115grfmj
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I know fanning is a bad idea, but are there any techniques that are NOT
hard on the gun?
hard on the gun?
Is there any safe way to fire a SA rapidly?
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trapshooter
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While fanning SA guns will wear out the action faster than 'normal' modes of fire, it can be done safely and relatively accurately if you practice. It's like any other skill in that sense. Your choice to do this or not is really determined by your ability to pay for repairs/new guns.
Another technique is 'slip-firing'. IIRC, you hold the trigger down, pulling hammer back with your thumb and letting thumb slip off the hammer at the rear, repeating this process rapidly.
All of this, and more, is covered in Ed McGivern's Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting, my copy of which is by New Win Publishing, 1984. Still in print, to the best of my knowledge.
McGivern pretty much thrashed all this out a long time ago.
Another technique is 'slip-firing'. IIRC, you hold the trigger down, pulling hammer back with your thumb and letting thumb slip off the hammer at the rear, repeating this process rapidly.
All of this, and more, is covered in Ed McGivern's Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting, my copy of which is by New Win Publishing, 1984. Still in print, to the best of my knowledge.
McGivern pretty much thrashed all this out a long time ago.
Imaginos
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Slip Hammering
In his book "Cowboy Action Pistol Shooting" Charles Stephens describes a technique called "slip hammering". This involves using the thumb of the supporting hand to cock the hammer when the pistol is in recoil. The trigger is pulled when the sights come back on the target.
Stephens claims that this technique is almost as fast as a double tap with a Glock.
This technique should not be confused with the "slip hammer" described in Elmer Keith's book "Sixguns". Keith is describing a heavily modified SA revolver with most of the components of the trigger assembly removed. Stephens is talking about a method of shooting a standard revolver with all parts in their normal places.
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In his book "Cowboy Action Pistol Shooting" Charles Stephens describes a technique called "slip hammering". This involves using the thumb of the supporting hand to cock the hammer when the pistol is in recoil. The trigger is pulled when the sights come back on the target.
Stephens claims that this technique is almost as fast as a double tap with a Glock.
This technique should not be confused with the "slip hammer" described in Elmer Keith's book "Sixguns". Keith is describing a heavily modified SA revolver with most of the components of the trigger assembly removed. Stephens is talking about a method of shooting a standard revolver with all parts in their normal places.
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Practice! If you ever attend even a average size CAS shoot I don't think you will ever ask this question again. Over 50% of the shooters there will dump 5 rounds and put them on target from their single actions just as fast or much faster than the average shooter will shoot a Glock 5 times in a IDPA shoot. I shot CAS with about 7 shooters who used to shoot IPSC and a half a dozen more who shot IDPA before going to CAS. Their guns changed between the games but their speed and accuracy suffered very, very, little! Try a CAS video how to from the Durango Kid, T.G. Reaper, Canada Kid, or Lead Dispenser. Here's a link that I am sure someone here will point you in the right direction: http://www.sassnet.com/index.phpBy the way I didn't mean to be smart by saying practice. These shooters can save you some time and money by showing you how to do it faster. Lead Dispenser I am told shoots about 5000 rounds before shooting a major match so practice plays a big part!
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