Considering another Smith & Wesson revolver

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After getting my first Smith & Wesson, model 17, I have become addicted to shooting revolvers and am now considering getting a centre fire. I belong to the Saskatoon Wildlife Federation and they have indoor ranges outdoor ranges and a silhouette range. I was thinking of a .357 so I could shoot .38 indoors and .357 on the silhouette. I have heard some say .357 would be sketchy on the silhouette range at longer distances. Looking for your thoughts as to what may be a good "multi discipline" revolver. Thanks.
 
Hmmm - can't speak to the efficacy of .357 on silhouettes, but where .38Spl will do the job, a Model 14 would be a nice mate to your Model 17. Kind of like this:

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These two are '70's versions, very accurate, and have smooth, extremely slick actions.
 
Whoever told you that .357's are not a good silhouette gun was correct. If you are going to shoot silhouette with a revolver you should be getting a 44 mag. I have seen it done ok with a 41 mag but it is way to hard to find the gun let alone the ammo to feed it If you are a handloader you could probably do it with a 45 colt gun as long as you pick a good gun that can handle high presure and make sure you use new brass.

Graydog
 
I was talking with my brother in law who has a llama super comanche in .44 mag and has said I could try it for silhouette. Not real familiar with them but it would get me shooting. I was told about the .41 mag but like you say, not a lot of off the shelf ammunition that I've seen.
 
OverUnder725 said:
I was talking with my brother in law who has a llama super comanche in .44 mag and has said I could try it for silhouette. Not real familiar with them but it would get me shooting. I was told about the .41 mag but like you say, not a lot of off the shelf ammunition that I've seen.
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You are correct the .44 mag is the right choice. If you go with the .41 mag you hve to be a reloader and it also helps a lot if you cast your own bullets as well.

Graydog
 
The silhouette part aside, if you decide to grab a .38 just to pair up with your Model 17, nobody would fault you for that. Cabela's in S'toon had a used 14-2 in their cabinet...had a bit more wear that I would have liked given what they were asking, but might be worth checking out.
 
DarkSyd said:
The silhouette part aside, if you decide to grab a .38 just to pair up with your Model 17, nobody would fault you for that. Cabela's in S'toon had a used 14-2 in their cabinet...had a bit more wear that I would have liked given what they were asking, but might be worth checking out.
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I was looking at the .38 the other day. Its been there for a while.
 
OverUnder725 said:
I was looking at the .38 the other day. Its been there for a while.
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So try an offer. It's used, so the asking price is just what they made up, and they can make up a lower price if they really want to.

I'm in 'Toon and if you start thinking seriously about getting a .44Magnum for silhouette you can try my Ruger Redhawk. You'd want a longer barrel than my 5.5" for silhouette but you'd get an idea of how well it fits your hand and see if you like the gun generally.
 
Though it's not ideal for silhouette, I would highly recommend picking up an older .38 S&W or a .357. You'll love them. My 686 has eclipsed every other gun in my collection in terms of pure fun I've had with it. Action shooting, long-range challenge, casual plinking, and the .38/.357 are both easy and fun to reload and experiment with.
 
TheTooner said:
So try an offer. It's used, so the asking price is just what they made up, and they can make up a lower price if they really want to.

I'm in 'Toon and if you start thinking seriously about getting a .44Magnum for silhouette you can try my Ruger Redhawk. You'd want a longer barrel than my 5.5" for silhouette but you'd get an idea of how well it fits your hand and see if you like the gun generally.
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Thanks for the offer! I am going to go check out the range when it dries up a bit, never been out there. I have been shooting the crap out of my S&W 17 and really enjoy it and figured something a little more reactive that paper would be nice to try. I may wonder over Cabelas later this week and give that .38 a feel.
 
DrSpaceJam said:
Though it's not ideal for silhouette, I would highly recommend picking up an older .38 S&W or a .357. You'll love them. My 686 has eclipsed every other gun in my collection in terms of pure fun I've had with it. Action shooting, long-range challenge, casual plinking, and the .38/.357 are both easy and fun to reload and experiment with.
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I actually bought a reloader today. I was in Wholesale sports and they had a Lee Loadmaster set up for .223 on for $227.00. I figured I couldn't pass on the deal even though I don't have a pistol to reload for. I can use it for my rifles in the mean time. They have one more of them on the shelf but the box had been opened.
 
OverUnder725 said:
I actually bought a reloader today. I was in Wholesale sports and they had a Lee Loadmaster set up for .223 on for $227.00. I figured I couldn't pass on the deal even though I don't have a pistol to reload for. I can use it for my rifles in the mean time. They have one more of them on the shelf but the box had been opened.
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Check out You Tube for the Load Master. There are a bunch of handy hints on how to set up and fine tune some of the accessories to make them work more reliably.

I'm not a big fan of the Lee stuff because the Lee presses that someone gave me when I started out has all required some tweaking to get them to work well. But once you do the tweaks or fine tuning you can still churn up a bucket of ammo in short order.

But because of the hiccups that you'll likely run into take your time and double check things as you go. At least with rifle you're not going to double charge. But watch things carefully if you run into issues and need to alter the flow so you don't end up with a squib load.
 
BCRider said:
Check out You Tube for the Load Master. There are a bunch of handy hints on how to set up and fine tune some of the accessories to make them work more reliably.

I'm not a big fan of the Lee stuff because the Lee presses that someone gave me when I started out has all required some tweaking to get them to work well. But once you do the tweaks or fine tuning you can still churn up a bucket of ammo in short order.

But because of the hiccups that you'll likely run into take your time and double check things as you go. At least with rifle you're not going to double charge. But watch things carefully if you run into issues and need to alter the flow so you don't end up with a squib load.
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Sound advice, thank you. I have been checking out some of the vids on youtube. There are some that get quite detailed on how to set the dies etc. they all seem to contain good bits of info.
 
If your set on a 44 mag. my friends shop GMK Armouries has 2 older Rugers with 7'5" and maybe longer stainless revolvers, not sure models or price, as stainless does not interest me, but they are immaculate!

807-346-4088 GMK Arm. 10am-9pm week days

cheers Dale Z!
 
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