Tamara wrote, in part, the following:
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Ironically, it was a Glock that led me back to reality. A series of G23's that I spent serious time practicing with forced me to concede that, with some practice, accurate hits could be made rapidly with something other than a short hair trigger. Then I bought a 625-4 because it looked cool. Hours upon hours of dry practice shooting badguys on TV with that gun taught me that a smooth, rapid pull on a DA trigger wouldn't throw your sights off target if you knew what you were doing.
I began to love DA triggers. I began to find that if you've mastered your trigger control on a DA trigger, then all your pistol shooting becomes easier. I started to really groove on the zen-like *cla-click-snap!* of the revolver's trigger and lockwork and cylinder all working in harmony. I stopped thumb-cocking my wheelguns.
I have a Model 13 again, this time a Performance Center gun, and I'd bet my life on it as readily as any handgun I own. I haven't thumbed the hammer back on any of my DA wheelguns in as long as I can remember, now. Matter of fact, the PC-13 doesn't even have a single-action notch on the hammer to mess up its' beautiful, silky trigger pull. I like
DA pulls so much that my G23C has been stood down as my bedside gun in favor of a Beretta 96D "slickslide". Why? Because it's like a 12-shot .40 cal revolver, that's why; of all DAO autos, the Beretta's is the trigger that feels most like a super-slick PPC wheelgun's.
For this reason I feel that while the revolver's simplicity and safety make it an ideal newbie's gun, the mastery of the DA trigger is the sign of a serious handgun shooter; no yanking or jerking, just a smooth and steady pull. It shows that you've put effort into mastering your weapon. The revolver; "a more elegant weapon from a more civilized time. Not so clumsy or random as a blaster..." ...and a worthy sidearm for a Jedi.
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It is not my desire to reopen the revolver v. auto debate from the other thread; rather, I want to recognize Tamara's beautiful description of the zen of double action revolver shooting.
As an old, overweight guy with a white beard, bad knees and excess adiposal tissue who is also a mid-level kung fu student, I can tell you that Tamara's learning of the mastery of the double action trigger is very similar to the learning of a martial arts form. I am presently learning a form using double daggers. In order to learn it, I must first learn the basic moves, memorize the movements, then practice it again and again and again until everything becomes second nature. Then, my instructor makes me learn it again, this time with attention to tiny details I missed the first time but which can now be easily corrected. Then I continue to practice until I've got it right. When the form becomes precise and when I can do it right without conscious thought, I know I've put the time in and I'm getting cool results back. Learning a form is like DA revolver shooting or going to the police academy or being an expert in whatever you do in your life. If something is worth doing, then you must learn it completely, do it competently and put the effort in. Nothing in this life is earned by sloth.
Is this relevant to the mastery of the DA revolver? I think so, because shooting is a martial art. The aiming and firing of the weapon, the dumping of the spent cases properly without tying them up under the star and the smooth reload using the speedloader are all steps in the revolver "form". You learn them by practicing them over and over and deriving satisfaction from your achievement.
OK, I'll shut up now. I just think Tamara's description is really cool.
Bob
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Ironically, it was a Glock that led me back to reality. A series of G23's that I spent serious time practicing with forced me to concede that, with some practice, accurate hits could be made rapidly with something other than a short hair trigger. Then I bought a 625-4 because it looked cool. Hours upon hours of dry practice shooting badguys on TV with that gun taught me that a smooth, rapid pull on a DA trigger wouldn't throw your sights off target if you knew what you were doing.
I began to love DA triggers. I began to find that if you've mastered your trigger control on a DA trigger, then all your pistol shooting becomes easier. I started to really groove on the zen-like *cla-click-snap!* of the revolver's trigger and lockwork and cylinder all working in harmony. I stopped thumb-cocking my wheelguns.
I have a Model 13 again, this time a Performance Center gun, and I'd bet my life on it as readily as any handgun I own. I haven't thumbed the hammer back on any of my DA wheelguns in as long as I can remember, now. Matter of fact, the PC-13 doesn't even have a single-action notch on the hammer to mess up its' beautiful, silky trigger pull. I like
DA pulls so much that my G23C has been stood down as my bedside gun in favor of a Beretta 96D "slickslide". Why? Because it's like a 12-shot .40 cal revolver, that's why; of all DAO autos, the Beretta's is the trigger that feels most like a super-slick PPC wheelgun's.
For this reason I feel that while the revolver's simplicity and safety make it an ideal newbie's gun, the mastery of the DA trigger is the sign of a serious handgun shooter; no yanking or jerking, just a smooth and steady pull. It shows that you've put effort into mastering your weapon. The revolver; "a more elegant weapon from a more civilized time. Not so clumsy or random as a blaster..." ...and a worthy sidearm for a Jedi.
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It is not my desire to reopen the revolver v. auto debate from the other thread; rather, I want to recognize Tamara's beautiful description of the zen of double action revolver shooting.
As an old, overweight guy with a white beard, bad knees and excess adiposal tissue who is also a mid-level kung fu student, I can tell you that Tamara's learning of the mastery of the double action trigger is very similar to the learning of a martial arts form. I am presently learning a form using double daggers. In order to learn it, I must first learn the basic moves, memorize the movements, then practice it again and again and again until everything becomes second nature. Then, my instructor makes me learn it again, this time with attention to tiny details I missed the first time but which can now be easily corrected. Then I continue to practice until I've got it right. When the form becomes precise and when I can do it right without conscious thought, I know I've put the time in and I'm getting cool results back. Learning a form is like DA revolver shooting or going to the police academy or being an expert in whatever you do in your life. If something is worth doing, then you must learn it completely, do it competently and put the effort in. Nothing in this life is earned by sloth.
Is this relevant to the mastery of the DA revolver? I think so, because shooting is a martial art. The aiming and firing of the weapon, the dumping of the spent cases properly without tying them up under the star and the smooth reload using the speedloader are all steps in the revolver "form". You learn them by practicing them over and over and deriving satisfaction from your achievement.
OK, I'll shut up now. I just think Tamara's description is really cool.
Bob
