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My dyslexia on full display, ... a '65 mustang...A '56 mustang?" Those things a pretty rare, aren't they?
My dyslexia on full display, ... a '65 mustang...A '56 mustang?" Those things a pretty rare, aren't they?
That's one of the things I liked about my '55 T-bird - I got the year right even if my dyslexia kicked in.My dyslexia on full display, ... a '65 mustang...
I got passed last week on my way to work by a beautiful '56 mustang running a Holly carburetor and that does not change the fact that the carburetors on highway passenger vehicles are obsolete and have been since the early 1990's.
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As for staging a double action trigger I have always heard that is a bad plan. I am not sure I actually stage a trigger but the rate at which I sweep the trigger changes dramatically between big close targets and distant small targets. You can practically slap that trigger on USPSA metric target at <7 yards and not even use the rear sight and still get alphas, a 6-inch plate at 30 yards you're pulling that trigger slow and smooth and focusing on good sight picture especially for the last bit of the trigger pull.
The first model year of the Mustang was 1965, although production began in 1964. Since we were a "Chevy family," I had to wait until Christmas 1966 until I could get my hands on a 1967 Camaro. That was my car until I traded up for a 1971 Monte Carlo......a beautiful '56 mustang....
The first model year of the Mustang was 1965, although production began in 1964.
Gee, it worked. Next time I'll find a way to make it smaller.
The orange dot covers an "oops", as in I wasn't ready to fire - my fault, not the gun.
All shots were single-action, and all but the "oops" were "surprise" shots as I gradually added pressure to the trigger, with no idea when the gun would go "boom". I just concentrated on the sights, ignored the target, and very slowly added pressure to the trigger. For the most part, I only loaded three or four rounds at a time, then put the gun down.
That's the way I was taught to shoot revolver and I shoot better this way in Double Action. I don't hesitate and I don't slow down or stop my trigger pull.
One steady, smooth motion.
I have found that double action for me is easier and more natural for me to shoot. But my best groups or let's say "six shot holes" were done with single action at 7-10yds. Once I get past 15yds I don't see my target so well any more and my groups open up. But 15-25 stay about the same as spread so I think it is my eyes, about 4-6" groups these days. At 63 I don't shoot as good as I used to but I keep trying.
Lots of talk about shooting at the range but I tree stand hunted for years with an old style ruger 44 with a 10.5 inch barrel topped with a leupold 2X LER. Out to 100 yds with 296 powder and Sierra 300 grain SP it was one of the most accurate and deadly hand guns I have EVER shot. Cock it and squeeze it off for every shot, didn’t have to stage it. Same trigger feel every time, but I had done my own trigger job on it. And the age old saying “surprised when it went off”. I’m to old to carry them out of the mountains now, but sorry I don’t have it anymore.I guess because it was before my time but here it is: http://masbukti.com/ford/ford-mustang/1956-ford-mustang
I can stage the trigger dry firing, but when ever I try it at the range, it is a bit disturbing when it goes off while staging, but anyways i only do that pointed downrange. In SD I would not try staging, nor cocking if it could at all be helped.
Fascinating, and with a 2X scope on top!
By "tree stand hunted", does this mean the gun was on some kind of rest? 100 yards - wow.
Is this the gun that you used?
I need to take my model 28 to a gunsmith. I have made a few trips to the range with my Model 17-5, and the gun sits perfectly still in my hands as I work the trigger. My 28 wobbles back and forth as the trigger is moving. The only good thing from struggling with the heavy Model 28 is that by comparison, the Model 17 is a feather weight, and I can now dry-fire and shoot it one handed.
Just like the man in the earlier video explained, except now I’m just too old to fight the wobble. Not too old to shoot, still fun and active.View attachment 1089545
I do all my revolver shooting double action only. I don't shoot Bullseye, I shoot Steel Challenge but as you can see this gun can shoot tight groups. This is double action with a red dot sight on it.
I shot USPSA with my revolvers for 40 years and was competitive against the autos when stages were designed 6 shot neutral. That was a long time ago. When they went to 8 I still did well because I practiced my reloads.
The trick is to have a smooth double action. It doesn't have to be light but it has to be smooth so that you can pull straight through without moving your sights.
nice to see your posts again after all this time. i'm not laughing, i just didn't see your mention of the model 14 in your previous posts. i didn't catch that until i reread this thread.Hi Murph, and please don't laugh too hard at me for this reply.
Murf, I separated that video into two parts, precision, and speed. For target shooting, for me, there is no need for speed, only precision. While most of those ideas Jerry mentions are for two-handed shooting, the basic concepts apply to all shooting, at least as I see it.learning to accurately shoot double action is not reliant on the weapon. learn the basics and you can shoot any double action with accuracy, imo. to learn how to shoot da, i suggest this guy:
also, if your grip is consistent, you should only be concentrating on the front sight (not the alignment) and follow-through for every shot.