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Thank you for posting this review! I've just started seriously looking into to this matter. So far, the 115 and 124 appear to be about the same in terms of grouping.
Steel wool will not remove the finish from a Stainless Steel gun. There is no finish to remove, unlike a blue gun, but It may scratch it. Another way to remove the burn marks is to use "Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish, Flitz or any other type of metal polish. Not only will it remove the burn rings from the cylinder, it will also polish the metal to a mirror finish.
I used CLR Bathroom cleaner and a cotton swab on a Ruger SP101. No abrasives at all, and it's fine to use on stainless. Takes a just a few minutes. Never had much luck with mineral spirit-based cleaners by themselves.
Suggestion: remove the cylinder so you can clean easier without the ejection assembly in the way. Try not to use anything abrasive because overtime it will increase cylinder gap. Arguably it may take many cleanings and years. But we’re talking thousands of an inch so it will happen. Others have suggested lead/ cleaning cloths. That’s a much better option. Good luck and enjoy your fine weapon.
I cringe when seeing steel wool being used for this purpose. Has anyone tried Scotch Brite and Hoppes? A lead away cloth does work but, little bit of work…..
Can Federal American Eagle 45 ammo be fired from the Blackhawk? I put some in my cylinder and they don’t come all the way to the top of the cylinder. The bullets are approx 1.25 inches from base to tip.
From a point of view of a re-loader, unless you're using identical powder, primers, bullet manufacturer and grain weight, you would need several more tests. Even factory ammo does not have the same grain powder from cartridge to cartridge. Then, it also depends on what grain round was use at the factory to sight in the gun IF it was. Also, IF you sight in for 115g FMJ RN, then other weights could be different. I've found that hollow points fly worse then round nose and what good is carrying HP's if they're going to fly off target?
I was about to like this video but you didnt explain any of the sights and you just ended the video... What ranges are sights, a,b,c,d,e... You cant say in the video or description? I thought that was the whole point of the video. You didnt even say how far you were shooting. Only that you were shooting with the 400 yards. You did say that you should have used sights d, or e but you failed to explain y or again what yards those sight are for. Ppl that watch this video stand to gain nothing from watching. You failed also to mention that over 1400 yards these sights are off which is sight B only.
Amongst greatest such revolvers ever made. In use by police for decades. My dad preached one solid hit from a 38 beat a miss from anything else. Goering surrendered one in 1945andis in West Point Museun to this day.
The Birchwood Casey is a very good product BUT after several uses it needs to be replaced with a new cloth. Try Mothers Mag and it will last a VERY LONG TIME and does an EXCELLENT job with not a lot of effort. My 2¢.
As an Iowa state trooper starting in 1969, the Patrol was equipped with both the Model 10 and the Official Police. My own issue was the Colt, which I carried until 1976 when I was issued one of the ISP's first magnums, a S&W Model 13 .357. Both the Model 10 and the Colt were excellent sidearms, especially after being issued SuperVel hollow point ammo for greater stopping power.
A classic service revolver ! I was issued an Official Police as a brand new Iowa state trooper in 1969. It was a good, reliable sidearm. The Patrol issued SuperVel .38 hollow point ammo to increase its stopping power, and I put larger grips on mine. I carried the Colt until 1976, when I was issued one of the first ISP magnums - a S&W Model 13 .357. I own an OP still, a 1942-vintage Secret Service issue.
Appears all 4 projectile weights yield equal fatal body cavity performance, i.e., tight grouping. From a self-defense perspective, the stopping power and how felt recoil affects target reacclimation would be metrics to consider..
