Calling others on this forum "stupid" is not a good way to win friends and influence people.
Dave
Single Action Revolver Handling
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Calling others on this forum "stupid" is not a good way to win friends and influence people.
Dave
Reloadron
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While I can appreciate single action only I treat all revolvers and for that matter all guns the same. I keep my finger outside the trigger guard till I am ready to shoot. I just see it as a good practice and part of developing good shooting habits.
"Always keep your finger straight and off the trigger until you are ready to shoot. Always keep the gun unloaded until you are ready to use it. Never point the gun at anything you don't intend to destroy. Be sure of your target and what is beyond it".
The very first rule and pertains to all guns the way I see it. However, your choice and your gun.
Ron
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What Bob, Craig and others have said just doesn’t seem to need any explanation to me. I am not sure how you could even be competitive in a competition if you wait until the gun is on target before your finger is in the trigger guard. I have know idea what I am talking about in reference to a CAS event as I have never participated in one. With that said, with 21 years in the military and over 23 years in LE I have plenty of experience to definitively say that your finger is entering the trigger guard as you are clearing the holster and is ready to engage the trigger as soon as you are on target. You do not wait until the weapon is on target and then place your finger into the guard to engage the trigger.
Now if your just strolling around with your finger in the trigger guard….that is just not a good habit to get into from a self preservation standpoint…
Now if your just strolling around with your finger in the trigger guard….that is just not a good habit to get into from a self preservation standpoint…
Reloadron
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I believe for the most part when a law enforcement officer draws their gun they are ready to shoot, the same id true for completion shooting. I also believe a little common sense should handle the decision making process. A home defense gun is pretty much useless if unloaded. Gun safety in general requires the application of a little common sense. I would like to believe lawful gun owners and those required to carry a gun exercise common sense.
Ron
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There are reasons why a “straight finger” can be unsafe, as well as tactically disadvantageous. (The tactical part occurs during a contact-distance fight.) Is anyone really still teaching the use of a “straight” finger?
Edited to add: The above can be seen as a rhetorical question, rather than a launching pad for thread drift. I have been indexing my trigger finger, in a curved/bent position, well up on the frame, with most firearms, for about two decades, or longer. If the ergonomics do not allow me to index my finger, up on the frame, I try to touch the trigger guard, or another location, on the weapon. In the case of an SAA-pattern revolver, I index the tip of my curved finger on the side of the front portion of trigger guard, where it joins the grip frame. (My index fingers are medium-length.)
As I indicated, earlier, however, I have no quarrel with those who index the backs of their trigger fingers, on the interior portion or the front of SAA trigger guards. Notably, once the shooting starts, if I am cocking and firing with only the one hand, I do brace the back of my trigger finger against the inside front of the trigger guard, to gain the leverage to assist the cocking motion.
Edited to add: The above can be seen as a rhetorical question, rather than a launching pad for thread drift. I have been indexing my trigger finger, in a curved/bent position, well up on the frame, with most firearms, for about two decades, or longer. If the ergonomics do not allow me to index my finger, up on the frame, I try to touch the trigger guard, or another location, on the weapon. In the case of an SAA-pattern revolver, I index the tip of my curved finger on the side of the front portion of trigger guard, where it joins the grip frame. (My index fingers are medium-length.)
As I indicated, earlier, however, I have no quarrel with those who index the backs of their trigger fingers, on the interior portion or the front of SAA trigger guards. Notably, once the shooting starts, if I am cocking and firing with only the one hand, I do brace the back of my trigger finger against the inside front of the trigger guard, to gain the leverage to assist the cocking motion.
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James K2020
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I've watched videos of the Fast Draw guys who actually cock the hammer while in the holster. They use special designed holsters that allow the cylinder to rotate freely before clearing. The difference is they shoot wax projectiles at balloons or candy glass from a powderless casing with only a primer.
CraigC
Sixgun Nut
They also use a steel deflector so they don't get "Glock leg" if it goes off in the holster.
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