.

Why the weeks wait?

Going camping this weekend, Wednesday's the next shooting day.

[Norton]

Ah, fair enough.

Well... Pics when you take it out eventually

[Techc]

Looks good

[Baldrick314]

Ah, fair enough.

Well... Pics when you take it out eventually

Definitely I'm just hoping my dies will turn up Monday so I can make some loads for it. I got given some handloads with it but I'm always a little dubious of using other people's ammo

[jays]

I got given some handloads with it but I'm always a little dubious of using other people's ammo

I'm not keen on that either.

You must have seen the same stories I have going round the internet with a picture of an exploded rifle. There almost always seems to be a gifted hand load that accidentally had a double powder charge or something in the story somewhere...

[Baldrick314]

I took it out today. Got it sighted in on paper and then rang some plates. Very accurate pistol.

I ended up trying a few of the handloads that came with the revolver. Most were pleasant plinking loads but I came across one box that would have stopped a rushing elephant. Now I've gotta sit down with the kinetic hammer and pull 99 of those

All in all I'm very happy with my purchase

[Lorgar]

I ended up trying a few of the handloads that came with the revolver. Most were pleasant plinking loads but I came across one box that would have stopped a rushing elephant. Now I've gotta sit down with the kinetic hammer and pull 99 of those

*groan*

Enjoy that. I had to do the same when I replaced my .308 with a 7mm-08.

Pulled 150 rounds or something and necked down 300 in one sitting. Super exciting time...

[Bourt]

There almost always seems to be a gifted hand load that accidentally had a double powder charge or something in the story somewhere...

Or someone throws in the hand loads they were "working up but haven't tested" with the rifle.

Shoot mystery ammo at your own peril.