Shooting double action

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I have almost always shot my revolvers in single action. But I have seen guys on Youtube shooting double action with what appears to be excellent accuracy.

Recently I have tried shooting double action. It teaches you to have a smooth trigger stroke. I am pulling in one motion - not stacking up until just before the release.

Today is shot some 38 revolvers (2", 3" and 4") at 10 yards.

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Then we went to the steel plate range and at 15 yards I could hit the 10" gongs 4 out of 5 or 5 out of 5. I am surprised that I can get usable accuracy with double action.
 
PPC was dominated by double-action revolvers, single action was only allowed at the 50 yard line B27 target. Many/most 50 yard line competitors still fired double-action.
PPC is a high accuracy game all the way out to 50 yards, with the supremely talented competitors posting outstanding scores & qualifying for the title of HIGH MASTER.
At ten (10) yards, using both hands, double~action, revolver shooters should be able to blow out the X ring.
 
hatman1793 said:
PPC was dominated by double-action revolvers, single action was only allowed at the 50 yard line B27 target. Many/most 50 yard line competitors still fired double-action.
PPC is a high accuracy game all the way out to 50 yards, with the supremely talented competitors posting outstanding scores & qualifying for the title of HIGH MASTER.
At ten (10) yards, using both hands, double~action, revolver shooters should be able to blow out the X ring.
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60 years ago I may have been able to do that, if I had worked at it. Tried double action a bit late, I guess. I am surprised that I could keep them all on the paper. Now I will try shrinking the group.
 
hatman1793 said:
PPC was dominated by double-action revolvers, single action was only allowed at the 50 yard line B27 target. Many/most 50 yard line competitors still fired double-action.
PPC is a high accuracy game all the way out to 50 yards, with the supremely talented competitors posting outstanding scores & qualifying for the title of HIGH MASTER.
At ten (10) yards, using both hands, double~action, revolver shooters should be able to blow out the X ring.
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Check out Canadian boy Roly Miles. #1 in the world ranking PPC. Kills most xrings......at 50 yds.
 
I usually shot double action unless I am shooting longer ranges
I had a new to me model 14 and a fellow shot it double action,
spread was about 1” but the grips where wrong, big old target with rest
I did nowhere as good
I am happy with 2-3” da at 25
 
marshall said:
I usually shot double action unless I am shooting longer ranges
I had a new to me model 14 and a fellow shot it double action,
spread was about 1” but the grips where wrong, big old target with rest
I did nowhere as good
I am happy with 2-3” da at 25
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I would be ecstatic with 3" at 25 yrds. I can't do that anymore with single action.
 
I use to compete in IPSC with a revolver. I had the hammer spur removed off of my revolver as shooting single action will only slow you down. The method I used to shoot fast and accurately was I treated the trigger as you might a squirt pistol just squeeze it as fast as you can and get your sight alignment while you are cycling that trigger.
 
I shoot PPC with semi auto 1911, CZ clone and a GP100 in double action. Accuracy for me is comparable between the semis and the double action; and with the double action, I don't have to chase brass.
 
Once you get over learning how to smoothly pull the trigger without pulling the shot you likely won't use SA much. I rarely use it, mostly just when I'm lobbing rounds at stuff very far away.
 
I learned double action shooting in the 80s in PPC style shooting....I also bought a rossi 511 .22 revolver (couldnt afford a S&W .22 at the time) and put larger grips on it....that little gun taught ME how to shoot double action....cylinder after cylinder of .22 down range...
 
wannabe said:
I learned double action shooting in the 80s in PPC style shooting....I also bought a rossi 511 .22 revolver (couldnt afford a S&W .22 at the time) and put larger grips on it....that little gun taught ME how to shoot double action....cylinder after cylinder of .22 down range...
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Good idea! I have lots of 22 double action revolvers I can practice with.
 
I have a lot of revolvers. There are different "feels" to the DA pull.

Some seem to fire as soon as the hammer starts to move.

Others seem to have a long pull I can feel.

If i want to be a good DA shot, which type of DA pull is best?
 
Watching for a steady sight picture as you pull through the trigger can be good practice. At one point I had a red dot on a revolver and could watch for whether that jiggled all over a 25 metre target or not as I worked on a smoother trigger pull.

Participating in PPC competition with knowledgeable folk on the line is a very good way of getting better at DA revolver.
 
JBD said:
I use to compete in IPSC with a revolver. I had the hammer spur removed off of my revolver as shooting single action will only slow you down. The method I used to shoot fast and accurately was I treated the trigger as you might a squirt pistol just squeeze it as fast as you can and get your sight alignment while you are cycling that trigger.
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This is useful.. Thank you.
 
Another thing to take notice of is only squeeze the trigger finger while maintaining a steady grip with the remaining fingers. People have a tendency to squeeze with the whole hand and this can throw off your shots.

Auggie D.
 
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