Snubbie Work

[BrokenolMarine]

Been a while, but all the range reports going up, time for me to finally get down to the range. First time the weather has cooperated when my health decided to let me play as well, and of course I had to start with the EDC, the Smith M&P 340, so I added the Smith Model 64 2 inch to the mix.

01 Smith Model 340.jpg (459.94 KiB) Viewed 225 times

The first group to be shot was two five shot strings, rapid fire, at three yards. My rapid fire groups are controlled rapid fire, shooting the rounds as soon as I bring aimed fire back on target, as I was trained in the academy. EVERY round has your name on them, and every round as an attorney attached.

02 3 yds 10 rds rapid.jpg (322.19 KiB) Viewed 225 times

Moved back to Seven yards and fired a ten yard group slow fire. We are talking slow fire, double action, from a 2 inch snubby. The BIG dot XS sights help, but it's still a snubby.

03 7 yds 10 rds slow.jpg (430.22 KiB) Viewed 225 times

I'm still confident enough to carry this gun as my EDC, but I'll be back to the range for practice. THESE rounds are all 148 grain wadcutters in deference to the ARTHUR harassing me this past couple weeks. Don't want to see HIM angry.

[BrokenolMarine]

Moved on to the Model 64 Smith. I carried a Model 64 Four Inch on duty for several years before we moved to the Glock 22 .40 caliber. Never felt at a disadvantage. I'll shoot that again soon. This is snubby day, so... here 'tis.

04 Smith Model 64 2 inch.jpg (294.43 KiB) Viewed 224 times

I repeated the drill with the Model 64, except I should 12 round groups since the Model 64 is a K frame Smith instead of a J Frame and holds six rounds instead of five. As I brought it on target I immediately noticed, (I had forgotten) that it had silver front sights. Sucks. The groups reflect it. I'll paint them with my Florescent Orange paint when I clean the guns.

Rapid at Three yards and Slow at Seven just like the 340. Groups aren't bad, should be better with the painted front sight. Old Eyes.

05 Model 64 Target 12 round groups.jpg (277.28 KiB) Viewed 224 times

They say snubbies aren't good for anything but close up, but I watched the Distinguished Shooters center shots at 50 yards all the time. I mean tight groups. I'm not them, but I looked downrange, and there was my "Iron Beotch." The steel mock up of the B27 qualification target. It's about 30 yards from where I'm standing. The Model 64 is a sweet shooter, and even double action, I was always able to shoot 'er. Six shots, 30 yards, slow aimed fire.

06 Iron beotch at 30 yards.jpg (363.86 KiB) Viewed 224 times

Six shots, they all rang the steel downrange.
Walked down to check the group. If there was one. Not bad for an old man and a snubby.

07 6 rounds slow fire centered.jpg (536.42 KiB) Viewed 224 times

More practice and painted sights I might tighten that up.

[North Country Gal]

Awesome snub nose work, Marine. I enjoyed following it. Thank you for sharing. Good to know that there are still some folks who appreciate fine revolvers and know how to use them so well.

[BrokenolMarine]

Thank you. I like autos, I love revolvers.
I hope to shoot again tomorrow.
I'm planning to work a bunch of them.

[BrokenolMarine]

I started on the front sight on the 2" Model 64. First I applied three coats of the Orange Testor's Model Paint. I allow each coat to dry before applying the next. This is a bright fluorescent orange.

orange Testors paint.jpg (292.67 KiB) Viewed 173 times

It looks rather dull on the flat silver sight. I apply a coat of clear nail polish to seal the paint, then apply two more coats of the paint. Now we are HERE:

orange front sight.jpg (286.67 KiB) Viewed 173 times

Still not as bright as I would like, so I'll apply another coat one more coat of clear nail polish and a couple more coats of paint. They are THIN coats of each product. ONE Last coat, maybe two, of nail polish and I'll be done, one way or another. If it chips, fades, or gets damaged, I'll scrub it off and perhaps, RED nail polish and clear coat.

[BrokenolMarine]

Oh, and before I apply the final sealing coats of nail polish, I might neaten the edges of the orange paint with a razor blade. Not that I'm anal or anything, unless you ask Miss Tina.

[rickhem]

The Iron Beotch......love that!

[Hatchdog]

Oh, and before I apply the final sealing coats of nail polish, I might neaten the edges of the orange paint with a razor blade. Not that I'm anal or anything, unless you ask Miss Tina.

You’re absolutely not anal whatsoever with your knife builds. Anal is a good thing.

Wonderful shooting with those snubs, you still got it!

[North Country Gal]

... I like autos, I love revolvers.

Judging by the number of revolvers versus autos we have in the gun safe, that's us, too. Probably a generational thing. Part of growing up in the day when revolvers ruled the roost.

[BrokenolMarine]

The Iron Beotch......love that!

I picked that up at a LE expo from a vendor. The welder made duplicates of the various targets used in most popular shooting sports so you could practice on the exact targets you shot in your sport and just "Ring" steel rather than shooting and replacing cardboard. He had the IDPA targets, tombstones, racks of bowling pins and plates. They were selling. I had been thinking of an idea for practice and to be used in training and discussed it with him. He said if HE could sell the plates after he made mine, he would give me a decent discount.

My idea was a set of 8" plates with slots in the back to fit over Rebar rods stuck in the ground. They would ring and move when you hit them, and depending on where you set them up, they could mock your falling plate rack for practice, or you could scatter them through a wooded area for a "Walk and Shoot" course. Paint them different colors and you had a Shoot / Don't Shoot course for students, or a reaction drill. About two weeks later he called and we met and I had my plates. I'm still using them.

The back of the plates:

plate idea nicely executed.jpg (764.95 KiB) Viewed 93 times

Set up to practice for falling plates matches:

plates mounted.jpg (523.84 KiB) Viewed 93 times

Shoot, Don't shoot runs, Students shoot at the color you call out and not at the alternate color.

decision drills.jpg (138.05 KiB) Viewed 93 times

Over the years I have picked up some nice steel to shoot on the range, but it hasn't all been steel.