SASS shooters would not be so impressive without their pop gun reloads and custom actions so delicate they might not even be safe to carry. These are race guns with short stoke actions. As far as shooting one handed versus two handed, the one-handed shooter is typically running a gun in each hand, so the rate of fire is the same, if cocking one while firing the other. They also use custom hammers to facilitate one handed cocking.
Howdy Again
Have you ever actually attended a SASS match? Your statement is so full of errors that I doubt you have. Perhaps you got all your incorrect information from watching You Tube videos. The problem with You Tube videos is they usually only show the very fastest shooters, they seldom show the average shooter.
"custom actions so delicate they might not even be safe to carry."
Incorrect. Although many SASS firearms have been slicked up to reduce internal friction, and have lighter than normal springs, none of them are unsafe to carry. Simply not true.
"As far as shooting one handed versus two handed, the one-handed shooter is typically running a gun in each hand, so the rate of fire is the same, if cocking one while firing the other."
Again, incorrect. Most one handed shooters are shooting their revolvers what we call Duelist style. That means the gun is held with one hand, and the hammer must be cocked by the thumb of the hand holding the gun. After emptying the first revolver, the shooter then shoots his second revolver, again, one handed. It is not physically possible to fire a single action revolver this way anywhere near as fast as when holding it with two hands and thumbing the hammer with the off hand thumb. Regarding the bit about a gun in each hand, there are two shooting styles that allow this. One is called Double Duelist. When shooting Double Duelist, the shooter must fire one handgun, one handed,
then he fires his second handgun, with the opposite hand, again one handed. Again, not physically possible to fire at the same rate as a shooter holding the gun with one hand and cocking the hammer with the offhand thumb. Lastly, there is what we call Gunfighter Style. This is the only time a shooter is allowed to have two handguns out at once. The Gunfighter shooter must alternate shots with one hand and then the other. Again, not physically possible to shoot this style as fast as a guy holding the gun with two hands. Just physically impossible. Although Gunfighter is becoming more popular, the regular Duelists still outnumber them quite a lot.
"They also use custom hammers to facilitate one handed cocking."
Yes, some shooters do have hammers that have been modified within the rules. But not all shooters have modified hammers on their sixguns.
"SASS shooters would not be so impressive without their pop gun reloads"
Come attend a match sometime and I will let you try my Colts with 250 grain bullets and a full charge of FFg Black Powder. I challenge you to call them pop gun loads.