Sling Shot
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Stoic, yes I do have the Weigand mod on my 686 7 shot. I chose to have the 6 inch barrel fitted to my 686. I see no use in purchasing the other length barrels at this time because I love the 6 inch so much.
I absolutely love the Weigand conversion. I have only been to the range twice since I had the conversion. I never measured group sizes or nothing like that because I had my sons with me, and it was all I could do to keep up with all the loading and shooting the four of us were doing. It was extremely accurate for me in single action. I am still not an accompolished DA shooter but getting better. I was getting so good at it in SA, my son stuck a walnut through the cardboard backing that we were using, and asked me to shoot at the walnut, and hit it the very first time. I hit it the first time from 20 yards. He put a second walnut into the backing, and I moved back to 25 yards, and I hit it again with the first shot. I actually grazed the second walnut, but I did hit it on first try. We were shooting Georgia Arms 148 gr wadcutters. The wadcutters that were flush with the case mouth were the most accurate. The second time I ordered from them, I told them that I wanted the wadcutters that were flush with the case mouth. I cannot remember the term that they used for the differences in the wadcutters.
I did have a problem with the gun shooting high, and this was because the front sight that was supplied from Weigand was not high enough. I was bottoming out on my rear sight elevation adjustments, and I had to use an exterme low hold. I was originally supplied a .250 front sight. I called Weigand, and he told me to send it back, and he would ship out a .300 immediately. The .300 worked like a charm, and the problem went away.
One thing that I do suggest is to have the whole frame bead blasted. If you have it bead blasted, it will look exactly like the one on their web site, and the bead blast frame will blend better with the conversion barrel. The last time I checked with Weigand, the cost was $75.00 for the bead blast job. I did not have my frame bead blasted at the time of the barrel conversion, but, to me, it still looks good and is unique. SS
Stoic, yes I do have the Weigand mod on my 686 7 shot. I chose to have the 6 inch barrel fitted to my 686. I see no use in purchasing the other length barrels at this time because I love the 6 inch so much.
I absolutely love the Weigand conversion. I have only been to the range twice since I had the conversion. I never measured group sizes or nothing like that because I had my sons with me, and it was all I could do to keep up with all the loading and shooting the four of us were doing. It was extremely accurate for me in single action. I am still not an accompolished DA shooter but getting better. I was getting so good at it in SA, my son stuck a walnut through the cardboard backing that we were using, and asked me to shoot at the walnut, and hit it the very first time. I hit it the first time from 20 yards. He put a second walnut into the backing, and I moved back to 25 yards, and I hit it again with the first shot. I actually grazed the second walnut, but I did hit it on first try. We were shooting Georgia Arms 148 gr wadcutters. The wadcutters that were flush with the case mouth were the most accurate. The second time I ordered from them, I told them that I wanted the wadcutters that were flush with the case mouth. I cannot remember the term that they used for the differences in the wadcutters.
I did have a problem with the gun shooting high, and this was because the front sight that was supplied from Weigand was not high enough. I was bottoming out on my rear sight elevation adjustments, and I had to use an exterme low hold. I was originally supplied a .250 front sight. I called Weigand, and he told me to send it back, and he would ship out a .300 immediately. The .300 worked like a charm, and the problem went away.
One thing that I do suggest is to have the whole frame bead blasted. If you have it bead blasted, it will look exactly like the one on their web site, and the bead blast frame will blend better with the conversion barrel. The last time I checked with Weigand, the cost was $75.00 for the bead blast job. I did not have my frame bead blasted at the time of the barrel conversion, but, to me, it still looks good and is unique. SS