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Post by hughree on Feb 8, 2017 13:36:24 GMT -5
I took several 7 and 8 shot .357's to the range today. This seven shot Mountain Gun has always been one of my favorites. Factory stock, it was whacking bowling pins with the pictured 158 gr. JHP handloads waaaaay out there. One of the easiest guns to shoot and shoot well in my experience.  |
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Post by rjm52 on Feb 8, 2017 16:54:22 GMT -5
One of the few S&Ws I had a chance to buy and didn't. If I ever come across one at a decent price won't make that mistake again..
Bob
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Post by edk on Feb 8, 2017 18:13:44 GMT -5
Also a mountain gun fan - don't have a 357. A Highway Patrolman is in the ballpark though  |
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Post by DiamondD on Feb 9, 2017 0:27:39 GMT -5
I'd love to find a reasonably priced .357 Mountain Gun!
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Post by ChiefTJS on Feb 10, 2017 16:37:43 GMT -5
Can't get a lot closer to the perfect .357 than that.
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Post by JSutter on Feb 10, 2017 21:57:55 GMT -5
I think I've only ever seen one in 357Magnum. And I didn't have the money.  |
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Post by ecvmatt on Feb 11, 2017 12:03:26 GMT -5
That is an awesome gun! I would love to have one of those.
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Post by squawberryman on Feb 11, 2017 12:15:05 GMT -5
I'd have to hold the target in my left hand to get a group like that!
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Post by bushog on Feb 11, 2017 12:19:17 GMT -5
Those guns are fantastic.....wish I still had one..
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Post by woody on Feb 12, 2017 21:00:30 GMT -5
It's my favorite .357. I carry it more often in the woods than any other gun I have. Way better to carry compared to my Highway Patrolman. They are heavy!!!!
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Post by edk on Feb 13, 2017 7:28:38 GMT -5
Learn something new every day - didn't know it was an L-frame. So 5-6 oz lighter than a Highway patrolman - nice!
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Post by woody on Feb 13, 2017 12:29:31 GMT -5
Learn something new every day - didn't know it was an L-frame. So 5-6 oz lighter than a Highway patrolman - nice! It does show it's weight reduction carrying it all day. I love my Highway Patrolman but only when I carry it for short time periods. Those old cops that carried them all day were tough!!! I carried a 4" 686 for several years as a duty gun. If I ever had to go back to a revolver it would be a mountain gun. The perfect duty revolver!!!! |
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Post by hughree on Feb 13, 2017 13:38:31 GMT -5
I'm most impressed by the accuracy mine exhibits. I often have to try a number of loads to find one a particular revolver likes. This MG isn't finicky. From Day 1, it demonstrated a tendency to put 125 and 158 gr. jacketed bullets in small groups, all at or close to the same sight settings. Paco Kelly was also a fan. He wrote that his own MG shot 110 gr bullets spectacularly. I would like to find his article entitled "A Gun For The Mountains" again.
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Post by Thumper on Feb 27, 2017 4:24:08 GMT -5
I bought a few .357 Mountain Gun barrels from S&W for projects a number of years ago. I also bought some 696 cylinders, hands, and ejectors, intending to do a .44 Spl Mountain Gun on an L-frame. Maybe someday I'll decide to do it.
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Post by shorty500 on Feb 27, 2017 7:46:12 GMT -5
Also a mountain gun fan - don't have a 357. A Highway Patrolman is in the ballpark though Like edk said, the Highay Patrolman is in the ballpark, love mine |
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