|
Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 679
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Nov 2016
Posts: 679 |
Very cool that you guys do this.I know it’s a single vs double thread , but could you tell me how guys do with their say 10mm’s in this drill. Thanks
This gathering is specifically for the shooting of revolvers. The host of the gathering invites the attendees as he deems fits, and determines the nature of the gathering. Generally speaking there is an annual gathering centered around when the 1911 was adopted into service, which is always a great one. Others are general social type shoots. The revolver shoot is often steeped in Elmer Keith tradition due to the fact that it is held in central Idaho and who attends. To answer your question, most handgun shooters shoot semi autos more and obviously would turn in better times with a semi auto, with the exception of someone like Jerry Miculek. While there are some noteworthy shooters who attend, including grandmaster ranked shooters, a mix of current and retired professional gun carriers from organizations that do a considerable amount of firearms training, as well as a mix of pretty "regular" guys, none of us are Mr. Miculek. The point of the exercise is to test the shooters ability with their big bore revolver, shooting loads that would be appropriate to carry in bear country. Thanks ..
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2019
Posts: 306
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Aug 2019
Posts: 306 |
Craig is right. Knowing your gun and having it on you is probably the most important thing in any case. I recently read a horror story on another forum where a gentleman and his friend found themselves being attacked by a grizzly bear after killing a moose. I can't retell it quite right, so I'll just leave the link to the post here: https://thegreatwhitehunter.wordpress.com/the-longest-minute-terrifying-bear-attack/Anyways these days I feel the whole "bear gun" debate is pretty played out. I think that probably every cartridge above a stout 10mm will do a more or less decent job on a bear provided proper shot placement. I've never understood guns like the big X-Frame S&Ws being marketed as "bear defense" guns. I'm thinking this was mostly a measure to make justifying a purchase of one to your wife seem a little bit more reasonable, as is the case with a lot of niche guns these days. It's hard to tell whether a bear that kept going after 6 rounds of .44 Magnum would have stopped after 10 rounds of 10mm and vice versa. Even worse when it turns into an emotional debate of "my gun better than your gun". To me this video always seemed like it kinda missed the point. You have all these guys trying for the gun to go bang 5 times with less of an emphasis on actually hitting the target. Especially the last two were pretty bad offenders with Mr Draper doing the best out of all of them. You might also want to take this post with a grain of salt as the only "bear" I've encountered in the wild was a raccoon (which we call wash-bear here) I did kill a boar with my .454 Casull at ~15ft last year, though, but that's another story.
They don't make 'em like they used to
Don't tread on me
Nothing runs like a Deere
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 21,997 Likes: 3
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jun 2007
Posts: 21,997 Likes: 3 |
Depends.
Bob Munden wasnt always the most likeable guy, but sans any real heavy recoil, history is full of guys that made SA guns operate faster than more mechanical arms, with accuracy.
Practice seems to me is what drives success, above all else.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 287
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: Sep 2014
Posts: 287 |
Ok,,,,, I'll add my 2-cents worth,,,,,, my Granddad bought me a SA Ruger .22 BearCat in 1963, I was 13, he "Filed" the front sight off, and showed me how to aim and fire, just as you would "Point" your finger at something, or someone,,,,,, and thats how I learned to shoot a Hand-Gun,,,,,, Fast forward to the future, I've had multiple flavors of Hand-Guns over the yrs, and what it came down to,,,, for me anyway, was that I didn't leave it at the house, or in the Truck or in Camp,,,,, it needs to be part of you, and on your "Person" without even thinking about it,,,,, so, whether it's a SA or a DA,,,, it's what your comfortable/familiar with, and able to make that 1st shot count,,,,, so since about 2002, I've been packin a S&W 329PD .44Mag, albeit a Highly Modified Version,,,,,,, and that my Friends, is my Story, and I'm sticking to it...... Lj
Last edited by AK375DGR; 12/10/20. Reason: gramer...
-[USMC 1st Mar/Div 7th Engineers, VietNam 69-71, Semper-Fi]-
|
|
|
|
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 3,447
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Mar 2018
Posts: 3,447 |
School of the hit what you aim at with whatever you're carrying.
Don't ask me about my military service or heroic acts...most of it is untrue.
Pronoun: Yes, SIR !
|
|
|
|
268 members (1lessdog, 204guy, 10gaugemag, 1beaver_shooter, 117LBS, 219 Wasp, 34 invisible),
2,464
guests, and
1,090
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,194,446
Posts18,528,764
Members74,033
|
Most Online11,491 Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|