Iron Pony Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Decided today was the day to head to one of the local stores to see if I could fill a hole in the inventory, i.e. there was no 357 Magnum in the gun safe. How did that happen? Head over to Rileys and there were several blackhawks to be had, made a deal on what looked to be a new in the box, used, new model with a 6.5" bbl. Just so happened I took three boxes of old (one label had 09/92 on it!) 357 reloads with me just in case I found someting to bring home. One box was old enough they were loaded with NBC copper washed 158gr SWC, another had 158gr XTP/JHP and the third was a very zippy 125gr XTP/JHP. Well since I had gun and rounds in one place a stop at the range was in order and boyoh I'd forgotten just how loud a stout 357magnum load can be. Even with muffs on they were loud and making sure the muzzle of the gun was out infront of the covered firing point helped a little. Even on a fairly sunny day the HP loads made nice fireballs. Recoil was a little flippy, anchoring the butt of the gun with pinky under the grip helped but the bbl still went skyward. Gun looks to be a keeper so its time to log it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Smokepole #29248L Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 You want "BARKY"? Get a 2 inch snubby and fir it with those loads..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 You got to buy it and take it home? Wow... now THAT's a refreshing concept...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Driftwood Johnson, SASS #38283 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 You got to buy it and take it home? Wow... now THAT's a refreshing concept...! He lives in New Hampshire. So which one did you wind up buying? I remember there were two with the thin modern black plastic grips and one with wooden grips. The one with wood looked older. The ones with black plastic looked like there would be a lock lurking underneath. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LawMan Mark, SASS #57095L Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 Yeah..my 640-1 S&W with 125 JHPs could be called "barky"...if you add in "bite" as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Pony Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Sgt, Lawman I dont recall the LE only 38 +P+ loads out of the 3" Det Spec being this loud and that was magnaported. Will surely take this one to the range on an overcast day and see what the fireball looks like. Not as loud as 30 Carbine BH but close. Sorry about that Hardpan, didnt mean to hit a sore spot. Ho Johnson, this is a new one and has the lock mech under the grip. The test casing is dated June of this year so it hasnt been out of the factory too long. Cleaning it the screws dont look to ever have been pulled, there was no blast ring on the cylinder face and just the faintest start of a ruger ring on it. Think I may have gotten as good a deal on this as you did that model 12. Next stop will be Robbies to get a tuneup and I think I'm going to ask for an overtravel screw on the trigger. You going to come up on Saturday and shoot them skeetie birds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace_of_Hearts Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 You think a 357 is loud.......? You should pull the trigger on a Blackhawk chambered for 30 carbine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Gauntlet , SASS 60619 Posted December 22, 2011 Share Posted December 22, 2011 We get to buy 'em and take 'em home too! Left coast and all! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Pony Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Ace there are/were three pistols that ALWAYS got me to wear plugs and muffs. #1 was of course the 30Carbine BH, #2 was a 38Super with major loads and #3 was a 2" 22Magnum S&W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie MacNeil, SASS #48580 Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 We get to buy 'em and take 'em home too! Left coast and all! Yeah, us too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace_of_Hearts Posted December 23, 2011 Share Posted December 23, 2011 I had a pre 1968 Ruger 22 Single six, with a 250.00 tag on it, scream at me from the gun case at the gun store "Take me home please". When women and guns say this to me, I cannot resist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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