For over 40 years I have found a good .38 Special revolver to be everything needed for 99% of whatever needed shooting. The revolvers in which it is chambered are light enough to not be fragile and at the same time reasonably portable compared to the heavier L and N frame revolvers. Hard to argue with the results obtained with .38 Special revolver in the over 100 years it has been in production. That 856 will very likely give you outstanding results on the range as well as in the woods and fields. As well, it will serve you very well at home for needs for home/personal defense that might arise.
@PrintWizard89
Жыл бұрын
Oh I certainly agree that a .38 wheelgun even in todays day and age would likely be enough for most any task that one might need a handgun for. Especially when it comes to self-defense, people place way more emphasis on the importance of what kind of handgun one has versus their ability to make good decisions under stress.
@bsorryrthatsit7055
Жыл бұрын
3 inch is way better that 2 inch for accuracy, and is still good for a comfortable carry.
@hardball107
11 ай бұрын
I bought one of the Stainless models and liked it so much I bought a black one also. I put the supplied boot grips on one and use it for CCW and love it. I have over 2000 rounds thru it now with my handloads and it's still rock solid, a lot of it +P. I like it better than my Smiths and my 7 shot, 3" GP100 is my only revolver I have that I prefer. A solid wheelgun at a great price, a perfect first revolver or night stand gun. I bought mine for $325 2 years ago. I like them so much I bought a Taurus M44, 6 shot, 4" 44 magnum that came with a factory tuned action and a ported barrel for half the price of a Smith 629, basically the same gun with a few important extras.
@_Bucky
10 ай бұрын
I grip tape most of my firearms besides my Taurus 856 grip, to me the rubber grip it comes with is perfect as it can be.
@jayf4357
7 ай бұрын
The small rubber grip or the larger one?
@rtaggs8178
Жыл бұрын
Far better than a rock, stick, etc... Hot 38's will get it done. Modern day ammo is leaps ahead of the old stuff but, something to be said for .38 SWCHP + P in a good revolver. Shot many different 4 legged things, just put the round in the right spot and its lights out. All the way up to full grown cattle and they all went down with one well place shot. Don't let the know it alls tell you different, they probably never shot a damn thing except paper.
@yellowboxster06
Жыл бұрын
My sentiments exactly. I carry my SP101 with two Buffalo Bore, 150 gr hard cast wad cutters up first followed by three Buffalo Bore Heavy 158 gr +P soft cast LSWCHP “FBI Loads”. I keep a couple of speed strips handy with the FBI loads-only simply because they load faster.
@williamwatson4625
11 ай бұрын
There's a pretty good reason why, for many decades, .38 specials served law enforcement so well before the switch to semi-autos in the 1990's. It had nothing to do with the .38 spcl caliber at all. Rather, society has gotten more violent that prompted law enforcement to switch to firearms that have higher ammo capacity.
@rtaggs8178
11 ай бұрын
1974 was the most dangerous year so far that I know for being a law enforcement officer. Actually, The US is very low on the scale for violence. Go look it up when you have time. For gun related crime overseas takes the cake for violence in society.@@williamwatson4625
@jayf4357
7 ай бұрын
@@williamwatson4625and even then in rural areas they still issues revolvers.
@quiettime6871
Жыл бұрын
I'm like you, I dont usually look twice at a Taurus. I do hope they have really stepped it up with this one. It looks like they have, time will tell
@williwonti
Жыл бұрын
They are improved, especially the USA made guns, but I'd say the ratio of duds is still higher than other brands. Roll the dice and see. They made a better 22 pistol than Glock tho, so that's something
@elsullo2
Жыл бұрын
For what it is worth: I have opened two different models of Smith and Wesson revolvers, both nearly brand new, and found them to be BONE DRY inside---no lubrication anywhere! They were OK triggers, but with a tiny drop of thick oil on all of the contact points and moving surfaces they were "slick as eels in a bucket of owl spit!"............................elsullo
@danielandrews7028
11 ай бұрын
The Galloway spring kit for the 856 makes the trigger incredibly amazing. It’s only 15bux
@williamwatson4625
11 ай бұрын
I love a 3" revolver. In fact, I own one chambered in .357 magnum but I mostly fire .38 specials out of it. I just like that versatility while still light and small enough for concealed carry. It behaves more like a full-size 4" barrel revolver than a snub-nose 2" barrel revolver in terms of ballistic performance.
@carpenter2683
Жыл бұрын
Man i am in love with those grips. Have you shoot a lot of +plus ammo with it?
@GrumbleB
7 ай бұрын
The gp spring set in my new pocket 905 feels awesome.... If you're still thinking about getting a Galloway precision reduce power spring set just do it .... They are worth every penny.
@kenhoward3512
7 ай бұрын
That pretty Altamont grip IS slippery. I applied a 1/2"-wide strip of clear, plastic anti-slip tape down the middle of the back (backstrap?), which solved that problem while only minimally affecting the appearance of the grip.
@rbm6184
Жыл бұрын
I like mine also and I also hope it performs like it should on the range. I will see. Haha. The wood grips do look better but I am fine with the Hogue grips on mine. Thanks for sharing.
@billyhouse1943
8 ай бұрын
Thank you..
@misssassycompany9950
Жыл бұрын
What’s the name of that grip and where’d you get it?
@PrintWizard89
Жыл бұрын
I believe it’s a set of Herrett grips for a Smith and Wesson J frame. I got them on eBay many years ago. As I mentioned in the video, it takes some modification to the grips to make them fit.
@Cowboi_o
11 ай бұрын
Where can i get those exact grips?
@PrintWizard89
11 ай бұрын
I got them on eBay but they’re for a J-frame Smith and Wesson so they do require a good bit of modification to work. I think the brand is Herrett?
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