I recently posted over in The Revolver Forum that I rented a range gun, a Uberti .45 LC "cowboy" six gun, SAO. I'd never fired one of these and wanted to do so.
I wanted to have some fun with it, so I fanned a couple of full cylinders. Yes, it WAS aimed downrange and I DID actually hit the target with all 12 shots.
When I mentioned that in my post, I got jumped by several others telling me how damaging to the gun it was. Only one poster quoted a website and that was from a guy trying to sell his "fluff and buff" fanning action job.
When I asked for facts and data, all I got was rhetoric.
I'm an engineer and I need facts, not opinions and heresay. Is fanning damaging to the gun, and if so, HOW? Can anyone give me a website or firsthand information on this? Occasional fanning is certainly a lot of fun, but I sure don't want to damage a weapon.
I wanted to have some fun with it, so I fanned a couple of full cylinders. Yes, it WAS aimed downrange and I DID actually hit the target with all 12 shots.
When I mentioned that in my post, I got jumped by several others telling me how damaging to the gun it was. Only one poster quoted a website and that was from a guy trying to sell his "fluff and buff" fanning action job.
When I asked for facts and data, all I got was rhetoric.
I'm an engineer and I need facts, not opinions and heresay. Is fanning damaging to the gun, and if so, HOW? Can anyone give me a website or firsthand information on this? Occasional fanning is certainly a lot of fun, but I sure don't want to damage a weapon.