JHZR2
Staff member
I've owned a Ruger Single six for a long while now. Took it out today along with a 6.5" S&W 617. Set a cheap target (garbage pull because it was minimally used and the diagonal opposite targets were unused) at 25yds. CCI mini mag round nose 40gr. Not good with the Ruger.
Then the 617.
Nothing to be proud of, but I did shoot about half DA, they all generally went where they should (it was a windy day fwiw).
It's been almost a year since I had time to shoot. It was the second time with the 617, and I haven't fired the Ruger in years. Both were cleaned and lined the same.
I know I can get good groups with my M1917, 686, 15-3. I'm most practiced with the M1917 and can hit all in the small circle on that type of target, at my outdoor range, with consistently in reasonably tight groups, running Federal Syntech. I use that as a basis because it has similar (not very good) sights to my Ruger. All of this is standing freehand too, fwiw.
The grip is obviously different... is the Ruger suspect or am I?
Then the 617.
Nothing to be proud of, but I did shoot about half DA, they all generally went where they should (it was a windy day fwiw).
It's been almost a year since I had time to shoot. It was the second time with the 617, and I haven't fired the Ruger in years. Both were cleaned and lined the same.
I know I can get good groups with my M1917, 686, 15-3. I'm most practiced with the M1917 and can hit all in the small circle on that type of target, at my outdoor range, with consistently in reasonably tight groups, running Federal Syntech. I use that as a basis because it has similar (not very good) sights to my Ruger. All of this is standing freehand too, fwiw.
The grip is obviously different... is the Ruger suspect or am I?