That's funny -"lowoncash" and "Korth" in the same post!
That is the characteristic of stainless components. I have been shooting Ruger revolvers for 40 years. They may smooth out some but they don’t tune themselves. Stones and knowing where to go in the action produces good pulls.
Punching paper or shooting steel. I'd prefer a mild pet load tuned for accuracy and not energy.
Punching paper or shooting steel. I'd prefer a mild pet load tuned for accuracy and not energy.
Something to think about. Many times the mildest load is not the most accurate, at least in my experience. I find the midrange tends to be more along the line of what you are looking for. The 38 Special 2.7 grains of Bullseye under a 148 grain wadcutter was always touted as the bee’s knees for target use. I found it inconsistent both on target and over the chrono. It doesn’t obturate the bullet base. This was out of target grade competitive Ruger and Smith & Wesson (custom ppc gun) revolvers. I bumped up the charge to 3.0-3.1 grains and the load worked well.
Very similar experience in 45 ACP and 44 Magnum.
YMMV
They have an interesting trigger. I picked up a used one (from Classic Firearms a few years back iirc) and haven't invested the time to shoot it well as I have a used S&W Model 64 that is dead nuts accurate. I do like the Manurhin as they're also built extremely strong. Use it to test reloads.I’ve never shot or seen one in person, but I’ve been wanting a Manurhin MR73 for a while now. Price point has been keeping me away.
FYI - The 17 & 19 pictured above in Post 34 are both 3-T models......forgot about the target hammer!!!Back to the OP...
The classic answer is a S&W Model 14 in .38 Special, Model 17 in .22 LR. 6-inch barrel, 3-Ts (target trigger, target hammer, target grips). Smith Model 19s are good. Model 25s are good. The 586 and 686 shoot well, if you can handle the weight. Pythons are good.
****Smith & Wesson Model 586 or 686 in your preferred or needed barrel length. Colt Python, old or new. Ruger GP100.
Those would be my choices. I own all of them, all are very nice.