I fanned my .45 LC and....

I've been doing the you tube thing and now realize it's not a good practice . Oh well at least I tryed it . My Uberti "El patron was only $650 but still to much to just damage on purpose. Anybody who buys these type of guns have got to try this, at least once ..... Just saying:)
 
Brianma65 said:
I've been doing the you tube thing and now realize it's not a good practice . Oh well at least I tryed it . My Uberti "El patron was only $650 but still to much to just damage on purpose. Anybody who buys these type of guns have got to try this, at least once ..... Just saying:)
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It wasnt a Colt SAA, dont feel too bad ;)

Steve
 
IRUNGUNS said:
It wasnt a Colt SAA, dont feel too bad ;)

Steve
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Ya, if was a colt , I'm sure I would have put a little more thought into it, but I think the outcome would be the same.:) now if it was antique ... In any event , no damage was done, the uberti still runs smooth as silk.
 
I've never fanned any of mine, and i don't have the urge to. It just seems too abusive, on par with flicking the cylinder open/closed on a double action, which I've only done when I was 14 and ig'nernt. (Not judging you, just giving my own perspective).

I didn't know about fast DA and peening, though. My 629 has some peening of the stops, and even had a touch of it from new. If it progresses any more I suppose I should look into a warranty claim. I don't even shoot it DA.
 
No prob.. To each their own.. From the history of this gun , it's something I had to try. History as we know it anyway. I grew up watching westerns and that's the only history I know of these guns and yes I know it's Hollywood . If not for the westerns , these guns wouldn't be so popular right? So for me , buying a .45lc, holster and even fanning the gun , is a part of the whole experience. If you like shooting this gun ( it's my favorite) wait until you fan a chamber, for me , it's even better. And a completely different experience, one you'll never know unless you try it for yourself. Anyway , happy shooting, hunting, or whatever floats your boat..:)
 
Fanning a SA is akin to flipping the cylinder of a DA open and closed with a flick of the wrist, neither will result in prolonged gun life. The exception might be the technique used by Bob Munden, where his fingers slip the hammer rather than the force of the palm of the hand. If the point of the exercise is to unload the handgun in the least amount of time, practice your bump fire technique with a semi-auto.
 
Boomer said:
Fanning a SA is akin to flipping the cylinder of a DA open and closed with a flick of the wrist, neither will result in prolonged gun life. The exception might be the technique used by Bob Munden, where his fingers slip the hammer rather than the force of the palm of the hand. If the point of the exercise is to unload the handgun in the least amount of time, practice your bump fire technique with a semi-auto.
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Had nothing to do with how fast it could be unloaded. Just the way of doing it. You be surprised how accurate this method is .
 
Otherwise, how do you like the Patron? I understand it's Uberti's equivalent of a Performance Center gun. I don't have an Uberti 1873, but I have a few of their other types.

And, yes, if you don't have at least one single action that is in 45 Colt (or 44WCF), you're doing it wrong ;)
 
Brianma65 said:
Had nothing to do with how fast it could be unloaded. Just the way of doing it. You be surprised how accurate this method is .
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Instinctive shooting can be as accurate as a person's eye sight if well trained...... maybe you were a gunfighther in another life if you are deadly accurate with your first couple cylinders..... :)

That would explain your "fanning" urges.
 
Mark it's my first and only .45 . The gun is real smooth, the trigger so light and crisp,almost a hair trigger. It aims perfectly. It was my first handgun ever , a few months ago , and I had no problem hitting what I aimed at ( after a bit of advice from a few members on here) :) ... Can down maybe I was , if not I'll be ready in my next one:).. And yes I found , it's easy to hit a torso sized object from 25 yards . Maybe it's because there's less movement in the gun from not having to squeeze the trigger every shot. Just draw, point and fan the hammer .. Lol
 
Nice. My two are a colt open top conversion and a Remington new army conversion. Both have very nice triggers. The Remington is quite accurate but the colt shoots high and to the side a bit.

Both are fun, and I bought them because I loved the look but didn't want to shoot cap n ball
 
With practice and using a single action revolver in 45 ACP and a loading gate, I hear one way to speed up reloads is using the one hand to unload the fired cartridges with the one hand and a finger ejecting the empties while the using other hand to hold a 1911 magazine in the other to 'reload' the cylinder using your thumb to flick live rounds into the recently emptied chamber right from the top of the magazine. This could be the swiftest reloading method for a single action with a loading gate, maybe.......
 
Brutus said:
With practice and using a single action revolver in 45 ACP and a loading gate, I hear one way to speed up reloads is using the one hand to unload the fired cartridges with the one hand and a finger ejecting the empties while the using other hand to hold a 1911 magazine in the other to 'reload' the cylinder using your thumb to flick live rounds into the recently emptied chamber right from the top of the magazine. This could be the swiftest reloading method for a single action with a loading gate, maybe.......
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that sounds very complicated ... Surly you jest ? :)
 
Personally, I'm not a fan of fanning. :p

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I can't say I've ever had the urge either. I've shot from the hip but not from a fanned or finger slipped gun.

If done with less than a panic speed and without jamming the parts of the gun I don't see any long term harm from OCCASIONAL fanning. But that's a lot of "if's".
 
I think Skeeter Skelton said it best when he wrote something to the effect of that fanning was best left to Hollywood cowboys who had a propman standing by with spare guns.
 
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