SGT ROCK 11B
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Not to hijack another thread RE; removing the cylinder for cleaning.
Who taught you revolver shooting and of course how to clean a revolver?
Who taught you revolver shooting and of course how to clean a revolver?
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A GP100 was my 3rd handgun. It looked like a nice firearm and had generally favorable reviews. I just bought it and took it to the range by myself. I still remember that first trip to the range and being surprised at the long & heavy DA trigger pull. After realizing shooting single action was much easier I stuck to that for a while. By the end of the range visit the skin on my thumb was starting to be rubbed raw from the rough serrations on the hammer. I probably went home and googled how to clean it...
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SGT ROCK 11B
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I take it for granted we all love our revolvers.
But when I go shooting on public ranges I seldom see other revolver shooters. Usually its Armed Guards doing their semi annual Qualifications. The good thing about Armed Guards is they tend to leave their 38 Special brass beyond and being an avid reloader I pick it up.
But when I go shooting on public ranges I seldom see other revolver shooters. Usually its Armed Guards doing their semi annual Qualifications. The good thing about Armed Guards is they tend to leave their 38 Special brass beyond and being an avid reloader I pick it up.
Miracle Man
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I have to give credit to the Navy for teaching me how to shoot and clean all firearms, really.
Dad gets the credit for shotguns/hunting.
Dad gets the credit for shotguns/hunting.
I suppose I'm mostly self-taught. Luckily I read a lot of Mas Ayoob back in the day and picked up a few things that way.
Things like grip, how to reload and the desirability of shooting double action.
Mostly it was a lot of expended sweat and gunpowder.
I'll add that the revolver that taught me the most was an older Smith Model 10.
It fit my hand like a glove, had a smooth DA trigger pull and pointed naturally.
I put countless .38spc rounds downrange learning DA revolver shooting.
Things like grip, how to reload and the desirability of shooting double action.
Mostly it was a lot of expended sweat and gunpowder.
I'll add that the revolver that taught me the most was an older Smith Model 10.
It fit my hand like a glove, had a smooth DA trigger pull and pointed naturally.
I put countless .38spc rounds downrange learning DA revolver shooting.
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I found it interesting the Netflix Documentary, "I Just Killed My Dad". The shooter talks about how to use DA revolvers (SA for accuracy) and why he armed himself with two DA revolvers (sometimes they don't fire)
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Protocall_Design
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I'm mostly self taught in the beginning (early 70s), have read a lot and talked to a lot of people and shot a lot over the years. Always learning. I think I'm about to get it figured out.
hyena
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Self taught.
The United States Air Force taught me how to shoot and qualify on a S&W Model 15 Combat Masterpiece with 4" standard barrel in 1973 (the year I went on active duty). I found the revolver easy to shoot and very accurate if I did my part. As a teenager in the 60's, I had taught myself how to shoot the Ruger Bearcat and the Colt Huntsman that I owned (well before the 1968 gun control act). Nevertheless, I had never shot a double action S&W centerfire revolver. The Model 15 is still my favorite; proud to say I own a nice one today. Late in my military career, we switched from the revolver to the Beretta M9. I also was able to continually qualify expert with that weapon, but I always thought the Model 15 fit me better.
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MetalMan
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^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
This……
But I've also learned a whole lot more in my journey with firearms…
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BLACKHAWKNJ
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73, self taught, no YouTube, videos, don't recall any schools 50 years ago or so. If I were to list my instructors, they would be Charlie Askins, Bill Jordan, Elmer Keith, Skeeter Skelton, Ed McGivern, the other writers in the
gun magazines.
gun magazines.
My first revolvers-a cap n'ball, a sorry .22 LR and a Ruger OM Blackhawk .45 Colt, were all single actions. My 1st DA wheel gun was a 1917 S&W, bought to carry as a reserve sheriff's deputy. My next DA was a 6" M28. At that point, I had had no formal handgun training.
There was an FBI agent who gave the sheriff's office some verbal instruction before our qualifications. My next formal training was at the police academy, after I had left the SO and had gone to work as a city patrolman.
We spent a week at the range. By that time, I was using a 4" M19 that I had round butted. My duty sidearm was a 6 1/2" M27, converted to .44 Special, but the city supplied .38 special ammo, so I took the cheap way out.
The head firearms instructor gave me the tools to become a decent shot. I left the academy wearing an NRA expert medal.
There was an FBI agent who gave the sheriff's office some verbal instruction before our qualifications. My next formal training was at the police academy, after I had left the SO and had gone to work as a city patrolman.
We spent a week at the range. By that time, I was using a 4" M19 that I had round butted. My duty sidearm was a 6 1/2" M27, converted to .44 Special, but the city supplied .38 special ammo, so I took the cheap way out.
The head firearms instructor gave me the tools to become a decent shot. I left the academy wearing an NRA expert medal.
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UNCLE PAULY
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In 1984 I bought a Berretta 92F and later that year my 2nd handgun.
A 1972 S&W 29-2 44mag with 8-3/8" barrel.
Taught myself to disassemble / assemble, clean, load and shoot both myself. There was no Utube or personal computers then. You went to the library or bought gun magazines to get guidance.
My father, a WW2 veteran, had no desire to own or shoot firearms, so I read everything and practiced dry firing before shooting the big N frame. Tight grip keeps the hammer from hitting your forehead was a quick lesson. Tighten the screws on the side plate every 12 shots, another quick lesson. After a few hundred rounds I was able to shoot one handed. And the biggest self taught lesson was "At $0.75 a bullet, I couldn't shoot that gun much."
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A 1972 S&W 29-2 44mag with 8-3/8" barrel.
Taught myself to disassemble / assemble, clean, load and shoot both myself. There was no Utube or personal computers then. You went to the library or bought gun magazines to get guidance.
My father, a WW2 veteran, had no desire to own or shoot firearms, so I read everything and practiced dry firing before shooting the big N frame. Tight grip keeps the hammer from hitting your forehead was a quick lesson. Tighten the screws on the side plate every 12 shots, another quick lesson. After a few hundred rounds I was able to shoot one handed. And the biggest self taught lesson was "At $0.75 a bullet, I couldn't shoot that gun much."
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I did not learn to shoot a handgun until I practiced Bullseye in college with my High Standard Victor. That is the only way to learn pistol marksmanship IMHO.
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My Dad showed me some of the basics early on but I basically taught myself as he had little patience for teaching at the time. Since I dd not live in his house (I was married already), I mostly taught myself through trial and error.
Lou_the_welder
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Self taught. I learned how to handload also with no help. Just read books.
max503
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"The Secrets of Double Action Shooting" by Bob Nichols.
Basically, this book gave me the "go-ahead, you can do it and be good at it" to shoot a revolver DA, like it was designed to be shot.
Then I went out and practiced with my H&R 676 until I had it down pat.
I get my share of attention when I shoot plates in competition.
Basically, this book gave me the "go-ahead, you can do it and be good at it" to shoot a revolver DA, like it was designed to be shot.
Then I went out and practiced with my H&R 676 until I had it down pat.
I get my share of attention when I shoot plates in competition.
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Dad. I suppose I could have said LEO too, since he was a cop. I learned with his Heavy Duty, a 6 1/2" one from the mid 50s. Still have that one....
SuperMan
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You forgot "books"....Like No Second Place Winner and SIXGUNS...
Hair Trigger
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My first training with firearms in general was the Boy Scouts, with a .22 rifle. I was sort of self-taught with a handgun, but my first formal training was with the NC Department of Correction in the later part of the 1970's. When I first started working for them, the issue revolver was a mix of tapered and heavy barrel M10's, and the ones at our unit looked like hand-me-downs from just about everywhere. The year after I started, we upgraded to M65-1 and M65-2's, although my unit issued .38 Spl. ammo with them. We were only armed when escorting inmates outside the confines of the facility, or working the towers around it. When in the tower, our unit issued Remington 870's, and #4 buckshot was the ammo. I worked on an outside patrol for a year on the night shift and carried both the revolver and shotgun in a car.
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