Wife wants to shoot IPSC with a revolver
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Unfortunately finding a 625 ia Canada is like finding hens teeth. 610 is a great gun and cheaper to shoot than a 625, but if your wanting to game the 625 is easier to load. Either way revolver is a fun class.
Any way you slice it, you'll need to tool up for at least one gun.
The moon clipped N frames sure seem to be the way to go, but as mentioned they can be harder to source.
I am currently playing with a S&W Model 58 and going through the same angst.
Try finding a loading block for a .41 Magnum.......
I don't know your budget or the size of your wife but my 2 cents:
A 625 is hard to find and fairly large and heavy for most women (my opinion)
The 610... I'm not a fan- the barrel is too long and hard to find round nose bullets for 40, plus its the same weight (pretty much) as a 625.
So:
-get a 686 (or others) 6 shot.
-send it to a gunsmith and have it cut for moon clips and put on a front fiber optic sight and rubber grips.
-load it to minor power factor and shoot A's
In revolver you have to shoot A's anyways so minor is not that big a deal.
A 625 is hard to find and fairly large and heavy for most women (my opinion)
The 610... I'm not a fan- the barrel is too long and hard to find round nose bullets for 40, plus its the same weight (pretty much) as a 625.
So:
-get a 686 (or others) 6 shot.
-send it to a gunsmith and have it cut for moon clips and put on a front fiber optic sight and rubber grips.
-load it to minor power factor and shoot A's
In revolver you have to shoot A's anyways so minor is not that big a deal.
Years ago, when I shot IPSC I got bored with the attitude displayed by some of the shooters who were using the semi auto, so I decided to spend a season with a smaller group of shooters who used only revolvers. I had a hoot, probably the best season in the 10 years that I shot IPSC. I found that very few revolver shooters that have the attitude that they are gawds gift to the shooting world.
I used a 4" S&W M66 with .38 Special brass, a 160 grain LRN bullets with 4.4 grains of W231. I also purchased a Flex Hone in .38/357 from Brownells and polished the cylinder chambers if and when required. I highly recommend competing with a revolver, you'll shoot with a great bunch of people who's main idea is to have fun, rather than win at any cost.
At the time I used relatively soft nosed bullets and I added another step to the reloading process. After I went through the crimp cycle, I re-installed my resizing dies without the decapping pin and gently moved the die back over the head of the bullet. I never had a problem with the round going into the cylinder from a speedloader while on the clock.
I used a 4" S&W M66 with .38 Special brass, a 160 grain LRN bullets with 4.4 grains of W231. I also purchased a Flex Hone in .38/357 from Brownells and polished the cylinder chambers if and when required. I highly recommend competing with a revolver, you'll shoot with a great bunch of people who's main idea is to have fun, rather than win at any cost.
At the time I used relatively soft nosed bullets and I added another step to the reloading process. After I went through the crimp cycle, I re-installed my resizing dies without the decapping pin and gently moved the die back over the head of the bullet. I never had a problem with the round going into the cylinder from a speedloader while on the clock.
That is a shame. Too bad you did not stick around and try and change some of those attitudes. "I think IPSC would run better with going smaller, and not be competitive at all", is a* not going to help anything grow, or get better attitude*.
Those damn semi auto's are every where now. We even use Optics and everything
I always have fun at matches, even when I lose, or work more than shoot.
Yep, as the previous posts have mentioned....you are gonna end up spending money. You could try getting a spare holster, and belt setup...just switch revolver after you each shoot a stage. I think shooting revolver would be fun, but so are the other divisions. I hardly notice what divisions I am shooting with on a squad, as I am usually patching, RO'ing, or chatting and joking with the other shooters.
competing with a revolver is like riding a moped. it's a lot of fun but ...(fill in the blanks)....
it takes a lot of skill to shoot revolver fast accurately and reload like Jerry Miculek. but most of the guys at IPSC matches shooting revolver i have seen is like watching paint dry... my .02 ¥
I shot semi's for awhile, and will again but in my begining this one local revolver shooter was having a hoot kicking an awfull lot of butt- including mine at the time.
Eventually I got better and the wheel gunners weren't an issue (at least the ones I shot with).
But then the semi attitude seemed a little heavy-too focused (and boredom) so I thought I'd join the happier crowd,re: old farts
Guess what, it isn't as easy as it looks and its a completely different game.
So I found it extremely satifying to learn how to run one right- and I still have a lot to learn...
Seeing/doing a quick reload in a revolver is poetry in motion IMO.
As for watching paint dry, its not any worse than a semi shooter with gun/ammo problems or extreme newbie syndrome.
Try it, you might just like it.
Eventually I got better and the wheel gunners weren't an issue (at least the ones I shot with).
But then the semi attitude seemed a little heavy-too focused (and boredom) so I thought I'd join the happier crowd,re: old farts
Guess what, it isn't as easy as it looks and its a completely different game.
So I found it extremely satifying to learn how to run one right- and I still have a lot to learn...
Seeing/doing a quick reload in a revolver is poetry in motion IMO.
As for watching paint dry, its not any worse than a semi shooter with gun/ammo problems or extreme newbie syndrome.
Try it, you might just like it.
I humbly await that event.Uh oh....don't worry ,I'll give you my best miculek impression in a couple of weeks for league night
Let me drink a few cups of coffee first so I don't fall asleep...
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my dad shoots revolver because he is stubborn, and doesnt want to go semi auto.
but he doesnt download his loads either, just goes full power .357 mag, fun to watch.
biggest downside is obviously 6 shots, it is an extra reload if you miss even one target, which eats up plenty of time.
but he doesnt download his loads either, just goes full power .357 mag, fun to watch.
biggest downside is obviously 6 shots, it is an extra reload if you miss even one target, which eats up plenty of time.
That is a shame. Too bad you did not stick around and try and change some of those attitudes. "I think IPSC would run better with going smaller, and not be competitive at all", is a* not going to help anything grow, or get better attitude*.
Those damn semi auto's are every where now. We even use Optics and everything
I always have fun at matches, even when I lose, or work more than shoot.
After 10 years, and the attitude doesn't change, how long should I have stayed? The discipline I shoot in now is far more "shooter friendly"
Never seen more guys having fun at a shooting event than the guys shooting Cowboy action and living their second childhoods. I mean really how do you compare to a stage that involves kicking in the saloon doors to unload with a double barrel shotty and two revolvers, or running an ambush (riding a rocking water barrel on ropes) while shooting at bandit silhouettes on a hill.
