Range Report - S&W 986
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Topic: Range Report - S&W 986
Posted By: 788Fan
Subject: Range Report - S&W 986
Date Posted: 16 July 2017 at 14:47
I finally got to ring out the new Smith 986. It's a Performance Center gun, 5" barrel in 9X19 with a titanium cylinder. The 7 shot was a bit funky getting used to.
Reading some stuff before I picked it up talked a lot about titanium cylinders being "sticky", not making it easy to eject the full moon clips. I can attest to this. Back in the day, I shot one season of steel plates with a 9mm 1911 and worked up a load that performed pretty well. They were a bit warm and in this gun nearly impossible to get out. I didn't have this problem with factory stuff, so I put together some hand loads in the same vein. They worked just fine.
It's been a lot of fun to shoot. I like to full moon clips. My old eyes won't let me do anything more than plinking with irons so an accuracy test will have to wait until I put optics on it.
I can't seem to get the jpg to upload so no pic right now. I'll try again when I have more time.
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Posted By: Wing master
Date Posted: 16 July 2017 at 16:40
Ya gotta love a Smith & Wesson.
Wing master
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I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on.
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