OutdoorDad
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Had some fun with the 8" barrel & 54oz on the Dan Wesson .22LR revolver that I switched out the green optic for a red one.
I shot in DA & SA using only CCI Standard Velocity, solid round point.
Well done.
Had some fun with the 8" barrel & 54oz on the Dan Wesson .22LR revolver that I switched out the green optic for a red one.
I shot in DA & SA using only CCI Standard Velocity, solid round point.
Nice shooting with the big Dan Wesson! I recently picked up a 1996 Smith 617 4" revolver and it shows some promise of being a pretty good shooter. Used a Vortex Venom yesterday and actually ran out of elevation adjustment which never happened to be before on other red dot sight.
Nice shooting with the big Dan Wesson! I recently picked up a 1996 Smith 617 4" revolver and it shows some promise of being a pretty good shooter. Used a Vortex Venom yesterday and actually ran out of elevation adjustment which never happened to be before on other red dot sight.
I have a 4" 617 that I bought in 1994. It is very accurate, much better than I am. I have shot squirrels and birds with it over the years. It is a fun gun! You'll like it!
I didn't know you could put a red dot on a 617, that would have to be another level of fun!
I red dot always improved anything I put one on!
The optics ready drill and tapped framed started in the 1990's with the 617-1. Mine is a 617-1. First target after sight in at 25 yards fired single action standing.
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The optics ready drill and tapped framed started in the 1990's with the 617-1. Mine is a 617-1. First target after sight in at 25 yards fired single action standing.
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Interesting. I have a -0 so mine wouldn't be a candidate I assume. I probably wouldn't add one anyway. Apparently they changed the cylinder release button with your -1 as mine is the older symmetrical button.
Yeah sometime in the mid 1990s time frame they went to the newer cylinder release. The 617 no dash series were definitely not factory drilled and tapped. Up until about 6 years ago I could still see open sights well enough to shoot accurately. I did fire the "new" 617 with the open sights and had to use and aperture device on my glasses like some bullseye shooters use. Even then it was kind of a struggle. These days for any range handgun I usually add a red dot or 1X scope.
Having fun with the red dots on my .22LR pistols.
I don't know how I lived w/o them.
Range time with both the GSG 1911-22 ZRT & the Colt/Walther 1911-22.
I like the "feel" of the GSG better than the Colt/Walther, but the Colt is more accurate.
That's irritating since I have twice the money in the GSG with it's upgrades by ZRT.
I wish I had adjustable rear sights.
With the Colt, you can adjust the windage by loosening a screw & pushing it over.
It wants to shoot to the right & low. Maybe I can file down the front sight a little (or replace it with a shorter one), & try moving the windage again.
The GSG shoots high & left, so maybe I could get a higher front site but I can't adjust the windage at all, even though there are 2 openings on top of the rear sight, but no Allen screw heads underneath.
My shooting reflects trying to compensate for the lack POI matching the POA.