This is a pretty neat little piece of S&W history – pre-performance center – but – it is pretty much what a performance center gun would be eventually – incredible trigger – Scandium frame – titanium cylinder – really nice sights – pinned optic fiber front sight / adjustable rear sight – flat sided barrel shroud – full length lug under the barrel shroud – Bells & Whistles!
10 rounds of 125 grain Remington 38 special +P equals uncomfortable to shoot.
5 rounds of PPU 158 grain 357 Magnum – and PPU loads it full up stout- it does 1607fps out of a 10 inch test barrel – I may recover the full use of my hand in a week or so . . .
The one way up to the right of center? That was the fifth round and I just sort tossed it – I was determined I was getting all 5 down the range . . .
the sights are pretty close with the 158grain magnums . . . the flier was on me . . .
The biggest advantage to this revolver is also its biggest downside – it doesn’t weigh very much at all – easy to carry – hardly realize it is even “there” – but there is a real trade off – the recoil impulse is really not soaked up by the weight of it. That’s why 1911 5 inch government models in 45acp are so fun to shoot – plenty of mass to soak up recoil combined with a low pressure round . . .
I have the winter time OEM grips on my “it’s cold – let me stick this snubby in my jacket pocket” 642 – so I put the Ergo Grips on this – and yes I put the OEM Uncle Mike’s grips in the lock box – they are highly collectable and add a ton of monies $$$$ to the value of the gun . . . I have a new set of Ergo grips somewhere for the 360 – I put them where I would be sure not to lose them – now the trick is to remember where I put them – LOL!
The Ergo Grips give you two real advantages – the first and foremost is keeping the rear of the trigger guard away from the knuckle of your finger – the second ( and to me as important ) advantage is the angle of the grip allows you to lock your wrist so recoil doesn’t hammer your wrist up – the grips sends the bulk of the recoil down the arm in a more controlled fashion.
UPDATE . . .
Bath time – which means a range trip occurred – YAY!
Went to the range the next day – one of the granddaughter’s and the future grandson-in-law ( is that even a thing?? ) wanted to go to the range – so away we went. The kids had a good time – got to shoot a Colt 1911 in 45acp – yes I know it’s a Colt 1991 A1 not a 1911 – a S&W Shield in 40S&W – Damn that little pistol shoots good – and the young fella even put 5 of those full power PPU 357’s through the 360-1 – stated those were not what he would shoot with it for plinking – LMAO! We also shot some 130grain full jacket flat points and some 148grain wadcutters – both were a hoot!
So the 360 with the Ergo grips? Makes all the difference – I’m going to pick up another couple of boxes of those rounds (PPU) – get the tiny screw driver out and set up the adjustable sights for those particular rounds – shouldn’t take much adjustment – they are real close – the rounds themselves are shoot-able – not comfortable but doable enough to zero the sights and practice with them – not going out and shooting 3 or 4 hundred rounds at a crack – but I can practice enough to put holes where holes need to be put . . .
I will take some time and do a deep dive into the web and see what Ed Zachary I can find out about S&W 360-1- 3inch – did a quick look awhile back and really didn’t come up with much . . .
Question – Have YOU been to the range yet this week? – Why not?
Have Fun! – Run the Gun! – and remember – Fish Heads are Cheap!!
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