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March 14, 2013, 07:25 PM | #51 |
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You cannot usually pick the fight you are going to be in. The fight is going to be what the fight is going to be. If I were up against BG's toting single action six guns I would be fine with one, however, this aint Dodge city.
As romantic and quaint as it may be you will be at a serious disadvantage if you ever find your self in a gun fight so armed. You may have seen a non trained amateur attempting to reload a double action revolver, never confuse that with what a good shooter can accomplish. There are also plenty of guys around that shoot J frames pretty good.
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I don't consider it to be "romantic and quaint" to defend myself with the tool I am the most proficient with. Although I don't expect those who are not proficient with them to understand. Any perceived advantage you might think your autoloader affords you is just that, perceived. Mindset, situational awareness, weapon proficiency and staying cool under pressure are all VASTLY more important than your chosen equipment. If you think your autoloader gives you an advantage for the first five or six shots, just because it's an autoloader with higher capacity, you would be gravely mistaken.
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March 14, 2013, 09:02 PM | #53 |
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Most people who carry J-Frames do not carry a speed loader, maybe speed strips, but either way the reload probably won't be that fast, and you have 5 rounds of 38's, vs 5 or six rounds of 45's to to get the job done.
If you want to talk speed of shooting, I shot a bowling pin match one time with a Ruger Super Blackhawk 44 mag and had one of the fastest times of the day, shooting against 1911's and various doubleaction revolvers. Of course the trick was not to miss, so I didn't need a reload and the 44mag always cleared the pins from the table. So to tell you the truth, I would not feel like I was at much of a disavantage with a large caliber singleaction against a Wonder 9, under most realistic confrontations I can dream up, while carrying CCW What do I really carry? It just depends, could be a Colt Mustang Pocket lite, or Glock 26, to a Lightweight Commander 1911, but I have also carried on occasion a Colt 45 singleaction replica, or a Ruger Singleaction, but the singleaction is a thinking man's gun, and spraying and praying is not an option, but if the chips were to really fall, I would at least choose to have with me at the time, a Singleaction 45 or 44, vs a mouse gun or a J-frame, and that's not because I can't shoot my mouseguns or j-frames accurately because I can. |
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Thank you, newfrontier,
As a poster noted earlier, most of the naysayers are casting the issue through their own (nonexistent) proficiency with a single action revolver. Why micturate on another gun owner's choice of weapon? Perhaps we're well advised to suggest that sunaj (the OP) find a different firearm, if any (he's from California, after all), and leave the fanning on the back lot. Newfrontier rightly notes situational awareness and mindset are key. An extreme example: A gentleman open carrying a replica Remington 1875 with a 7 1/2 barrel found himself in a rather Hollywoodesque shootout in a Stop-n-Rob in Richmond, Virginia four years ago. He prevailed despite breaking the trigger of his weapon diving for cover. In fact, he ended up hand-to-hand, pistol-whipping the robber, who had already shot the store's owner twice. The point being, this guy was ready to fight. Oh, and no one, not even the hardened criminals, noticed his openly carried SA revolver. Go with what you know, baby! http://www2.vcdl.org/webapps/vcdl/va...?RECID=4520225
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He could've pistol-whipped the robber faster with an automatic.
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So who else believes that the SAA "fanning" capability is a tactical advantage, if you practice it?
Here is how easy it really is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxYdbGHzaTk
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March 15, 2013, 12:01 AM | #59 |
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....or you can watch how they do it in real life....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?nomobile=1&v=or8547n_M7k ....so easy that even a girl can do it....
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Seeker two,
I suppose you understand that we were talking about a real live self defense situation, which involved a SA revolver and multiple attackers (which, IMO, fanning there is total fantasy) and you instead show us what some Clint Eastwood wannabee with a cowboy hat can do against a target that doesn't shoot back? Probably not the best analogy is it? So no one else gets confused here, my simple point was, fanning a SAA has no place in a SD scenario, and if someone thinks they can do it, or do it well, against multiple attackers, like the Man with No Name, then that person is a fool.
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Actually, he DID have a name......several, actually. In "Fist full of Dollars" he was "Joe". In "For a few Dollars more" he was "Manco". In "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" he was "Blondie". But, your SD point is a valid one.
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Winchester 73:
That "wannabe" happens to be a multiple-time world champion single-action shooter....as is his granddaughter. And, if you believe that we fight like we train, the video shows that they'll both do just fine in a SD situation with a single-action revolver. In addition, I'm showing a real-life application of shooting techniques...not Hollywood fiction. What's next?....demonstrating proper gun-drawing technique from the cantina scene in STAR WARS?.... Are you going to believe Hollywood....or your eyes?....
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I was aware of the names that you mentioned, but on the other hand, its not like he referred to himself with those names. Those names could have been attached to him, but who was he really? Hence, "Man with No Name" trilogy. Quote:
My main point was that their prowess at shooting metal sheets has nothing to do with the conventional wisdom of the fanning practice in a SD scenario. Of course he is award winning, but what does that have to do with the topic of a SA revolver in a SD scenario? Not a damn thing when you think about it. If you want to point out that it could be done by someone crazy enough to attempt it, or that he of all people could do it, I agree, but my question is if fanning is a wise consideration for a SA revolver user in a SD scenario? No, it is not.
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Winchester 73:
1. What Evil Roy & Holy Terror are doing isn't fanning...it's slip-shooting (trigger held back, weak-hand thumb cocking & releasing the hammer). This technique is well-known with those who've studied the use of SA sixguns....people like Jim Wilson, John Taffin, Bill Jordan, & Massad Ayoob. It's an excellent way to get hits on target quickly.....as you can see. 2. You showed Hollywood & called it a valid example. I showed real life & you called it unrealistic. Do you also consider the training videos from Gunsite & I.C.E. unrealistic because the targets don't shoot back? ....Let's put aside the fantasy & look at reality....
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Obviously a person is entitled to fight and die with the weapon of their choice...
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If you think what Evil Roy is doing is fanning, then you need to go back to school and no, you probably shouldn't carry a single action for self defense. I don't even know if they are slip-hammering. Either way, that IS the way a single action should be run in a self defense situation.
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I'm not even that good at CAS shooting & often have stages ( 10 rounds of single action revolver ( 5 in each of 2 guns ), 10 rounds of lever action rifle, & at least 4 rounds through my double barrel shotgun, including the transition between guns & targets ) that time out at around 20 seconds ( I think my best is 16 seconds )... not smoking fast, but not too shabby for a old guy newbie... I'm still new enough, that my goal is to hit all the targets, then worry about time... with 10 stages, that's a lot of shots... but I have gotten a couple "clean" sheets ( 100% hits ) at times as I listed...
I shoot in the classic cowboy class, so my stuff is not all "slicked up" & I really only compete against myself, keeping records of my times, & trying to continually improve on those... since I most often carry a single action in some form, I think of this as 1st "fun", but also as tactical training Oh... BTW... I don't "fan" & even "slip hammering" takes a lot of practice,,, put a bullet over the berm by accident while CAS shooting, gets you a DQ, shoot an innocent by stander in a self defense situation, gets you a free trip to prison, as well as empty bank accounts later in civil court... I shoot each revolver 2 handed trying to get a smooth rhythm between the eye ( getting on target ) the trigger finger, & the hammer thumb of the other hand... same way I'd shoot in a self defense situation...
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Few will achieve the speed and skill of Bob Munden (RIP), but few would have faired well against him in a convenient store if he had had a loaded single action in his hand, and decided he needed to "fan" a few shots at multiple attackers. He WAS that good, and I wouldn't have wanted to be the one to be robbing the store and come up against someone of that skill level. Is anyone willing to practice with a single action to that degree, just to be able to be that good with one, and then choose it for self defense? Probably not. But one CAN be deadly with one; to the point that WHAT the other guy is using is immaterial.
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Cowboys!
Fast as greased lightnin' is not how I would characterize the 85 th percentile shooter. If you are a gunfighter, obviously you should know your trade. If you can't get 4-5 hours practice everyday with your sixgun, and you aren't hugely talented in the first place, you're probably not going to beat a super star. I'd advise against laughing at the other guy's mule, just to err on the side of caution. There is the Judge Roy Bean approach to defeating quick draw artists, but the legal implications are enormous, unless you are in fact the judge.
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It's 2013, not 1913, so if you feel you can explain or justify your actions to a homicide investigator a prosecutor or a jury of your PEERS(many of whom know little or nothing about shooting or firearms) then be my guest.
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I would never carry a SA revolver anyways, because for all the time one practices, they could have gotten proficient with a semi auto or DA revolver instead, which both are more advantageous than a SA revolver in a gun fight. The real irony here is that fanning was only ever done because technology had not yet caught up to what the gunfighter of the day really wanted, a reliable semi auto pistol, or at least a DA revolver. Perhaps fanning could be slightly faster, but its also less accurate than shooting a DA revolver in double action, or shooting a semi auto pistol. Of course, if you're Bob Munden, Evil Roy, or someone like that, perhaps then, after 100k rounds or more then you might actually be that good at fanning. However, for the rest of us, a SD encounter is not the time to imitate your favorite Spaghetti western. Quote:
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Rule #7 Don't dress (read that: pack a weapon) below your skill level.
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See, here is how I am different from other TFL members (among other things) instead of saying I know I would be cold as ice in a SD encounter, instead of saying I know I would hit the attacker, because I can hit a piece of paper, instead of saying my skills are top, I instead think the opposite. I know I could be better, because we all could be better. I could see myself missing in a SD encounter (not that I'm not accurate, but SD IS DIFFERENT) or perhaps forgetting to count rounds - pulling a trigger on an empty gun, dropping my reload where I can't get to it, etc. I am a mortal, and thus, I make the mistakes that mortals make. Talk is cheap regarding SD, and few people have walked the walk. Anyone can guess what "walking" is actually like, but you will never know, until you do it yourself.
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