Target practice! Good workout for forearms? ;-)

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OmManiPadmeOmelet <[email hidden]> writes:
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Well, I found out on Sunday that I was ok with both the .357 revolver
and the .45 SA.

Seems for me anyway that it's the SIZE and WEIGHT of the pistol that
helped me be more accurate! My .22 Iver Johnson will fit across my open
hand. It's tiny and light and I can barely hit anything with it. :-( I
know that I can learn with patience and practice,

Maybe. Maybe not. It might also be that little .22 just isn't that
good a pistol. Or it could be that its form doesn't suit you well
for other reasons. Or it could be... well, there are many, many,
many variables. I've known very, *very* few people that could pick
up just any ol' pistol and shoot well with it.

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but with the two
larger pistols, I found it far easier to be more accurate.

See below...

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I'm not really intersted in a .45 at this point in time tho'.
It was fun to fire it...... ;-)

I've never been a fan of the .45, myself. Not denying its capability
or record--I just have other preferences.

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The new .22 magnum revolver that my dad bought looks interesting but
I've not fired it yet. It's a medium sized gun, a chrome plated F.I.E.
which is a brand I'd never heard of before.

Probably an import. For revolvers: I prefer American-made arms. (I
don't care for chrome on a firearms on anything but the inside of
shotgun barrels, either 😉. Stainless is tolerable--sometimes.)

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It came with two cylinders,
one for magnums and one for LR's. They guy only wanted $150.00 for it
and it's in excellent condition.

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You might take a look at the Ruger "Single Six." It's a very nicely
crafted .22 cal. single-action revolver. It's more heavily built than
most other .22 cal. revolvers. Kind of like a "baby Blackhawk" in a
way 🙂. Here's a nice synopsis:

<http://www.chuckhawks.com/ruger_single_six_syn.htm>

A Ruger Single Six with 6-1/2" barrel would probably meet your "heft"
requirement.

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Jim Seymour | "It is wrong always, everywhere and
WARNING: The "From:" address is a | for everyone to believe anything upon
spam trap. DON'T USE IT! Use: | insufficient evidence."
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"Runs With Knives" <[email hidden]> wrote

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OmManiPadmeOmelet <[email hidden]> writes:

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The new .22 magnum revolver that my dad bought looks interesting but
I've not fired it yet. It's a medium sized gun, a chrome plated F.I.E.
which is a brand I'd never heard of before.

Probably an import. For revolvers: I prefer American-made arms. (I
don't care for chrome on a firearms on anything but the inside of
shotgun barrels, either 😉. Stainless is tolerable--sometimes.)

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It came with two cylinders,
one for magnums and one for LR's. They guy only wanted $150.00 for it
and it's in excellent condition.

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You might take a look at the Ruger "Single Six." It's a very nicely
crafted .22 cal. single-action revolver. It's more heavily built than
most other .22 cal. revolvers. Kind of like a "baby Blackhawk" in a
way 🙂. Here's a nice synopsis:

<http://www.chuckhawks.com/ruger_single_six_syn.htm>

A Ruger Single Six with 6-1/2" barrel would probably meet your "heft"
requirement.

Big yes. I've owned that Ruger Single Six for many years, and love it. Along
with a rare, hand-made for Ruger, limited edition Bianchi full flap holster
with the Sturm Ruger logo embossed on the flap. The .22LR for cheap fun, and
the .22 Magnum for hunting, if one hunts. Great toy!

David

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WillBrink said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
OmManiPadmeOmelet <[email hidden]> wrote:

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So, you think S&W is better than Ruger?

Yes.

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Why?

SnW makes many different .357's where as Ruger makes just a few models.
I am talking about the SnW 686 myself, and it's considered better by
most due to things like trigger mechanism, accuracy, fit n finish, and
so on. The Ruger is a well made rugged gun and many people love them
fine. You cant go wrong with it really and the price is usually quite
good on the used market.

The guy selling this one wants $357.00 for it.
I found the price to be amusing. He says it's had less than 200 rounds
put thru it.

If it's in that good a shape, that's a fair price.

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I will, of course, check it out before purchase!

Good

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Not being argumentative, I'm just still learning. ;-)

We are all learning. You are smart to make a rugged .357 revolver your
first handgun. BTW, you can shoot .38 through it and save $$$ with less
recoil.

So I've been told, thanks!
That will save me a lot of $$$ on ammo for target practice.

Also saves your hands and the gun. Draw back however is if you ever
fired the .357 for sef defense or other reasons, it will be a problem as
you will have forgotten the differences. Best rule to fire .357 from it
semi regular.

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I do. Had to buy a new kit. Dad had mis-placed his.
Have not had time yet due to my work schedule but I sure as heck want to
clean them well before we use them again.

I'm mechanically inclined so not terribly worried.

Revolvers are easier to clean and much more forgiving then semi auto
when dirty.

I can imagine! Less complicated and fewer moving parts.

As one of the best known and respected shooters once said:

"I'll take a revolver; you take your chances"- Bill Jordan

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I've never hunted pigs, but I have raised them back in high school when
I was in FFA. Yeah, their tough but a good head shot will still put them
down. And, he does not hunt the pigs with that pistol. It's just for
backup.

Never ever count on a head shot, unless it's tied up in front of you.
The noise, recoil, and TV, lead people to think handguns must be pretty
darn powerful, but they are not actually. For example, I knew a guy who
shot a racoon with a .45. It flipped over once, landed on its feet, and
charged him. Clamped onto his leg, where he then had to shoot it 2 more
times to kill it. He was then off to the ER with the dead coon for
tests.

Racoons are pretty tough animals!
When I shoot them in a trap, I generally aim for right between the eyes.
Of course that's not the same if they are "loose" like you said!

Loose and [censored], they are nasty animals.

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Animals often have plenty left in them to come after you when
shot unless through vital areas, which one can not ever count on. Many
cops have shot tough dogs like a Pit Bull with a handgun thinking the
dog would fall over dead only to find out just how though those dogs are
when [censored]. I do know someone who was run up a tree after shooting
a big male wild hog that turned and charged after being shot with a high
powered rifle.

Pigs are well known to be dangerous. ;-)
What caliber of rifle would you recommend?

I am not a hunter of wild pigs, so others may have better answers for
you on this one.

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Sounds good. In TX I guess you can buy what you want without a lisence
and there is lots of open places to shoot. Here we need a lisence to buy
a sling shot and big open spaces to shoot with the cops showing up are
few. It might still be nice to have a CCW lisence if you ever wanted to
carry.

Ew. Where do you live?

People's Republic of MA.

--
Will Brink @ http://www.brinkzone.com/

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DZ said:

WillBrink said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

> For example, I knew a guy who shot a racoon with a .45. It flipped
> over once, landed on its feet, and charged him. Clamped onto his
> leg, where he then had to shoot it 2 more times to kill it. He was
> then off to the ER with the dead coon for tests.

Racoons are pretty tough animals!
When I shoot them in a trap, I generally aim for right between the eyes.
Of course that's not the same if they are "loose" like you said!

Loose and [censored], they are nasty animals.

I feed them nuts in the backyard.

I can't speak for your situation, but for home owners that's a very bad
idea. They can be very destructive animals. Feeding them only trains
them to associate you and your home with food. Though I never fed any of
them, I had one dig under my deck, rip out a whole in the wall, and
build his nest under my office, tearing out all the insulation, and
costing me plenty of money to fix it all. I still didn¹t kill him, but
put moth balls under the house (they hate the smell of moth balls BTW)
to chase him off, then blocked up the whole. I had one get on my roof
and attempt to go down my chimney for reasons known only to him. They
kill people¹s cats, get into trash and drag it all over the street, etc,
etc. Rabid coons are also fairly common, and the story of above was a
guy shooting a rabid coon.

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I can't imagine shooting one for
fun.

I would not shoot any animal for fun. Most times, it's the stupid
behavior of people that ends up getting an animal shot and killed, like
people who feed bears, bear associates your house with food, bear gets
aggressive, bear ends up dead. It's a shame.

--
Will Brink @ http://www.brinkzone.com/

In article <[email hidden]>,

DZ said:

WillBrink said:

OmManiPadmeOmelet said:

> For example, I knew a guy who shot a racoon with a .45. It flipped
> over once, landed on its feet, and charged him. Clamped onto his
> leg, where he then had to shoot it 2 more times to kill it. He was
> then off to the ER with the dead coon for tests.

Racoons are pretty tough animals!
When I shoot them in a trap, I generally aim for right between the eyes.
Of course that's not the same if they are "loose" like you said!

Loose and [censored], they are nasty animals.

I feed them nuts in the backyard. I can't imagine shooting one for
fun.

I don't shoot them for fun...
I shoot them because they rip up my poultry, (and my dog),
they carry rabies and there are wayyyy too damned many of them.

I DO have a heart tho' and try to make sure I kill them with a single
shot. While it pisses me off when they kill one of my ornamental
bantams, (It never frickin' fails that they take out the favorite little
birds!), I don't feel that it's necessary to make them suffer for
"vengance". That's just stupid.

I try to make damned sure that anything I kill does not suffer.

Varmint elimination is not a sport. It's a necessity.

Racoons are cute to some folks, but DO be careful!
They can easily take a finger off and a female in heat can turn mean on
you in a heartbeat.

And like I said, they carry rabies. There is currently an ongoing rabies
epidemic in this part of Texas.
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Runs With Knives) said:

In article <[email hidden]>,
OmManiPadmeOmelet <[email hidden]> writes:
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Well, I found out on Sunday that I was ok with both the .357 revolver
and the .45 SA.

Seems for me anyway that it's the SIZE and WEIGHT of the pistol that
helped me be more accurate! My .22 Iver Johnson will fit across my open
hand. It's tiny and light and I can barely hit anything with it. :-( I
know that I can learn with patience and practice,

Maybe. Maybe not. It might also be that little .22 just isn't that
good a pistol. Or it could be that its form doesn't suit you well
for other reasons. Or it could be... well, there are many, many,
many variables. I've known very, *very* few people that could pick
up just any ol' pistol and shoot well with it.

I'm wondering if the grip is just too damned small.
That was one of the reasons the now ex-owner of my new .357
was selling it. ;-)

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but with the two
larger pistols, I found it far easier to be more accurate.

See below...

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I'm not really intersted in a .45 at this point in time tho'.
It was fun to fire it...... ;-)

I've never been a fan of the .45, myself. Not denying its capability
or record--I just have other preferences.

After finally getting to fire some larger calibers, the 9mm is ok and I
may pick up another one to use as a qualifier for a CG license course.

Have not made up my mind yet.

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The new .22 magnum revolver that my dad bought looks interesting but
I've not fired it yet. It's a medium sized gun, a chrome plated F.I.E.
which is a brand I'd never heard of before.

Probably an import. For revolvers: I prefer American-made arms. (I
don't care for chrome on a firearms on anything but the inside of
shotgun barrels, either 😉. Stainless is tolerable--sometimes.)

You prefer blued?

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It came with two cylinders,
one for magnums and one for LR's. They guy only wanted $150.00 for it
and it's in excellent condition.

[snip]

You might take a look at the Ruger "Single Six." It's a very nicely
crafted .22 cal. single-action revolver. It's more heavily built than
most other .22 cal. revolvers. Kind of like a "baby Blackhawk" in a
way 🙂. Here's a nice synopsis:

<http://www.chuckhawks.com/ruger_single_six_syn.htm>

A Ruger Single Six with 6-1/2" barrel would probably meet your "heft"
requirement.

Looks good, but just 48 hours after I got to target practice with
Nathan's Ruger .357, a Ruger RedHawk .357 magnum became available for
sale to me for a very affordable price.

I picked it up today. This thing is a bloody _cannon_! <lol>
I bought some ammo. and can hardly wait to fire it this weekend.

It is quite "hefty". ;-)

The seller has offered me a refund if I decide I don't like it, but
considering how little I paid for it, I know I could re-sell it for a
higher price but I doubt it will come to that.

I'll know next Monday for sure. This beauty looks superb!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Looks good, but just 48 hours after I got to target practice with
Nathan's Ruger .357, a Ruger RedHawk .357 magnum became available for
sale to me for a very affordable price.

I picked it up today. This thing is a bloody _cannon_! <lol>
I bought some ammo. and can hardly wait to fire it this weekend.

It is quite "hefty". ;-)

Don't be a girlieman, get some nice, hot, 125 gr JHPs, and experience life
to its fullest.

Shoot it at night for some great fun!

David

In article <[email hidden]>,

David Cohen said:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Looks good, but just 48 hours after I got to target practice with
Nathan's Ruger .357, a Ruger RedHawk .357 magnum became available for
sale to me for a very affordable price.

I picked it up today. This thing is a bloody _cannon_! <lol>
I bought some ammo. and can hardly wait to fire it this weekend.

It is quite "hefty". ;-)

Don't be a girlieman, get some nice, hot, 125 gr JHPs, and experience life
to its fullest.

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That's one of the advantages of Ruger wheel guns: They're usually
built to withstand full loads, day in, day out. Many other
revolvers, were you to do that to 'em, would shake apart.

--
Jim Seymour | "It is wrong always, everywhere and
WARNING: The "From:" address is a | for everyone to believe anything upon
spam trap. DON'T USE IT! Use: | insufficient evidence."
[email hidden] | - W. K. Clifford, ca. 1876

In article <[email hidden]>,

David Cohen said:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Looks good, but just 48 hours after I got to target practice with
Nathan's Ruger .357, a Ruger RedHawk .357 magnum became available for
sale to me for a very affordable price.

I picked it up today. This thing is a bloody _cannon_! <lol>
I bought some ammo. and can hardly wait to fire it this weekend.

It is quite "hefty". ;-)

Don't be a girlieman, get some nice, hot, 125 gr JHPs, and experience life
to its fullest.

Shoot it at night for some great fun!

David

Considering your evil sense of humor, I'm a bit leery of this. <G>
I will however check it out out of sheer curiosity......

I know what you mean about shooting at night.
Last weekend's target practice lasted well into dusk!
Neat fireworks from the larger caliber guns and the darker
it got, the better the laser site on dad's 9mm worked. :-)

Cheers!
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson

In article <[email hidden]>,

(Runs With Knives) said:

In article <[email hidden]>,

David Cohen said:

"OmManiPadmeOmelet" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Looks good, but just 48 hours after I got to target practice with
Nathan's Ruger .357, a Ruger RedHawk .357 magnum became available for
sale to me for a very affordable price.

I picked it up today. This thing is a bloody _cannon_! <lol>
I bought some ammo. and can hardly wait to fire it this weekend.

It is quite "hefty". ;-)

Don't be a girlieman, get some nice, hot, 125 gr JHPs, and experience life
to its fullest.

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That's one of the advantages of Ruger wheel guns: They're usually
built to withstand full loads, day in, day out. Many other
revolvers, were you to do that to 'em, would shake apart.

Indeed,
and this particular model is larger and heavier than some of the others.

It's in perfect condition too. Steve really took good care of it,
as shall I.......
--
Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-[censored]." -Jack Nicholson