1943 S/W Victory

Took the Victory revolver out again today. Before you comment on the target, I changed the game rules. Instead of standing in one place, as I was alone, I wandered the pistol range which is 12 x 25 yards. There was a lot of brass on the ground; as I walked picking up brass I would turn and fire one or two rounds from anywhere on the range. The shortest shot was 16 feet, the longest 52, and the average between 25 and 35. I was a Federal officer with the Fish and Wildlife Service back in the early 90's and trained with a S/W 686 .357 in stainless steel. In particular I remember the 'double tap' technique - chest/head. I've owned two different model 19-3 S/W .357s. The M1905 (later called the M10 after WWII) isn't really that much different, and shooting it is very natural to me. I shot the remains of a partial box of Winchester .38 special, 130 grain FMJ wad cutters. I used a new piece of cardboard backing to see if I missed any - and there were none. I don't know how many rounds I shot, but all hit the target. Considering every shot was double action and I was moving while shooting, I think I still have the 'touch'.

In addition, I scored 183 pieces of 9mm, .40, and .45 brass.

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