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I really want another revolver
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<blockquote data-quote="DarryH" data-source="post: 2932998" data-attributes="member: 77108"><p>I owned 4 or 5 of the original Pythons. Didn't keep a one. Actions were like oiled glass???</p><p>Their durability with a steady diet of magnums was not their strong point. They had a tendency to go out-of-time.</p><p>For unknown reasons I just never warmed up to the action. Accuracy was fine. I liked the handling of the 4" barrels, but</p><p>prefer the sight radius of the 6". I had 1 blued 4", a blued 6", 2 nickeled 6", 1 electroless nickel 6". Don't own any now.</p><p>The new, beefed-up model IS tempting me!</p><p></p><p>I only owned 1 Dan Wesson, a 6" blued version. Super nice gun . Great accuracy and reliability.</p><p>I didn't care for the location of the cylinder release. Git tired of looking for the tool to keep the barrel shroud tight.</p><p></p><p>I have owned 1 686-1 4" stainless, and 1 586-2 blued, that I sold, My original was the 4" stainless. I shot that gun for than</p><p>any .357 I have owned. I sold it after a move, and the new gun club has longer ranges available. The 4" was hard for me to</p><p>shoot well past about 30 yards. The model had been discontinued and increased in value a lot, so I sold it. I found the 586-2</p><p>in a 6" barrel. My long-range shooting much preferred this sight radius. I sold it as I hated the blue finish. It seemed dull.</p><p>I sold it. Found a really nice 686-1 6" and all was well again.</p><p>I do believe the L-frames can benefit by action jobs. That adds to the cost, but is well worth it.</p><p>I personally have preferred the actions on my worked over S&W guns over all the others revolvers I have listed.</p><p>I'd rate them all good for accuracy.</p><p>I think the two best groups I ever fired at 25 yards would be a tie between my S&W 686-1 6" and the Dan Wesson 6"</p><p></p><p>you really can't go wrong with any choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DarryH, post: 2932998, member: 77108"] I owned 4 or 5 of the original Pythons. Didn't keep a one. Actions were like oiled glass??? Their durability with a steady diet of magnums was not their strong point. They had a tendency to go out-of-time. For unknown reasons I just never warmed up to the action. Accuracy was fine. I liked the handling of the 4" barrels, but prefer the sight radius of the 6". I had 1 blued 4", a blued 6", 2 nickeled 6", 1 electroless nickel 6". Don't own any now. The new, beefed-up model IS tempting me! I only owned 1 Dan Wesson, a 6" blued version. Super nice gun . Great accuracy and reliability. I didn't care for the location of the cylinder release. Git tired of looking for the tool to keep the barrel shroud tight. I have owned 1 686-1 4" stainless, and 1 586-2 blued, that I sold, My original was the 4" stainless. I shot that gun for than any .357 I have owned. I sold it after a move, and the new gun club has longer ranges available. The 4" was hard for me to shoot well past about 30 yards. The model had been discontinued and increased in value a lot, so I sold it. I found the 586-2 in a 6" barrel. My long-range shooting much preferred this sight radius. I sold it as I hated the blue finish. It seemed dull. I sold it. Found a really nice 686-1 6" and all was well again. I do believe the L-frames can benefit by action jobs. That adds to the cost, but is well worth it. I personally have preferred the actions on my worked over S&W guns over all the others revolvers I have listed. I'd rate them all good for accuracy. I think the two best groups I ever fired at 25 yards would be a tie between my S&W 686-1 6" and the Dan Wesson 6" you really can't go wrong with any choice. [/QUOTE]
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