Do you twirl your Single Actions?

[ApacheCoTodd]

Twirl, flip, spin.... Yup. I jess can'ts hep mysef.

Especially if I'm watching ..."Josie Wales", Lonesome Dove and the like with my Remmy.

I make no apologies, it's just the kid in me and I don't mind embracing the inner child from time to time.

 

[Old Fuff]

It's not about trying to emulate the TV or some attempt to live in "history". I just think that gun spinning is neat.

"Neat" is a matter of personal perspective, combined with good judgment (or lack of it). If (Big "IF") the gun(s) are unloaded the practice is probably safe, but I don't see that it serves any useful purpose and there is always a chance of a gun being dropped and damaged. But from my side of the discussion I will take note that it's your gun, not mine that's at risk.

 

[BemidjiDweller]

Nope, never have, and most likely never will. I do know a guy who twirls his glock from time to time. He unloads it first, and I am still waiting on the day when he forgets to.

 

[skeeziks]

I let an idiot handle one of my single actions once,

Some may ask...who's the bigger idiot?

The only people who I allow to handle my firearms are the few people that I trust and know that they will handle them with the same care as I do.
Had the above incident happened to me, I would be more furious with myself than with the nimrod that dropped my gun.

 

[HDCamel]

"Neat" is a matter of personal perspective, combined with good judgment (or lack of it). If (Big "IF") the gun(s) are unloaded the practice is probably safe, but I don't see that it serves any useful purpose and there is always a chance of a gun being dropped and damaged. But from my side of the discussion I will take note that it's your gun, not mine that's at risk.

Does it need to serve a useful purpose?
Does any hobby?

An empty gun (double-check followed by the ejector rod) is nothing more than an elaborate paperweight. It's only dangerous to your toes.

I understand the risk to the gun and I can live with it.

 

[skidder]

"Neat" is a matter of personal perspective, combined with good judgment (or lack of it). If (Big "IF") the gun(s) are unloaded the practice is probably safe, but I don't see that it serves any useful purpose and there is always a chance of a gun being dropped and damaged. But from my side of the discussion I will take note that it's your gun, not mine that's at risk.

You know I love ya Fuffster, but sometimes you just need to let your hair down and throw the instructions in the can.

 

[Crunchy Frog]

No. If someday I did feel the urge to twirl something I would get one of the little silver cups that Doc Holliday twirled in Tombstone to mock Johnny Ringo.

 

[Nushif]

I totally spun my Vaquero. Never dropped it either. As a matter of fact I've tried spinning my 1911, too. Didn't work so well it doesn't have the same "flipness" to it.

I unload my guns when I try things like that, but yes. I do try to spin my guns. I guess I haven't outgrow my childishness yet and shouldn't handle my guns, huh? 8)

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"I understand the risk to the gun and I can live with it."

Probably best sums it up, if we truly wanted to be safe around guns we wouldn't own them or allow them in our neighborhoods, or in our government buildings. Or in our schools.

 

[freedom475]

Twirl, flip, spin.... Yup. I jess can'ts hep mysef.

Especially if I'm watching ..."Josie Wales", Lonesome Dove and the like with my Remmy.

I make no apologies, it's just the kid in me and I don't mind embracing the inner child from time to time

That's funny, I keep an 1860 or a Remington 58 on the back of my couch for the exact same reason.

It seems that any time someone can't master some feet or task, they come up with a bunch of excuses why one shouldn't do it.. Is it really the safety Nazi convention?...or are you just to clumsy to twirl yours'?? ...

 

[Driftwood Johnson]

Howdy

I have spun a Vaquero once or twice, but only over the bed.

Would not dream of spinning one of my Colts.

 

[wheelyfun66]

I tried it................once.

Too heavy and ungainly for me.....

I'll stick to shooting downrange!

 

[Old Fuff]

You know I love ya Fuffster, but sometimes you just need to let your hair down and throw the instruction in the can.

Well it's nice to be loved --- I think...

But put it this way, I've fixed guns (or tried to) that other folks have dropped, but I've never had to do the same with one of my own.

If others get a lift while spinning their six-shooters that's they're business, and it's not mine to care.

Unless they come to me to get it fixed.

I had a hard bringing up. Too many guns and too little Hollywood.

 

[shafter]

WHAT!?!? No Little Joe Cartrights!!??

 

[Jaymo]

Only my Single Six .32 H&R 4.62", Pietta Rem NMA 5.5", and my Cimarron Uberti 1862 Police 4.5"
The EAA BBBH .45, Ruger NMBH .44 spl 5.5", ROA 7.5", Pietta 51 Navies (7.5"), and Pietta Remington NMA 8" are too heavy/ungainly for me to spin.

Oh, I used to spin my Ruger Speed Six .357, just to demonstrate how light the trigger was.
It would go, click, click, click, etc. It had a sweet trigger job, courtesy of a previous owner.
Almost a "thought trigger", but it NEVER misfired. I still don't understand it.

Always triple checked them, to be sure they weren't loaded. Except for the 62 Popo, as I haven't loaded or shot it yet. I only double check it.

I've only done it over a bed or carpet.
I would NEVER do it with someone else's gun. I would NEVER do it with a gun in a gun store.

Dry-firing carries the same risk of an AD as spinning. 100%, if it's loaded, 0% if it's unloaded.

I would NEVER do it in front of children. I also wouldn't dry-fire in front of children.
"I'm the only one professional enough to handle this-BANG!!!"

Forgot, I have done it with my H&R 949.

I've perfected the "Road Agent Spin".
In some ways, it's easier to draw, butt forward, and use the R/A spin.
It's amazing how fast you can do the R/A spin.

 

[CraigC]

...I don't see that it serves any useful purpose...

Everything we do must serve a useful purpose now??? I reckon I need to sell at least 99% of my guns. Please, it's a single action revolver. We don't love and dote on `em because they're simply tools.

Methinks some folks are a little too serious, or a little too serious about being serious, although I'm often accused of taking everything too seriously.

In some ways, it's easier to draw, butt forward, and use the R/A spin.
It's amazing how fast you can do the R/A spin.

Yep!

 

[Jaymo]

I thought the R/A spin was Hollywood BS, until I actually tried (and tried, until I got it right) it.
I was surprised.

As far as spinning goes, I'll never be as good as Michael Beihn was in Tombstone.

I thought about spinning my Howdah Pistol, but it would break my foot if I dropped it.

 

[rondog]

Only with cap guns. Real ones? NFW. I bet even the ones that Sammy Davis Jr., Jerry Lewis, and all the other Hollywierdos used to twirl were prop guns that were several pounds lighter than the real ones.

 

[Snag]

I don't. If I had a dozen of them then yeah maybe I would pick the cheapest piece of junk I had and practice just to see if I could get any good at it. As it is I'm not willing to chance dropping the one I do have.

I wish I had this guys skills. Go to about the 7:55 minute mark to skip the fast draw talk.

Fun with the Single Action Colt
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAvBB2lv8iw

 

[HDCamel]

Only with cap guns. Real ones? NFW. I bet even the ones that Sammy Davis Jr., Jerry Lewis, and all the other Hollywierdos used to twirl were prop guns that were several pounds lighter than the real ones.

That may be so, but it can be done with real, full-weight guns too.
For example, Joey Dillon uses Cimarron Model Ps.

 

[CajunBass]

I used to be pretty good at it with cap guns, but have never been able to do it with a real gun. They just don't balance right for me.

About the best I can do these days is let it hang from my finger by the trigger guard, and give it a half flip to bring the grip around into my hand. My wife asked me one day "How do you do that?" I had to the think about it before I could tell her.

I've been known to run with scissors too.

I'm just a wild and crazy guy.

 

[DAP90]

Never my guns but I have been known to spin a tin cup now and again.

 

[skeeziks]

Only with cap guns. Real ones? NFW. I bet even the ones that Sammy Davis Jr., Jerry Lewis, and all the other Hollywierdos used to twirl were prop guns that were several pounds lighter than the real ones.

You have no idea how wrong you are. Trust me...they are real.

 

[Jaymo]

I'm thinking that Tanaka Airsoft SAA would be perfect for spinning.

The Uberti 1862 Popo 4.5" is great for spinning, because it's so much lighter than a SAA.

I can't get the hang of spinning my 1863 Remington Pocket .31.

 

[DaisyCutter]

I've experimented with a twirl or two, privately, unloaded, over the bed in case it fell. Conclusion: My 7.5" Superblackhawk is tough on my finger when twirled.

 

[rondog]

I've got an Uberti Walker.....anybody wanna twirl that pig around on yer finger?

You have no idea how wrong you are. Trust me...they are real.

You're probably right. I just figured being Hollywood they'd be fakes. 'Course, back then, Colt SAA's were a dime a dozen. I can remember when they were in every pawn shop, and cheap. Same with Winchesters and most other oldies. Everybody wanted the newest whiz-bang modern guns.