Post by renton10x on Jul 13, 2020 18:12:48 GMT -5
I have a Model 25-2 in .45 ACP/AR, built in 1962. This revolver had oversized throats of .456 and would not shoot groups small enough for me.
So, I sent the gun back to Smith & Wesson and had them replace the cylinder with a new one with .452 throats. This they did and charged me $250, which I gladly paid.
The new cylinder is made of stainless steel but this makes the gun unique - I now have a "Pinto" gun.
Here is how it shoots - my load is a 180 grain SWC (Shortened H&G 68 style), .452 diameter, over 6.2 grains of Power Pistol and Federal Large Pistol Primers. The group is 10
shots at 50 yards and the group size is 2.7 inches. I shot this over sand bags. If the group was perfectly centered it would have been 100 with 7 or 9 Xes.
So, I sent the gun back to Smith & Wesson and had them replace the cylinder with a new one with .452 throats. This they did and charged me $250, which I gladly paid.
The new cylinder is made of stainless steel but this makes the gun unique - I now have a "Pinto" gun.
Here is how it shoots - my load is a 180 grain SWC (Shortened H&G 68 style), .452 diameter, over 6.2 grains of Power Pistol and Federal Large Pistol Primers. The group is 10
shots at 50 yards and the group size is 2.7 inches. I shot this over sand bags. If the group was perfectly centered it would have been 100 with 7 or 9 Xes.
