Revolver Verus Automatic

[hardluk1]

you need to hog hunt more because wild hogs are taking over the State.

We moved to a rural western NC with a low population where the temp and humidity is lower , and its a good safe place to raise a family and that was 26 years ago . I do miss a the weekend get togethers as we rotated who smoked a hog that week and friend brought the side dishes but its ether most of them moved away too or passes away as many were older folks .

The future was also easy to see what was going to happen so when home prices went crazy high quickly we sold out and moved to western NV mountains to a far safer rural mountain county when a gun shooting does not bother folks as its ether a hunter or someone like use just getting some CC range time at your home gun range .

I miss the smoked hogs and some fresh fried fish off the docks were I learned my trade in custom home building games . Miss the flats boat and swamp buggy but to much had changed or was still to come sooo nothing there for us to ever come back for..

So jimmy , get out there and kill them hog's .

 

[BE Mike]

Qualification courses are written and approved by agencies. If a range officer is not following the approved courses, he/ she is legally liable if and when someone does something wrong with their weapon.

 

[AJ]

Qualification courses are written and approved by agencies. If a range officer is not following the approved courses, he/ she is legally liable if and when someone does something wrong with their weapon.

When I taught I always told the students "Do as I say!".

 

[Old cop]

My career began w/a revolver in 1968 and qual courses were mostly bullseye. In '74 I was involved in a gunfight w/my issued Colt Detective Special where I fired 12 rounds before it was over w/the suspect DOA, one wounded and a third arrested on the scene when he surrendered. I know revolvers can do the job but semi autos are a much better choice for today's cops.

 

[ISCS Yoda]

In the world of you fight the way you practice it seems to me that we are conflating range time with danger time and getting perfect scores shooting DA revolvers in single action mode is a sure way to get an AD (ND?) in a dangerous, weapon-drawn situation. Same with TDA pistols. Use them the way they are supposed to be used. Not always the other way that they can be used. Cops. Solders. Civilians. Same same.

 

[AJ]

In the world of you fight the way you practice it seems to me that we are conflating range time with danger time and getting perfect scores shooting DA revolvers in single action mode is a sure way to get an AD (ND?) in a dangerous, weapon-drawn situation. Same with TDA pistols. Use them the way they are supposed to be used. Not always the other way that they can be used. Cops. Solders. Civilians. Same same.

When I was assigned to the Marine Corps Security Force Battalion Fleet Anti-Terrorist Security Team (F.A.S.T.), we trained as if it was for real. Our basic shooting scenario was from the funky old M1916 holster, draw and fire two rounds center mass at 7 yards in 1.5 seconds. Once you got proficient, most were under 1 second.

 

[Rock185]

Back when we all carried revolvers, we could shoot double action or single action during qualification. Of course, with time limits, shooting single action at close range wasn't too practical. Most everyone shot single action from the 25 yard line. I tried both. DA was faster, but can't say my scores were better or worse either way..

 

[ISCS Yoda]

For the record, these are what you shoot single action:

These are typical double action and should be used that way, first shot double action, the rest single:

Double action only unless you're literally playing at the range:

As always, YMMV but, in this instance, I have to ask why......

 

[rwsmith]

That was indeed the style.....

Back in those days Agencies just follow FBI Guidelines and cocking SA was gaming the system. In a gunfight with a DA revolver, SA does not make sense

50+ years later many lessons have been learned and if you continued training you will know the latest techniques. Of course about half of the cops shoot the way they did in the Police Academy and never consider going to Thunder Ranch, Gunsite Academy or others for advance Firearms Training.

So now when I see people shoot I got a good ideal when and where they got their Training. 1964, 1974, 1984, 1994 or post 9/11.

Now I saw a young fella shooting like that (see picture) and I asked him how he learned to shoot like that. He said his Great Uncle who was a Sheriff (1950s-1970s) taught him.

...and I believe it was taught to Federal Agents in the 1930s

 

[rwsmith]

That was indeed the style.....

Back in those days Agencies just follow FBI Guidelines and cocking SA was gaming the system. In a gunfight with a DA revolver, SA does not make sense

50+ years later many lessons have been learned and if you continued training you will know the latest techniques. Of course about half of the cops shoot the way they did in the Police Academy and never consider going to Thunder Ranch, Gunsite Academy or others for advance Firearms Training.

So now when I see people shoot I got a good ideal when and where they got their Training. 1964, 1974, 1984, 1994 or post 9/11.

Now I saw a young fella shooting like that (see picture) and I asked him how he learned to shoot like that. He said his Great Uncle who was a Sheriff (1950s-1970s) taught him.

...and I believe it was taught to Federal Agents from some point up to the 1960s.

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