Author Topic: handled a sbh hunter for the first time today... (Read 797 times)

myronman3 · « **on:** May 07, 2003, 01:17:41 PM »

and it felt real nice. it was used and had a 500 price tag. it was the first one i had seen live and in color. been looking for one a long time(just to eyeball) and managed to walk away from it. called my neighborhood gun store and he quoted me $ 470 n.i.b. should be on the way by now. :oops: my restraint only goes so far, i guess. :lol:

myronman3 · « **Reply #1 on:** May 10, 2003, 03:31:38 PM »

and today i brought that sucker home. if the weather is nice tommorrow(supposed to rain, and it is now) i will get to shoot it. this is the handgun i wanted from the get go. at the time i decided this, i discovered a short time later that they were not in production anymore. no sooner had i bought my r.b., they announce they are going to start making them again. rats! problem is now solved.

myronman3 · « **Reply #2 on:** May 12, 2003, 04:12:20 PM »

i dont thnk i have ever seen a post with this many replies by only one person before! anyhow, here is what i found out about the sbh hunter today. i finally got to shoot mine. took my 10 inch barrel sbh along for side by side comparison. first thought after firing round 1 : wow! that sucker swings around quick! shot two more and thought the same thing. then i went to check the target at 25 yards. i have only shot one group as tight with a pistol before. i proceded to shoot two 3 shot groups that were about as good as i could ever hope to be. wow! very accurate with iron sights. tommorrow a nikon 2x pistol scope goes on it.
one last comment: i almost cant believe the difference in recoil between the 7 1/2 inch verses the 10 1/2 inch. i never would have thought that 3 inches of barrel would make such a difference. :eek: seeing is believeing.

Zeus · « **Reply #3 on:** May 13, 2003, 02:26:39 AM »

You should notice a good bit of difference with the flip when you mount the scope due to it being located out over the end of the cylinder and down the barrel. Is this a 44? My 44 Hunter would should great groups, I had a 2x7 Burris on it at the time. Someone borrowed it but I've got a new one now that just came in chambered in 41 Mag that I'm looking forward to shooting. I haven't picked it up from the store yet though. When my 44 was stolen, I found a great deal on a 10.5" SBH. It has a 2x Leupold mounted on it with Leupold mounts and it shoots awesome. You can tell a difference in the muzzleflip though. Have fun with the new Hunter. GS

myronman3 · « **Reply #4 on:** May 13, 2003, 04:57:01 PM »

yeah, i put the new scope on today; that and the rings make a very noticable difference in forward weight. got to try that now. i have never shot a 41 and swore that if a hunter ever was made in it i would have to have it. well, i am trying to downsize the number of chamberings i have so as less money to spend on reloading supplies. and it would be against that mindset to add a 41 to the collection. but i gotta tell you, i am awful curious about how that 41 would shoot. keep me posted, eh? sorry to hear about someone stealing your other gun :x some people, eh?

BlkHawk73 · « **Reply #5 on:** May 24, 2003, 08:53:14 AM »

I have my name in for one in .45LC that I was told is expected to be in in a few months.:grin: After that, I'll likely add another in .41. :-) Wonder if that means I have to get the SBH in .44 as well as the Bisley Hunter then too... :wink: