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i read and hear people saying that their revolver is a "tack driver" and i am just wondering what consitutes it being a tack driver. what would be the distance -10yds-15yds-20yds-25yds? what would be the group size? would a 2 inch group at 25yds count as a "tack driver"? just curious on your opinion on what is a "tack driving hand gun"....:confused:
 
To me, a 2" group at 25 yards is an accurate gun, but not a tack driver. 1" or less at 25yds is where I'd apply that term.
 
Seems to me one man's tack driver may be another's scatter gun.

I have many 6" high quality revolvers, some of them I struggle with, others I "tack drive". If I rest the guns then the differences all but disappear; they are all pretty darn accurate. But for un-rested shooting, double action, I'm all over the map.

Then there are times where I'll take a particular gun to the range and it seems like I can't miss. Ask me the next day, that gun is a tack driver and I'm ready to turn pro :p. Next week, same gun, it's all I can do to hit the paper anywhere, now the gun sucks and I'm ready to take up bass fishing :(
 
I think the term Tack Driver can be varied quite a bit.

I have a Super 14 contender which will outshoot most hunting rifles at 100 yards off a rest. That would be a Tack Driver.

Back in 1974 when I first got into Law Enforcement I had a S&W Model 28 Highway Patrolman. Setting down off the knees I could roll pop cans at 50 yards most every shot. I considered it a Tack Driver. A buddy of mine bought it from me around 1975, and still owns it, and it is still one very accurate 357 revolver.

In 2012 my 610 No Dash 10mm is probably my most accurate open sight revolver. I have owned it for almost 20 years, and I have shot some fairly small groups with it. I have used the term tack driver to describe it.

I have a 480 Super RedHawk with a 30mm UltraDot optical sight. Off a rest at 50 yards I figure it will outshoot the 610 described above. Tagged out with it this deer season. 11 Point buck and a full size doe on my antlerless Only tag.

Above I have three completely different standards. The Contender will eat up a bullet hole at 100 yards. The Revolvers will stay on a pop can most of the time at 50 yards off a rest. Glass will normally outshoot open sights.

The term Tack Driver is in the eyes of the beholder. Kinda like ones preferences in women. I tend to like them well rounded much better than skinney. I like Black hair best followed by Red Heads. I do not like studs, tatoos, or rings anywhere except tasteful ear rings. I guess it is a good thing that we all do not prefer the exact same things, or Skinney Blonds would be in trouble.

Bob
 
I think the term came from the days of exhibition shooting. Check out this wiki page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_McGivern

Mr. McGivern was capable of many amazing shooting feats, most of them well documented in his book.[1] To name just a few:

He could break six simultaneously hand thrown clay pigeons (standard trap targets) in the air before they hit the ground.
He could hit a tin can hand thrown 20 ft. in the air six times before it hit the ground.
He could drive a tack or nail into wood by shooting it.
He could shoot the spots out of playing cards, or even split a playing card edge on.
He could shoot a dime on the fly.
He could shoot a revolver like a machine gun.
He is known as the king of Pistols.
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