Some years back, local indoor range had bowling pin shoots once in a while. It was a 50ft range, and the pins were about half way down, so call it 25 ft.
5 pins, on a table, with about a foot between each. All pins have to be off the table to count. One pin left on the table was a fail.
Ruger new model Blackhawk, .45 Colt 7.5" barrel. 250gr LSWC over 10.0gr Unique. (not a light load)
My best time was 7.02 seconds to clear the table. About a dozen people shot in the "Crank & Yank" class (SA revolver) that day. I didn't even place 3rd....
5 shots, 5 hits (I didn't miss any), 5 different aiming points. 25 ft. 7 seconds, SA revolver, and there were 3 guys that were faster than I was!
Which was not surprising, they practiced, I didn't. I shot my Blackhawk a lot, but the only time I ever played shooting my SA fast was at the pin shoots, which happened once a month or so back then. and due to my work schedule always happened on a Sunday after I worked the graveyard shift.
I went for fun, and just to see how I could do. Wasn't seriously trying to compete or win.
Point here, don't despair if some ignorant fool sneers at the .45 Colt SA revolver for self defense. Over the last 149 years there have been a lot of people who did, ....once...
5 pins, on a table, with about a foot between each. All pins have to be off the table to count. One pin left on the table was a fail.
Ruger new model Blackhawk, .45 Colt 7.5" barrel. 250gr LSWC over 10.0gr Unique. (not a light load)
My best time was 7.02 seconds to clear the table. About a dozen people shot in the "Crank & Yank" class (SA revolver) that day. I didn't even place 3rd....
5 shots, 5 hits (I didn't miss any), 5 different aiming points. 25 ft. 7 seconds, SA revolver, and there were 3 guys that were faster than I was!
Which was not surprising, they practiced, I didn't. I shot my Blackhawk a lot, but the only time I ever played shooting my SA fast was at the pin shoots, which happened once a month or so back then. and due to my work schedule always happened on a Sunday after I worked the graveyard shift.
I went for fun, and just to see how I could do. Wasn't seriously trying to compete or win.
Point here, don't despair if some ignorant fool sneers at the .45 Colt SA revolver for self defense. Over the last 149 years there have been a lot of people who did, ....once...