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Offline mstake

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« on: January 07, 2005, 03:34:53 PM »
ok i have a good ideal that the ruger or S&W will do me just fine from my other post. next question is what about this cylinder wobble i am reading about. will it make a big difference in shooting a hunting load. HOW MUCH WOBBLE IS TO MUCH! do you check it with the cylinder closed?should there be no wobble at all. triggers i no from shooting rifle that the usually a lighter pull say 1 to 3 lbs is usually good enough to keep from what i refer to as call shoot (ohh i no that shot was going to be off as soon as it went pow). any info on trigger pull on either ruger or S&W.
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« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2005, 06:13:35 PM »
well if you are new to handgunning,  it is going to take a while for your skills to get to the point where you are capable of better accuracy than the gun.   this "cylinder wobble"  you are talking about is a problem, but for the average shooter, it isnt really a big issue. there are bigger things for a beginner to worry about, such as learning the basics.  
   i am no longer making suggestions to what people should buy.  i have learned it is better for folks to get the information they are seeking and for them to make an informed decision.  
   there are a lot of very good platforms available now for the handgun hunter, just look over some of the options folks have mentioned and see what tickles your fancy.

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« Reply #2 on: January 08, 2005, 06:20:09 AM »
Cylinder wobble and trigger pull.  The question is this how many revolvers have we seen that doesn't have ANY wobble.  Very few.  There is some there to some extent in the vast majority of revolvers unless some have been custom built or had an accuracy package done on them.
The trigger?  If you have a clean breaking trigger even up to 3.5 or 4 pounds that is ok.  I like 2.5 myself but all my guns don't have one that light but I can do well with them to.
Your best concern is to get better yourself before you start worrying about the gun as most guns will more than outshoot the shooter unless you are going to splatter all over a bench rest everytime you shoot.  In field positions most cannot tell the difference between a 2 inch grouping revolver and a 3 inch grouping revolver in field positions I don't care how good they are off the bench.
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« Reply #3 on: January 08, 2005, 11:37:30 AM »
If you buy a Ruger, or a Smith', you can get .002" shimstock from Power Custom -- via Midway USA -- to tighten up any cylinder endshake that you believe is excessive.    I've done it with one double-action that had approx' .0035" endshake and now have a pretty tight revolver.    Of course, .0035" is not much to begin with!    I just wanted it tighter was all, to reduce the revolvers stress from recoil just that much more.  

With a single-action Ruger, which would be my choice of a revolver even over the Smith' 629 Classic, you can install a Belt Mountain base pin to tighten up the cylinder wobble a noticeable bit.    And I've done that with a 5 1/2" SBH that I think is one of the finest pieces ever made.    If the trigger on any of these firearms is too heavy then Wolff gunsprings can give you some lighter springs for your piece.    Just don't lighten the hammer too much......making it unreliable.    Lighten it a bit and you'll see a difference.

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