My revolver shooting began when that was the primary [sometimes only] department issued or approved duty weapon.
For both practical and liability reasons all shooting was done DA so we learned to do that well.
No trigger staging [bad habit]. Lots of dry firing to develop muscle and technique.
Many of us shot 600s on qualifications with the top shot having to be determined by X count.
At the 50 yard stage SA was allowed but many [including me] stuck with DA as that was the way we trained.
Those of us who competed in PPC had revolvers that had no SA function.
Whatever "trips your trigger" is just fine, but DA is accurate and practical in any situation… target or crisis, and certainly safer when the pucker factor is in play.
I still qualify regularly with a Model #10 2" full course all DA [we don't do a 50 yard stage any more]
Occasionally I will bring my 6" Model 10 based Davis PPC gun and do a round…one of the youngsters commented on first seeing it "Woah! is that a Snake Pliskin gun?"
I do carry a 1911 as well these days and my scores are a toss up between that and the revolvers. [ The Sheriff still lets me carry bullets… so I guess I'm doing okay]
For both practical and liability reasons all shooting was done DA so we learned to do that well.
No trigger staging [bad habit]. Lots of dry firing to develop muscle and technique.
Many of us shot 600s on qualifications with the top shot having to be determined by X count.
At the 50 yard stage SA was allowed but many [including me] stuck with DA as that was the way we trained.
Those of us who competed in PPC had revolvers that had no SA function.
Whatever "trips your trigger" is just fine, but DA is accurate and practical in any situation… target or crisis, and certainly safer when the pucker factor is in play.
I still qualify regularly with a Model #10 2" full course all DA [we don't do a 50 yard stage any more]
Occasionally I will bring my 6" Model 10 based Davis PPC gun and do a round…one of the youngsters commented on first seeing it "Woah! is that a Snake Pliskin gun?"
I do carry a 1911 as well these days and my scores are a toss up between that and the revolvers. [ The Sheriff still lets me carry bullets… so I guess I'm doing okay]
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