Colt Officer's Model Match - 38 Special

[Ben]

My 14 yr. old grandson , Trevor, wanted to shoot my Colt Officer's Model Match - 38 Special today. I thought he shot the revolver real well.

Ben

We were shooting the 358432 with 3.0 grs. of B'Eye.

Click on the link below for a very short video :

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[obssd1958]

Wow! I've never shot a group that small with ANY handgun at ANY range. Great job Trevor!!!

 

[462]

Another of Trevor's many amazing shooting feats.

Hey, Ben, you ought to give Trevor a box of those cartridges and see how many it would take him to shoot the bullseye out of the target. I bet he would do it with the minimum number of rounds, and without any holes anywhere other than along the bullseye.

 

[Ben]

Considering that he is a 14 yr. old, I'm quite proud of his progress with a handgun.

 

[Ben]

Another of Trevor's many amazing shooting feats.

Hey, Ben, you ought to give Trevor a box of those cartridges and see how many it would take him to shoot the bullseye out of the target. I bet he would do it with the minimum number of rounds, and without any holes anywhere other than along the bullseye.

You just might be right !

 

[waco]

Well done young man!

 

[CZ93X62]

That is some darn fine shooting.

Lyman #358432 bullets?

 

[Ben]

Yes, 148 gr. 358432 Wadcutter.

 

[glassparman]

I also loved his attention to detail when it came to safety!!

 

[Ben]

Going all the way back to age 8, if someone is down range, the cylinder is out of the gun.

As to safety, I feel much more comfortable around him at the range than many adults.

 

[Thumbcocker]

Squirrels would be in trouble.

 

[Petrol & Powder]

Well done

And a SUPER cool firearm!

 

[quicksylver]

BOY ! has he grown ! I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE HIM AT OUR RANGE!Amazing to say the least.

 

[Ben]

Thanks,
He loves to shoot and reload.

 

[richhodg66]

That's a fine looking revolver and glad to see at least one youngster showing an interest in the hobby.

 

[Ben]

Glad you said that about our young people.
I'm afraid that not enough young people are taking an interest in the shooting sports. If you don't love something, you won't fight for it.

Ben

 

[richhodg66]

A lot of them like guns and shooting, just don't seem to really understand them or want to understand them. I tell people that if you're a serious shooter you have to be a handloader. So many think it's soley about economics but it will educate you so much on what's going on with the gun or guns you shoot. I could say the same about motorcycles, I used to wrench on mine quite a bit and it made me a whole lot more knowlegeable about the machine.

 

[Bret4207]

A lot of them like guns and shooting, just don't seem to really understand them or want to understand them. I tell people that if you're a serious shooter you have to be a handloader. So many think it's soley about economics but it will educate you so much on what's going on with the gun or guns you shoot. I could say the same about motorcycles, I used to wrench on mine quite a bit and it made me a whole lot more knowlegeable about the machine.

I find the same thing in other areas, like auto maintenance, appliance repair, etc. IME they seem to want to know there very bare minimum and that's it. I think it's part of the internet era myself.

 

[Petrol & Powder]

I'm fairly certain our elders said the same thing about us.

 

[RicinYakima]

A lot of them like guns and shooting, just don't seem to really understand them or want to understand them. I tell people that if you're a serious shooter you have to be a handloader. So many think it's soley about economics but it will educate you so much on what's going on with the gun or guns you shoot. I could say the same about motorcycles, I used to wrench on mine quite a bit and it made me a whole lot more knowlegeable about the machine.

And safer using it!