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I talked to my buddy with the Alaskan, accuracy with acp wasn't the best about 4" or so at 25 yards.

I have a buddy that had a Ruger Alaskan cut for moon clips, I will ask him what kind of accuracy he is getting with 45 acp.

Here it is. I milled it flat all the way down the back. Anybody know what a regular non target hammer weighs? This one now weighs 440 grs.

Glad you liked it! What gear and load did you use? 41mag Load was 180gr Bear Creek Moly over 4.5gr of Tite Group Everything else was my normal stuff for my 625.

I took it out to our little weekly fun shoot. It rocked 100% and I ROCKED IT! I like this long barrel.

Very nice!

I just checked Midway still has some pre drilled ones in stock.

So Millett don't make the pre drilled square tang sights anymore? I assume the undrilled "pre 74" ones can be used? I have been thinking about going to one on my 625-3

I got aggressive on the hammer today and while I was at it CHOPPED IT. Not a Carmoney chopping but chopped it some. I also faced .005 off the shoulder of the strain screw to allow it to screw further in. I also clipped another coil off of the trigger return spring. All of this ended up dropping about a 1/2 pound off of the trigger and increased the tension on the hammer spring a bit. With cases primed with cci magnum primers it fired everyone of them. And I pulled down 6 rounds of the ammo i was having problems with yesterday and they all fired. It feels a lot better even with the increased hammer tension.

I was looking at it some last night and found one spot where it is draggin on the edge of the frame a bit. I will work on that today and see if that helps. I understand about Federal primers. My thing is I refuse to tie myself to one brand of primers. They way things have been over the last year or so with availibility has driven that point home even more so. And the cost kills me. Powder Valley is out of Federal small and large pistol primers right now. So is Graf and Son.

So last night a broke down my new to me 610. Honed and stoned everything like I always do. Took a bit more time one this one because 1) it has been awhile since I have worked on one and 2) because I wanted to make this one really nice. I clipped one coil off the return spring figuring I can always go back. I bent the hammer spring about that much. And I faced .015 off the strain screw on my lathe. About my normal amount. I back it off about 1/4 turn for some play room. I took some fired 40 brass and seated some small RIFLE magnum CCI primers stuck them in a moon clip and had a few clicks. I tightened the screw completely giving me about a 7# pull more than I wanted but. So again with 40 brass and small rifle magnum CCI primer all 6 went bang. Super! Then with 10mm brass with CCI lp magnum primers all 6 went bang. With 40 brass and standard megtech primers all 6 went bang. Get to the range this afternoon click bang click bang bang click bang bang. This was 40 ammo loaded with 4gr of TG and win primers that doesn't make major in my Glock 24 with a tight chambered aftermarket barrel. So I bent the spring back a bit which helped but I still had a few clicks. But here is the kicker, I pierced a couple of primers. I don't think I am over pressure I am denting the primers a lot. I straightened the spring more and the clicks went away except for 2 of the last 60 rounds I fired. I tried those rounds again and again, I put them in different clips and tried them they still didn't go off. So I held the gun off to the side and watched as I pull the trigger from single action they are getting slammed forward in the cylinder but are not firing. Any ideas?

Got ya beat. I routinely shoot revolver. Now THAT is a "real man's" division, which probably explains why I do so poorly in it. Ah yes, the revolver--an elegant weapon of a more civilized time..... Its even more fun to beat all of the bottom feeders with a revolver.

Thanks for the links Jake and Dave. Both of these two people are inspirations. They both have a drive burning so deep most of us may never fully understand. When I was in the ninth grade one of my teachers said something to me that I still try to live by. She said "an excuse is a reason with a lie tacked on".

I remember hearing about her. That is great.

Happy Birthday!

Thats cool!

Yep. only the elevation screw you'll need a screw for the front of the sight (shorten it a little, the factory screws are always a little too long for the Millett), and the little square thingamabob that goes on the elevation screw in the back Thanks Mike. I had kinda figured it all out but wanted to make sure I wasn't forgetting something.

For a .300 high front which Millett rear do I need? The .360 high? Do the Milletts come with screws? My 610 came in today. I knew it had a dot sight on it and the price I got it for I didn't ask if it had the rear sight which it didn't so do I need to order screws?

This I really hate. He died much too young, just short of his 60th birthday.

I may can make this, I am going to be in Raton that week. Hhmm.

Thats my plan. This'll be my first. Tony Boggus

I have big hands so I don't think it will work for me. I think I will try one of the one Dillon sells or find out about six shots friend.

They are some fine people for sure.

Brownells has the RIMZ moon clips. My shoot the moon holders work just fine for 610 moon clips. I may have to tighten them up a bit, I have opened mine up a little. Moonclips.com list some holders they say work with all N frame moon clips.

I am in shock. I don't have the words. Prayers will continue.