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A well tuned single action with practice can be shot faster than a automatic pistol. And I'm not referring to "fanning" the action. I've seen it done a number of times and with incredible accuracy.

Only problem is safely decocking it.

A well tuned single action with practice can be shot faster than a automatic pistol. And I'm not referring to "fanning" the action. I've seen it done a number of times and with incredible accuracy.

Many Cowboy action shooters can and do shoot faster than semi-auto shooters and accurately. But, they practice a lot. We had a CAS vs LE match a couple years ago and the CAS shooters took the honors over the LE. And LE was using their duty handguns, rifles and shotguns. But then as I said before, it comes down to practice, LOTS of practice plus shooting CAS scenarios designed for the cowboy guns, not IDPA.

I can accurately outshoot myself with a SAA vs. 1911.......... BUT, big BUT, once the SAA is dry I NEED a second LOADED SAA to finish the same sting as a 1911.

I would not choose a SAA over a 1911 as regular SD carry but would not feel unarmed if it was all I had.

And if you want to see fast and accurate with a SAA google Bob Munden videos, he is a wonder, also one in a million.

This makes perfect sense about this match. Being that most LE officer's are not hobbyist shooters and do not shoot anywhere near as much as a CAS shooter does.

I'll tell you how it's done and any body can do it if they want to spend the time and money practicing.

You put the SA in your shooting hand, with the off hand over the shooting hand in a two hand hold. As the SA recoils, with the off hand thumb, you pull back the hammer. As the SA returns to battery and you acquire the target you shoot. Repeat sequence as fast as you can. This is very dangerous and should be practiced with an empty SA until one acquires the skill.

How fast one can shoot is only a part of a self defense situation another part is how well do you hot and how fast can you reload and the reload is where the single action lags W...A....Y.... behind

Please note the hand position in these pictures of me shooting in a CAS match.

Why is that a problem, did it all the time in CAS and out & about on the daughters place.

Hi Cheyenne,

I live in an extremely safe community where violent crime is nonexistent. In fact, I have never felt threatened in the community in which I live. The last murder of which I�m aware that happened here was over 25 years ago. Therefore, I never carry a gun while I�m in my community.

A Model 60 IS NOT a tactical handgun. I won�t delve too deeply into tactical responses, but suffice it to write that were I in an area in which I might encounter gangbangers, I know they never caper alone. That means I would expect at least two bad guys. So I always try avoiding going into gangbangers� turf.

Cheyenne, please allow my recommending your visiting a library and perusing research on victimology. Avoiding becoming a victim is not difficult if one uses her/his head. But then again, I have an enviable advantage of knowledge gained in a career in which I had to interact with serious violent offenders. Tattoos to you might be insignificant. Tattoos to me might well mean that it�s time for me to leave. And there are other indicators that warn me it�s time for me to leave.

Here�s a good link for you: http://faculty.ncwc.edu/mstevens/300/300lecturenote01.htm

A Model 60 is a neck and above handgun, which means very close distance. If you�re not successful in immediately incapacitating the CNS, expect return fire. Keeping in mind that dying is not a desirable outcome, I never want to be that close to anyone who wants to kill me. And if I have distance between bad guys and me, my first response would be to run away; hence Raisuli�s Primary Rule of Gunfighting: don�t get in one.

Now, should I find myself unable to avoid having to go into LA or other areas where threats are reality, I would take either my 1911A1 with LE ammo or my Sig P-229 with 13 rounds of LE ammo. But Raisuli�s Primary Rule of Gunfighting would still be controlling. In other words, I would avoid becoming a victim. I have not lost situational awareness.

Finally, it is very unrealistic, especially considering tactical responses, to think a good guy is going to encounter a bad guy who�ll allow himself to be a stationary target. And it is not conducive to longevity for good guys to allow themselves to become stationary targets. A wise tactical response, assuming Raisuli�s Primary Rule of Gunfighting is not an option, is to shoot while backing away and shoot while running to a barrier or out of the area. I know damned well that if I die I�ll lose regardless of what happens to the bad guy. I will avoid to the best of my ability trading my life for a bad guy�s life. That is a sucker�s trade.

BTW, with a lot of practice a committed survivor can become very proficient at tactical retreats; that is, shooting while backing away.

Cheyenne, if you�re good with a Model 60, I�m good. You gotta do what�s right for you.


Take care,

Raisuli