davemarkowitz
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20 August 2023
Tonight I got the Shooting Master to the range for the first time. I had 38 rounds left in this box of .38 Special, Hornady 148 grain HBWCs on top of 3.0 grains of Bullseye. The Colt is a BIG gun so I shot 2 handed, and single action since I have small hands. Yeah, I yanked one. My POA was at 6:00 on the bull.
The SA pull is about 3 lbs. (that's a SWAG) with no takeup, creep, and almost no over travel. It's the proverbial "glass rod" trigger.
Aside from the midrange loads I also ran a couple cylinders of 178 grain Keiths on top of 5.3 grains of Unique, which is a .38 +P load. They were accurate as well. (The Keith bullet is the Matt's Bullets version of the 358429, sized to .359. It's proven to be very accurate in my other revolvers.)
For comparison I also brought my 4" S&W Model 28-2, which wears a set of Herrett's Shooting Stars. It's more comfortable to shoot with heavy loads due to the stocks and the DA pull is much better.
Anyway, I'm very happy with the Colt and look forward to shooting it at longer range.