hopalong Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I had been thinking for a while about how I like shooting my 646 (I have short fingers and the L frame is just a little easier for me to manipulate) but didn't particularly like the 4 inch barrel. So during the winter time I purchased a 686 6" barrel had it rebored out to 40 and installed on it. I did not get to play with it at all during the winter as my fiancee Elizabeth wanted to shoot it at ICORE Southern Regional so we set it up for her and I played in SSTK and Production all winter. Elizabeth talked me into going to Area-4 (I had not planned on going) so the Monday before A-4 I get it out of the safe and go to the range with some reloads to test. IT shoots better than I do (accuracy wise) and even though my bullets I use in 40 are not perfectly round Round nose they are the next best thing to it. My reloads were acceptable for not shooting a revo since the SOUTHERN REGIONAL ICORE match. Recoil shooting minor is SWEET. Recoil shooting Major is a snappier, faster feeling recoil over the 25 and 625. I did not like shooting Major in it at all before I had it rebarreled. now I don't think it is much different than the N frames except the snappy feeling vs. the shove feeling the N frames have. I put a front sight on it made by Warren (Toolguy)(He put a nice crown on the barrel too) and a Millet rear. I do all my own action work and chamfered the cylinders myself too. I put a Miculek grip on it as that is what I'm used to and went to A-4 more to try it out in a major match than anything. I never had a single sticky cylinder/brass issue as I used Nickel plated but I don't think that will be an issue anyway (I used brass when testing and loading to make my match ammo), and I never had to run a brush through the cylinder during the match to clean it either. (I used Precision Delta 180 grn fmj bullets 4.9 grns Vita Vori N320 and Federal Small Pistol loaded to 1.150 length. I really like this little revo, if anybody has one laying around they'd sell me for a couple hundred dollars I'll do it again. (so Elizabeth can have one again) Hopalong Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No.343 Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 I had never heard of a man getting a gun back from his woman. I imagine Elizabeth doesn't know about it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob DuBois Posted May 27, 2010 Share Posted May 27, 2010 Look forward to seeing it, sounded like a Good project when you told me about it. Gee the only 646 6in on the Planet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 (edited) my fiancee Elizabeth Fiancee????? Wow, this is news to me, Hop! Reminds me of that line from 48 Hours where Reggie says to Jack: "You've got a lady? The generosity of women never ceases to amaze me." Edited May 28, 2010 by Carmoney Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjanglin Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Who did the barrel for you? Fiancee/wifes ,Id rather be a bachalor again. They aint worth the trouble Jim/Pa Sailors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig-2008 Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 congrads on aera 4 win. when can I play with the new gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniele Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 Some pictures, PLEASE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjl32 Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 You'll go blind....um nevermind....wrong toy. Pics or it doesn't exist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71Commander Posted May 28, 2010 Share Posted May 28, 2010 I'm tired of looking for a 646. I gave up one arm for one of my 625's and a leg for my other 625. I need the other leg to stand and the arm to hold a gun. So........who did the work? I do have a 686 that's collecting dust. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjanglin Posted June 5, 2010 Share Posted June 5, 2010 Would one of ya all give me the deminsions of a 646 cylinder,i.e.; circumferance, measurement of the web between cylinders and the thickness of the cylinder ouside wall into the cylinder bore. If ya have them Jim/Pa Sailors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twister Posted June 6, 2010 Share Posted June 6, 2010 I would also be interested in seeing pics of this gun. Where did you send the gun, and how much did it cost to get bored to a 40? Thanks, Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopalong Posted June 7, 2010 Author Share Posted June 7, 2010 I'll see what I can do Hop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom E Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 Where did you send the gun, and how much did it cost to get bored to a 40? Thanks, Dave Yes, where? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Amish 1 Posted June 8, 2010 Share Posted June 8, 2010 still no pitchers up? I wanna see... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjanglin Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 Id sure like to know who did your barrel and what rifleing and how they did it. Im allways wanting to see and learn new stuff. Jim/pa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snertley Posted June 9, 2010 Share Posted June 9, 2010 No pictures no info, I think Hop was having a dream...... Did it realy happen? Im not sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hopalong Posted June 10, 2010 Author Share Posted June 10, 2010 Deltagunshop.com (Washington or Oregon) Allen is the guy who did the work. Seems like it was $150 shipping included. Still No pics though. HOP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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