John Wayne 1-handed lever operation.
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Rammer Jammer said:
In spite of the speculation of the safety nazis, the above is Perfectly safe as the round is not chambered with the action closed when in a position to harm ones self.
wickit said:
It's practical if you have only one free hand.
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Well, we have the bolt guys on this one, aint no way to do that with a bolt gun. 
It would be fun to watch Super try to one hand a pump gun though
As to it being safe, I think you are fine right up until you drop the gun, and that's real easy to do if you are trying to do the full circle flip. The firearm will land, loaded and cocked, on it's sights butt away from you barrel pointed at your feet.
A lesson I learned with an empty rifle thankfully.
It would be fun to watch Super try to one hand a pump gun though
As to it being safe, I think you are fine right up until you drop the gun, and that's real easy to do if you are trying to do the full circle flip. The firearm will land, loaded and cocked, on it's sights
butt away from you barrel pointed at your feet.A lesson I learned with an empty rifle thankfully.
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This Chuck Connors rig is naughty:
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Actually, John Wayne did this in his movies as far back as Stagecoach, which was filmed in the 30s, if memory serves, and I vaguely recall reading an article where he stated that he "borrowed" the move from Harry Carry Senior (stuntman extraordinaire/actor) in the 20s. The most famous scene was, I agree, from the True Grit shootout scene between him and the Lucky Ned Pepper (Robert Duvall) gang. One of the best cinematic showdowns ever filmed. - dan
Actually, I have when i was young (hey, you're young, you'll try anything, right?)
. It hurt my hand, but it was possible. Not the full circle flip though, just the forward down and back up version. - dan
. It hurt my hand, but it was possible. Not the full circle flip though, just the forward down and back up version. - dan
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- The Conservative part of Ontario
I was waiting for pics of your broken digits from trying it.MadDog said:Are you crazy?
Most of my 99's haven't even seen the light of day let alone get their lever racked.
I'm not saying it's impossible, just that it would likely hurt a bunch.
Correct me If I am wrong but wasn't that piece of crap Connors used rigged to fire when you closed the lever as he fired them all from the hip.Almost a big a waste of a 92 as the cut down on "wanted dead or alive" .In the big scene in "True Grit" didn't He take the reins in his teeth and work a gun in each hand.
Rich
Rich
Yup, 92 in the right, SAA in the left, reins in his teeth, and spurs to Beau. What else can you do when someone insults you like that? ("I call that bold talk for a one eyed fat man!") - dan
