Hello,
I've been doing some reading, and finding some interesting info.
It got me to wondering about .38special target revolvers, but not custom-house builds. I am talking for those by-gone days where bullseye contests ruled the roost, with a .22lr handgun, a centerfire [revolver until 1960s?] handgun, and a .45semi-auto handgun.
DA speed/IDPA contests are irrelevant for this purpose. I am discussing shooting it one-handed, slow-fire, single-action only. It seems the western-style SA revolvers are not favored due to their slow lock times. DA/SA revolvers had the quicker lock times that are favored by competitive shooters.
I know there are a lot of versions. The ones in .38Special that I find referenced the most often for quality of gun and accuracy are:
Now, I will go on record as saying that I am partial to Ruger handguns [well, at least their revolvers]. Yet, no one talks about Ruger in the same breath for accuracy potential in contests. Ruger stands out for rugged and reliable. I personally think my GP100 trigger is hard to beat [it has had significant work done to it]. Yet, for accuracy potential, no one discusses it like the above listed ones.
Two questions:
What .38special revolver did I miss for this purpose?
Who can prioritize the list above, based on accuracy/reliability, and give a [brief] explanation of each one's relative location?
Thank you
I've been doing some reading, and finding some interesting info.
It got me to wondering about .38special target revolvers, but not custom-house builds. I am talking for those by-gone days where bullseye contests ruled the roost, with a .22lr handgun, a centerfire [revolver until 1960s?] handgun, and a .45semi-auto handgun.
DA speed/IDPA contests are irrelevant for this purpose. I am discussing shooting it one-handed, slow-fire, single-action only. It seems the western-style SA revolvers are not favored due to their slow lock times. DA/SA revolvers had the quicker lock times that are favored by competitive shooters.
I know there are a lot of versions. The ones in .38Special that I find referenced the most often for quality of gun and accuracy are:
- S&W K38/Masterpiece [or it's cousins]
- Colt Officers Model Target [1930s-47 production]
- Colt Officers Model Match [1950s/60s production]
- Colt Diamondback
- Colt Python [admittedly a .357, but still shoots .38special].
Now, I will go on record as saying that I am partial to Ruger handguns [well, at least their revolvers]. Yet, no one talks about Ruger in the same breath for accuracy potential in contests. Ruger stands out for rugged and reliable. I personally think my GP100 trigger is hard to beat [it has had significant work done to it]. Yet, for accuracy potential, no one discusses it like the above listed ones.
Two questions:
What .38special revolver did I miss for this purpose?
Who can prioritize the list above, based on accuracy/reliability, and give a [brief] explanation of each one's relative location?
Thank you