Thank you all for your input regarding the cleaning of stainless steel revolvers, I am happy to report that a can of G96 Nitro Solvent and a Hoppes lead removal rag latter, my peice is clean a a whistle.
Sadly my story does not end here. I believe I mentioned before that I had sent my new S&W 686 Plus off to the factory for a custom action job before I took it home. It went straight from the shop to the factory to me. When I took it out of the box I noticed the rear sight was cranked all the way over to the right. I repositioned it over the center of the bore that night and didn't think too much of it. Tuesday, the first day I had a chance to shoot the gun I adjusted the sights as needed to shoot to point of aim. It wasn't until the night before last, after going to town with my new cleaning products that noticed the rear sight had been cranked again all the way to the right, this time by me. I spent Thursday at the range confirming my suspicions. The gun was shooting way to the left. Seven inchs at seven yards. And, judging by the fact that the sights were drifted all the way to the right when I recieved it fromt he factory, they knew it and sent the gun to me anyway.
I called S&W's customer service and they told me to ship the gun to them and they would reimburse me the cost of shipping. I can't ship it till Monday as there will be no one in recieving this weekend.
To draw a long story to an abrupt end, am I crazy to be disturbed by my new 686 Plus revolver shooting seven inchs to the left at seven yards or is this just one of those things about revolvers and why they come with adjustable sights? I have tried three different types of ammo, CCI Blazer's 158 gr .38 LRN, Remington's 125gr .357 SJHP and UMC's 158gr FMJ. The groups are consistant, I have tried leaving one and two random chambers empty, I'm not flinching, this occurs both in double action and single action. You know I love your feedback.
[This message has been edited by Postman (edited October 23, 1999).]
Sadly my story does not end here. I believe I mentioned before that I had sent my new S&W 686 Plus off to the factory for a custom action job before I took it home. It went straight from the shop to the factory to me. When I took it out of the box I noticed the rear sight was cranked all the way over to the right. I repositioned it over the center of the bore that night and didn't think too much of it. Tuesday, the first day I had a chance to shoot the gun I adjusted the sights as needed to shoot to point of aim. It wasn't until the night before last, after going to town with my new cleaning products that noticed the rear sight had been cranked again all the way to the right, this time by me. I spent Thursday at the range confirming my suspicions. The gun was shooting way to the left. Seven inchs at seven yards. And, judging by the fact that the sights were drifted all the way to the right when I recieved it fromt he factory, they knew it and sent the gun to me anyway.
I called S&W's customer service and they told me to ship the gun to them and they would reimburse me the cost of shipping. I can't ship it till Monday as there will be no one in recieving this weekend.
To draw a long story to an abrupt end, am I crazy to be disturbed by my new 686 Plus revolver shooting seven inchs to the left at seven yards or is this just one of those things about revolvers and why they come with adjustable sights? I have tried three different types of ammo, CCI Blazer's 158 gr .38 LRN, Remington's 125gr .357 SJHP and UMC's 158gr FMJ. The groups are consistant, I have tried leaving one and two random chambers empty, I'm not flinching, this occurs both in double action and single action. You know I love your feedback.
[This message has been edited by Postman (edited October 23, 1999).]