Shooting a revolver DA accurately requires a few things. First, a good medium or large frame S&W revolver with a leaf mainspring. I have a Ruger Security Six with a coil mainspring and I can't shoot it nearly as well. Second, the gun needs to be well broken in or possibly slicked up by a Gunsmith. Having a really light DA trigger isn't really necessary but having a very smooth trigger pull is vital. The rest is pretty much practice but you should start improving fairly quickly. I remember the first time I drew and fired double action at a full soda can 25 yards away with a 4" M-19 .357 and blew it up, I was hooked. I have always loved DA shooting with Smith revolvers since that day and I can clear a steel plate rack with my M-24 4" .44 Special almost as fast as I can with my Kimber 1911 .45acp.
Tips on da/sa revolver shooting?
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For those of us......
For those of us with snubs for defense getting good with DA is essential. And snubs are harder to shoot well than regular sized guns.
For those of us with snubs for defense getting good with DA is essential. And snubs are harder to shoot well than regular sized guns.
Sorry, I can't answer that question! I can't run a bottom feeding auto jammer to save my soul. I would say it's and age thing! ? ! ? ! ?
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good combined info^^^^^^^. it's not how fast a 15 rd. weapon will shoot. all weapons can shoot better than the person holding the weapon. here is one system that i had good results with. using a 22 target rev. DA only. trigger finger control will be learned, adjusted. breathing is important, but will come into play later. pull trigger slowly, doesn't matter if barrel shakes/ moves, in practiced time it will improve, muscle memory 1 fact of accomplishment will be noticed. then switch to your pistol of a larger caliber. using a decocker if the pistol has one. fire DA only. after a few range times you will notice an inprovement. still practice the slow trigger pull, espically after operations, when allowed, muscle memory has been lost a couple of times. we don't realize on the range other members are watching what your shooting and the targets. one banger, 150 rounds, 3 weapons, just haveing a bad day, i just smile and nod. another person will come up after you empty the mag. and ask you to show them how to shoot their pistol. time well spent helping someone. patience and practice the improvement /reward. my 2 cts.
I have the same problem. Hard to teach an old dog new tricks.
