Dr. Phil

I will go out on a limb here: I would be willing to give you $100.00 for that 929. Yes you read that right, $100.00! You could put that money toward a Ruger and live happily ever-after!!! Totally kidding! Once you get that gun sorted out you will be living large and putting on a show!

True Dat

I guess it probably should be nicer for the additional $500 - $600 cost? My S&W guns get shot a lot and usually the triggers get smoother with age. My opinion is that they are better looking and handling than the Rugers I have owned and shot. I think at this time there are 1 or 2 guys winning with Ruger revos? Might be short on that but close. I don't blame anybody for using Rugers but again IMHO they are not up to competitive standards yet. Maybe after somebody wins, say, 20 or so IRC championships? FWIW my 929 fired - actual rounds - in the 1st calendar year, 25,000. 2nd year, 22,000. 3rd 11,000. All pre- arthritis hiatus. Plus dry fire. (BTW the 929 is also not recommended for dry fire, and, will also break firing pins. Also, I use a partially filled laundry basket for moon clip drops.) The cost runs a couple hundred per year or so for some trigger touch up. I am always glad to see other revo shooters. At my club where I run (ran) the SC we stated getting some more revos at matches. They said I "got their juices flowing to break out the revolver!" Nice.

I'm right there with you! At very least it is a great argument for a little leeway in the whole "S&W Performance Center is just a starting platform for a race gun!" thing. I guess nobody has the "factory race revolver" market cornered yet. Well, with the exception of Korth and Rhino

I have had that exact lockup problem! My cylinders won't close when the firing pin breaks. I have to push the broken tip in for the cylinder to clear. I carry FPs and some tools. I bring a spare gun to the bigger matches.

I am very fortunate! I have to walk 30 yards from my cellar door. I have a great situation and an even greater wife!!

Great answer and great idea! For those who don't:

You might try gun parts corp. They usually have the original parts. Don't see the 327 listed. It's the same N frame as the 27 I think. Might be wrong but check it out to be sure.

You might look at somebody (who is on this forum) that is very good, very reasonable and stands by his work. (I realize all of the above mentioned all do too. No disrespect to them) BossHoss has done several triggers and rebuild for me. He is good! Great triggers and great communication. Hope you are still active BossHoss!!

I started out shooting local matches in the mid 80s with stock L and N frames. Steel and lots of bowling pins. Didn't know much back then about primers and neck tension and all that. Loaded whatever I had and shot a lot of cast bullets and such. Never even lightened the strain screw, just shot them. Back then Ruger had the Security Six. Nice gun, decent trigger. Several guys showed up at locals with Pythons. Smiths ruled the roost then . Now though I probably wouldn't take a stock gun to compete seriously. I guess I too am spoiled by 6 1/2 lb trigger pulls and quick returns. Red dots and speed holsters. Like an old friend used to say, "Live and learn. Die and forget it all!"

Which to be fair is the exact same as all the other revolvers out there. Check out the past revo posts. All the revos have to have something done to make them competition worthy. Or are any of you shooting a stock gun and winning?

I have a Steel Challenge load that started at a 105 gr Bayou bullet at around 950fps. Very soft shooting and very accurate. My 929 likes .358 dia. I went to my bullet guy's 96 gr powder coated and they shoot great as well. My friends laugh and claim that it takes a long time for the bullet to reach the 35 yd targets. They may be right. But there is virtually no recoil or muzzle rise and they will stay on a 6" plate at 50 yds. You might try a small test batch just to see.

Back to the O.P.I too am offended but lots of people gave all they had to earn this right. What I did was had shirts made with a big Red White &Blue USA on the front. The back says "my country does not suck" Sorry if I offended anybody... BTW As of last year the SC matches I run at our club all begin the pre match safety meeting with the pledge to the flag. I haven't heard any complaints (but lots of "thank you") and everybody seems to participate. Many say they never see that at their matches.

I like to do that stuff at the practice range. I guess there is less pressure to "perform" and all I have to do is concentrate on the sights, etc. in my opinion. I think these days with cell phone video quality it might be an eye opener.

Maybe using the middle joint because the hands aren't as strong as they once were? I am where you are at at 66, A list of stuff keeps me from shooting at all let alone running SC matches at our club. Maybe try to have somebody video from the side as you shoot. Double action is a tough game anyway. It might show a problem with something you can't feel? The video awhile back helped me clear up some stuff. May work for you? Keeping you (and us) older guys in my thoughts. Here's 1 more idea... We go to a match and have fun. MWP comes and shoots a match for each of us and we post his score! We could both make GM. (If MWP is not too busy...)

count me in. #TY107418 my lawn is done.

you're very welcome. Might do yourself a favor and run about 20 - 25 rounds to test before you go the full bucket. My bullets shoot great and retain the coating but YMMV.

I use the Lee U die also. I crimp all of my 9mm at .376 regardless of the dia. I am shooting. I shoot .355, .356 and in my 929 .358 (coated) and /or .3575 (powder coated). .376 crimp is what I have found the average of several brands of factory ammo crimped at. No creep for me either.

Maybe log on to his channel and he can do a minor blessing online?

And then there is this...

My competition revolvers all run in the 6 1/2lb range. Not because they won't go lighter but because I tend to short stroke any less weight than that. My primers all go off, Any press that can't seat to .010 below flush has a problem. Usually it seems to be the person pulling the handle. My old Lee Turret will still push primers in far enough. I load all my SP cartridges with Federal SPM. I get a kick out of the "Federal primers well seated below flush" mantra. I have shot primers measured at from .007 to .012 and they all go bang. My presses will all push them till they are flat. I think that's too far. That by the way is Small Pistol Magnum which some believe are harder than SP. It ain't brain surgery. It is finding what works and doing that 25,000 times a year. Or more.

I use a Lee turret (small/test loads and 357 Mag) 2 Lee Pro 1000 (1 in 9mm and 1 in 38 Mid) and a LnL ( 9mm and some 38 Mid). The Lee has been tuned up twice as it has somewhere in the neighborhood of 200K rounds loaded on it in 35 years I have owned it. As stated above any press will work if set up and kept up correctly. FWIW the Lee 1000 and LnL are both rated at 600 rounds/hr. The priming (seating below flush) thing is a solution in search of a problem as I see it. Any (all) of my presses will seat below flush and I don't have any misfires with my revos. Of course that's only about 20K - 25K per year. YMMV

My load for 135s with 231 has been 4.0 for years. (I have tested that same bullet at 3.4gr, 3.7gr, 4.0 and 4.3) In a 5" gun I get 875 or so averages. In my 6" 1911 it clocks 1009 average, Very soft shooting! Very accurate. I shot thousands of Bayou 135RN for many years. Lately I shoot a friend's 135RN that are powder coated. I feel that's the best bullet weight out there for 9mm minor.

No go for me as well. I still prefer S&W over all the others. Neat to look at others though. I still haven't jumped on the Korth bandwagon!

Somewhere I have an old video of my GSG 1911 rimfire without and with the compensator. It made a big difference on that gun! Later I realized it's all relative. I now shoot a Browning Buckmark with a few mods in SC. I can't blame the gun when I don't get the results I want. It's always the loose nut that holds the gun!