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Dfariswheel
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I would suggest the following:
A lead wipe-away cloth to clean the cylinder face.
Brass, (not stainless) chamber cleaning brushes. These look like regular bore brushes, but are stiffer and a little larger. These can be found at Brownell's. If you don't want to get these, get several 40 cal bore brushes. Needed if you shoot lead bullets.
Make a brass scraper to clean around the rear of the barrel. This looks just like a small brass screwdriver blade. You only need this if you're going to shoot lead bullets.
A brass guide for your cleaning rod, since you have to clean from the muzzle.
A Lewis Lead Remover Kit, if you shoot lead.
For home defense, I like the +P 158 gr. lead semi wadcutter, hollow point. Known in various parts of the country as the FBI, Chicago, New Orleans, or LA load.
OR:
In Magnum it's real hard to better the 125 gr. jacketed hollow point. The last tests I saw rated it at the 96-98% one shot stop level.
A good compromise would be something like Remington's mid-range Magnum load.
Range use depends on whether you reload.
Welcome to the revolver world, you'll like it.
A lead wipe-away cloth to clean the cylinder face.
Brass, (not stainless) chamber cleaning brushes. These look like regular bore brushes, but are stiffer and a little larger. These can be found at Brownell's. If you don't want to get these, get several 40 cal bore brushes. Needed if you shoot lead bullets.
Make a brass scraper to clean around the rear of the barrel. This looks just like a small brass screwdriver blade. You only need this if you're going to shoot lead bullets.
A brass guide for your cleaning rod, since you have to clean from the muzzle.
A Lewis Lead Remover Kit, if you shoot lead.
For home defense, I like the +P 158 gr. lead semi wadcutter, hollow point. Known in various parts of the country as the FBI, Chicago, New Orleans, or LA load.
OR:
In Magnum it's real hard to better the 125 gr. jacketed hollow point. The last tests I saw rated it at the 96-98% one shot stop level.
A good compromise would be something like Remington's mid-range Magnum load.
Range use depends on whether you reload.
Welcome to the revolver world, you'll like it.
Mark IV Series 80
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I get the best accuracy in my model 66 with .38 Special, 158 grain lead round nose and 148 grain wadcutters.
-Mk.IV
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Sling Shot
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For personal defense ammo, I suggest the .357 magnum from Collins Cartridge Company. What you get is a Remington nickeled case with a Remington 125 gr Golden Saber bullet at $13.00 per 50. That is cheap enough to practice with, and it is new manufactured ammo. Sling Shot
http://www.cccammo.com/index.html
http://www.cccammo.com/index.html
congrat's on your purchase of a 686
I too, just bought one recently. It's a pre-agreement 686-5
with a 6" tube. What a great shooter!!!
WOW; I believe
I could hit a nat's rear end at 100 yds!!! Just kidding, of course; but it is extremely accurate. Still a little too tight, but I believe it will work it's self into form.
Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member
I too, just bought one recently. It's a pre-agreement 686-5
with a 6" tube. What a great shooter!!!
WOW; I believeI could hit a nat's rear end at 100 yds!!! Just kidding, of course; but it is extremely accurate. Still a little too tight, but I believe it will work it's self into form.
Best Wishes,
Ala Dan, N.R.A. Life Member