loneviking
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I'd vote for a DA revolver for two reasons:
First, the shape of the SA butts are, to me, painful to shoot. My first pistol was a .357 Blackhawk and that was the most painful gun I've ever had the misfortune to fire. I put about 100 rounds through it and sold it. The curve of the Blackhawks grip hits the web of my hand at the wrong spot and a lot of the recoil goes into the hand. On a DA revolver you can change the shape; type of grip (smooth,sticky or hard); and size. You can have grips for shooting light loads or heavy loads. I don't recall seeing grips for SA's that can do that.
Second, is the DA capability for fast reloads using moon clips or speedloaders. Usually, with an animal, it's all over in 6 rounds or less. Once in a while though, you might miss and cripple the animal. Then, you've got a pissed off animal that has slowed down but not stopped and you need to reload. Fine motor control disappears during stress shooting, and you're going to have a tough time shucking shells one at a time in through a SA loading gate.
I had to shoot a wild dog one time that was a pit bull cross weighing around 60 lbs. I'd been out target shooting and had kept back 6 rounds in a Colt 38 special. This dog surprised me, charging out of some dense brush from about 25 yards away. I put five rounds, SA, into the dog with the last round breaking his shoulder. He stumbled just before he reached me, allowing me to jump out of the way. As he went past, I tried to put the last round into his eye but wound up putting the round just behind his ear and he went down. He didn't get up again, but he did breath on for a few minutes and made me regret not having any more ammo on me. If I had more ammo, and he had gotten up, I would have needed a quick reload which a DA gives you.
And yes, having shot a handful of animals intent on doing me harm, I highly recommend SA and accurate placement of shots!
First, the shape of the SA butts are, to me, painful to shoot. My first pistol was a .357 Blackhawk and that was the most painful gun I've ever had the misfortune to fire. I put about 100 rounds through it and sold it. The curve of the Blackhawks grip hits the web of my hand at the wrong spot and a lot of the recoil goes into the hand. On a DA revolver you can change the shape; type of grip (smooth,sticky or hard); and size. You can have grips for shooting light loads or heavy loads. I don't recall seeing grips for SA's that can do that.
Second, is the DA capability for fast reloads using moon clips or speedloaders. Usually, with an animal, it's all over in 6 rounds or less. Once in a while though, you might miss and cripple the animal. Then, you've got a pissed off animal that has slowed down but not stopped and you need to reload. Fine motor control disappears during stress shooting, and you're going to have a tough time shucking shells one at a time in through a SA loading gate.
I had to shoot a wild dog one time that was a pit bull cross weighing around 60 lbs. I'd been out target shooting and had kept back 6 rounds in a Colt 38 special. This dog surprised me, charging out of some dense brush from about 25 yards away. I put five rounds, SA, into the dog with the last round breaking his shoulder. He stumbled just before he reached me, allowing me to jump out of the way. As he went past, I tried to put the last round into his eye but wound up putting the round just behind his ear and he went down. He didn't get up again, but he did breath on for a few minutes and made me regret not having any more ammo on me. If I had more ammo, and he had gotten up, I would have needed a quick reload which a DA gives you.
And yes, having shot a handful of animals intent on doing me harm, I highly recommend SA and accurate placement of shots!
I can't see THAT one! I've shot .44 mag TC Contenders back to back with a Superblackhawk and I can tell ya, the Ruger was fun, the TC was not. I have a TC I hunt with and I've fired .45-70 out of a TC, ain't that I can't shoot it, but the web of the hand suffers. The Single action, properly held, rolls in the hand and absorbs the punishment. I have a .45 Colt barrel for my TC. Hot loads in it hurt, in the Ruger are fun! I loop my little finger under the grip frame and on recoil, I can roll the gun back down with the little finger as I cock the gun. It's fast and comfortable for me.
