I’m not a revolver guy, semi’s are the thing for me. Now, with that out of the way….
I finally got around to shooting my late Mother’s S&W J frame M-60-7 in .38 Special. 1.5 inch barrel, I think. At 5 yards I was some what impressed. Shot in single action. Nice tight group, all 5 rounds in the 10 ring, but slightly to the left. So I shot the next 5 in double action, same results. Moved out to 7 yards, same results, but maybe a couple rounds out in the 9 ring. Moved out to 10 yards, holy cow, it looked like a shotgun blast not a group. Is it me, or is 7 yards pretty much the limit for a snub nose revolver? I put the S&W away and took out my Berretta 92FS, and at 10 yards all shots in the 10 ring. Maybe it’s not me, must be the short barrel?
I finally got around to shooting my late Mother’s S&W J frame M-60-7 in .38 Special. 1.5 inch barrel, I think. At 5 yards I was some what impressed. Shot in single action. Nice tight group, all 5 rounds in the 10 ring, but slightly to the left. So I shot the next 5 in double action, same results. Moved out to 7 yards, same results, but maybe a couple rounds out in the 9 ring. Moved out to 10 yards, holy cow, it looked like a shotgun blast not a group. Is it me, or is 7 yards pretty much the limit for a snub nose revolver? I put the S&W away and took out my Berretta 92FS, and at 10 yards all shots in the 10 ring. Maybe it’s not me, must be the short barrel?