Anyone CCW an SA Revolver?

[gvf]

Anyone CCW their SA? I had a Ruger 5 1/2 45 LC. I loved it but had to sell because I don't reload and the ammo was getting crazy costly. But it was so accurate I did CCW few times. But BIG gun and besides, I hadn't the skill to really use those for Self-Defense at that point. But there's smaller ones out there, the Sheriffs e.g..


(My Ruger was so accurate that the first time I shot it - only out be about 20' - I shot 4 in a row: first a bullseye and the rest ...... I couldn't find! and a big target.
I was bewildered on how I or the gun could be so off. Sure enough, when I ran the target back in and took a look - all 4 had gone thru the same hole!)

Anyway, So just wondering if we had any SA Revolver CCW out there.

 

[goodtime]

Do a search and you'll find a few threads with many posts on this very subject.

 

[gvf]

Do a search and you'll find a few threads with many posts on this very subject.

OK thanks!

 

[Lawdawg45]

I frequently carry a Ruger OMV Sheriff's model, did last night as a matter of fact!

LD45

 

[Rexster]

See the post about carrying the New Vaquero. I don't know how to copy and paste with this iPad, so I bumped the other thread to the top by posting a reply to it.

 

[gvf]

See the post about carrying the New Vaquero. I don't know how to copy and paste with this iPad, so I bumped the other thread to the top by posting a reply to it.

Thanks I saw it. Interesting.

 

[Rexster]

Look at the very bottom of this page for similar thread titles, as computer-generated by THR. It is easy to miss this feature if you don't scroll all the way down.

 

[gvf]

Look at the very bottom of this page for similar thread titles, as computer-generated by THR. It is easy to miss this feature if you don't scroll all the way down.

Ok, good. Never saw that before. Big help!

Thanks

 

[mmitch]

Infrequently, but, yes...



Mike

 

[336A]

If one is proficient and comfortable with it I don't see why not. Check out this thread on the very same subject here http://castboolits.gunloads.com/showthread.php?t=98619

Read post #167 on page 9. So much for only being armed with anitquited single action and only having 6 rounds on board and being confronted by multiple threats It goes to show that it is all about the person and not the tool. Here is another interesting tidbit of history that goes along the same lines Captain Jonathan Davis http://www.infobarrel.com/Unknown_Gunfighters,_Captain_Jonathan_R_Davis

 

[Lawdawg45]

mmitch, great minds think alike! View attachment 146221

 

[PRM]

Yep... Colt SAA 5.5 inch in 45 LC/45 ACP

Then there is my custom built Colt Bisley 5.5 inch in 44 Special shown in pic with my S&W Perfected Model 38S&W 1914 vintage.

 

[mmitch]

Lawdawg,

You're a GENIUS!

Mike

 

[mongo356]

Mernickle holsters makes a CCW holster for them.http://www.mernickleholsters.com/ps/bwcc_saa.html

Seems like it would be very nice to have a SA gun for self defense but, in the back of my mind I have reservations about it.....guess it largely depends where one would carry a SA for CCW.

By the way mmitch & lawdog45 those are some beautiful irons....(wiping the drool off now)

 

[Lawdawg45]

gvf,

I'll share some info that I posted on a couple of other threads (my apologies to the other forum members for the repetition).

Some custom holsters are available at a hefty price, but you'll find that any holster made for the S&W 44 mag will be a perfect fit, the one in my above photo is a Don Hume J.I.T. slide which cost $23! As far as reloads for concealed carry, loading strips are available for about $5, and I often use an old LE dump pouch which I also bought used for $5. As far as training and additional information, Sheriff Jim Wilson has an upcoming article in Shooting Times magazine that will deal with this subject, and the Gunsite Academy has a SA combat course.

LD45

 

[indiandave]

I sometimes carry a Uberti .357 as my ccw gun. I do this mostly when going hiking with my dogs. It gets carried in a Mernickle holster.

 

[Trad Archer]

Colt SAA 4 3/4" 45 Colt.

I figure chances are I'll only need one shot.

 

[gvf]

I bet a BG's jaw would drop if he saw a .357 SA or 45 Colt SA pointed at him.

 

[Dnaltrop]

Durn tootin' I do when the weather allows for heavier coats!

1873 Schofield replica in .45 colt. 5 inch barrel. (Taylor's model #0855 http://www.taylorsfirearmsstore.com/product50.html ), Loaded with 5 Winchester 225 grain Silvertips ( gotta leave the one under the hammer empty!) .45 Colt shooting practically mandates either a vast personal fortune, or a reloading bench.

I need to finangle a home-made Cavalry style holster out of one of my old Engineer boots. , my clamshell is cool, but I need something that rides higher. Maybe I'll try making a cross-draw IWB for it... I DO have 2 old boots to chop up. Where is that goldurn waxed cord...

Gotta love the .45... from the wrong end it looks like it could swallow your head.

 

[savit260]

Yup, a 4 5/8" Blackhawk in 45 Colt with a custom half cock SBH hammer carried in a Simply Rugged holster.

 

[Dirty Bob]

You are the only one who can answer whether a SA revolver works for CCW. If you are fast and accurate, if you can "run the gun" and still be safe with it, then I'd say the answer is yes. To hone your skills, you could join a CAS group and learn to shoot a SA revolver under the stress of competition.

There are few situations that 5 or 6 rounds of .45 Colt, .44 Special (in a .44 Mag.), or .44-40 can't solve. I would suggest practicing the reload, and to consider the carry of a small, light backup like an Airweight Smith or a Ruger LCR as a backup to the SA.

I also suggest reloading. It's about the only way to be able to shoot the big bores in quantity without going broke. I buy my .45 Colt brass direct from Starline. The only .45 Colt factory ammo I've ever bought was for defense, but all my practice and plinking ammo is handloaded. The straight-cased big bores (not the .44-40) are very easy to reload, and an effective .44 Special or .45 Colt load is surprisingly mild to shoot. With proper bullets and loads, your SA could also serve as a hunting gun. The .44-40 isn't real hard to load, but you have to be gentle with the bottlenecked cases. Heck, in the Model 92 Winchester, the .44-40 has probably accounted for hundreds of thousands of deer.

In answer to whether anyone carries a SA revolver...I did when that was what I had, and I would carry one again if it was the best choice available, but now I carry either a DA revolver or a DAO auto. I feel safer with the DA trigger as insurance against an accidental discharge when I'm charged with adrenaline. I'm also faster with a DA revolver.

The one time I thought I was going to have to shoot another human being, I had a Taurus .38 Spl. DA-only revolver with a rather heavy trigger. I was waiting in ambush as two men attempted to kick in my front door, in a random home invasion attempt. I was aiming at the spot that they would pass through if they got the door open (they gave up before the door did). My fine motor control was completely gone, making it hard to dial 9-1-1 with the phone in my left hand. I felt confident with the DA, as it would fire only when I deliberately squeezed the trigger. With a SA, I would have waited to cock the hammer until I was pointed at the target and had made the decision to shoot.

Stay safe,
Dirty Bob

 

[sm]

SA.

I have and have no qualms about doing so again.

Side note: Once upon a time, I was "hellonwheels" with a Ruger Bearcat, both for fun and in some rim fire competitions.
Which is good, as I had an serious "incident" and doc/surgeon/pt said because of "recoil orders", I couldn't do center fire...

I never felt diminished.

Older now, but I did not do "bad", not bad at all ( pretty darn awesome) the last time I shot both rim fire and center fire SA guns, in both competition and in some "real life" shooting scenarios.

Just me, but knowing how to run the gun and shot placement is the key...no matter the make, model, platform or caliber of what one uses...

 

[battle rifle]

Nope.

So many better options.

A ball peen hammer would actually be a better system.

 

[gvf]

Yup, a 4 5/8" Blackhawk in 45 Colt with a custom half cock SBH hammer carried in a Simply Rugged holster.

LIKE that holster - how does the strap work, never saw that before? (And i like that gun a lot too!)

 

[gvf]

You are the only one who can answer whether a SA revolver works for CCW. If you are fast and accurate, if you can "run the gun" and still be safe with it, then I'd say the answer is yes. To hone your skills, you could join a CAS group and learn to shoot a SA revolver under the stress of competition.

There are few situations that 5 or 6 rounds of .45 Colt, .44 Special (in a .44 Mag.), or .44-40 can't solve. I would suggest practicing the reload, and to consider the carry of a small, light backup like an Airweight Smith or a Ruger LCR as a backup to the SA.

I also suggest reloading. It's about the only way to be able to shoot the big bores in quantity without going broke. I buy my .45 Colt brass direct from Starline. The only .45 Colt factory ammo I've ever bought was for defense, but all my practice and plinking ammo is handloaded. The straight-cased big bores (not the .44-40) are very easy to reload, and an effective .44 Special or .45 Colt load is surprisingly mild to shoot. With proper bullets and loads, your SA could also serve as a hunting gun. The .44-40 isn't real hard to load, but you have to be gentle with the bottlenecked cases. Heck, in the Model 92 Winchester, the .44-40 has probably accounted for hundreds of thousands of deer.

In answer to whether anyone carries a SA revolver...I did when that was what I had, and I would carry one again if it was the best choice available, but now I carry either a DA revolver or a DAO auto. I feel safer with the DA trigger as insurance against an accidental discharge when I'm charged with adrenaline. I'm also faster with a DA revolver.

The one time I thought I was going to have to shoot another human being, I had a Taurus .38 Spl. DA-only revolver with a rather heavy trigger. I was waiting in ambush as two men attempted to kick in my front door, in a random home invasion attempt. I was aiming at the spot that they would pass through if they got the door open (they gave up before the door did). My fine motor control was completely gone, making it hard to dial 9-1-1 with the phone in my left hand. I felt confident with the DA, as it would fire only when I deliberately squeezed the trigger. With a SA, I would have waited to cock the hammer until I was pointed at the target and had made the decision to shoot.

Stay safe,
Dirty Bob

That effect - losing hand motor and nerve control - is one of the standard observations of those who have been involved in a shooting. (or likely true of any life & death emergency).

It's caused by the bodies response to death threat and an out-pouring of adrenaline. The superficial areas like hands lose blood supply as your system "pushes" it to the organs and deeper muscles, to prepare to survive injury - and/or for flight. (Nature didn't include knowledge of the hand motor skills needed for gun-use in her evolutionary development of human response threat.)

My theory of Carry is not to use the gun with the highest caliber you shoot best at the range. In a life/death emergency you won't be at the range. My theory is Carry the gun you think you could shoot best on the worst shooting day of your life - when physiological responses like the above occur (and there's more of them) - because that is well what it might be - your worst shooting day - when you most need to shoot well. Whatever gun and caliber you feel most would pass THIS test - the STREET TEST - Carry that.