Single-Action Revolver...Really a Disadvantage??

Let's suppose Yogi and Boo-Boo jump out of the thicket,,,
Yogi chomps down on your left arm so you only have your right hand to use,,,
Do you really want to be fumbling with your thumb for the hammer before you can shoot?
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I never fumble with the hammer. I cock the danged thing, and then shoot the gun. In fact, I've done it so much that it's pretty much done now without thinking about it.

Motor-muscle-memory is a wonderful thing when you've practiced with your firearm enough to know how it works. ;)

Daryl
 
I am very new to handgun hunting and in the deer stand this season i was practicing readying my FA .454 and was astonished by the noise of cocking this gun!
All the range time was spent with ear muffs and I never gave any thought to how noisy cocking this revolver is.
I tried everything I could think of and that included cocking it inside my day pack, ridding the trigger while cocking, cupping the cylinder while, and what i cam up with is i had better be cocked and ready before any deer got to close. Now that absolutely doesn't mean sitting there with a cocked SA Revolver, but upon seeing game being ready unlike un-safeing a cross-bolt or other long gun safe by using heavy counter-pressure while manipulating thereby eliminating the usual click of a safe being removed.
Yes this caused me great concern as I am a firearms safety instructor and I have always practiced what I teach and this "Disadvantage" caused me to do otherwise.
And I was successful last Saturday morning when the plump spike gave me a 10 yard boiler-room presentation.
 
Single Action Revolvers

SA Carry - One of my favorite Carry Guns is a SA Sheriff's Model 45LC
SA Hunting - When I was younger we were shooting Wild Hogs in Rhododendron Thickets in the Georgia Mtns with SA Rugers in 41 & 44 Magnum.
Did a Great Job , but we all carried 2 Revolvers in Shoulder Rigs.
I would not have wanted to go less than a 41, not sure a 357 would have got the Job done.

" A old timer is a man who's had a lot of interesting experiences -- some of them true"
 
Of course bears are all over the woods waiting to sneak up on you and eat you up. That's why tens of thousand of people disappear in the woods, it's bears.

Why I always keep an eight gauge auto loaded with depleted uranium slugs. I'm totally jacked up on coffee and goof balls cause you never ever want to sleep in the woods. That and a Sthil MS 880 with a 59" bar on constant idle, are the absolute minimum for safety in the wood.
That's just for black bears, for brownies you need real power.


In the real world, lots of people hunt with both the .357 and the .44. The time it takes to cycle a single action is comparable with a bolt action rifle. Plenty of time for a second shot at Bambi or Yogi. That is if you practice.

Just as a side note: a revolver can help you start a fire.
 
Guys may have carried those Colt SAA's all over the wild America...I bet most had 45/70's too...

The advantage of a SA is the size and weight. With modern SA's, you get a whole lotta gun for the money, and size. One pretty much has to own one to be able to appreciate them. I sort of accidently bought my first one just because of the deal. I like it very much and it is not slow, just not a speed shooting gun.
 
Just as a side note: a revolver can help you start a fire.
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How? I hope your not going to say you can pull the bullet and use the powder.

Although I do suppose you COULD bash it against a rock for sparks.............:barf:
 
I would have a much higher hit ratio with the SA than the DA... HANDS DOWN!!!

I am much better under pressure with the SA.

Brent
 
Agree with aarondhgraham.

I would feel fine with the 44 SA but IMO a DA would be the best. If one limb became useless the DA would be best.
 
How? I hope your not going to say you can pull the bullet and use the powder.

Although I do suppose you COULD bash it against a rock for sparks.............
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Ok, seriously, I've started fires with a revolver on a few occasions. Pour a little gasoline or Coleman fuel on the wood, and ignite it with the muzzle blast.

It doesn't have to be a revolver though; anything with a visible muzzle blast at night will work just fine.

It may not be a popular way to start a fire in a designated campground, but it'll work in a pinch while camping in the woods if your matches get wet.

Daryl
 
E gads man!!!

If the OP scout master reads that he'l have a fit.

ONE MATCH
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A boy scout is always prepared. A woodsman makes due with whatever's on hand. I was once a boy scout; now I'm a woodsman.

I can build a fire a number of ways, including with steel used with variious forms of rock to create a usable spark. Sometimes I'm in a hurry. I think the scoutmaster would approve of survival, however it may be done.

Using muzzle flash is a lot faster than rubbing two boy scouts together.

Daryl
 
If the first wheel is not enough,no doubt a speedloader is faster.Myself,I'm just more comfortable with my RSBH.A large caliber heavily loaded handgun recoils some when it goes off.When I shoot my 44 two handed,I hold it tight enough it does not roll.My off hand thumb cocks during recoil.Aimed fire I don't think DA would be much faster .Before y'all start telling me about Mr Miculek and Ed McGivern who could put 6 through a DA and shoot the ace of spades out in some fraction af a second,I respect that.I suspect full power .44 loads would slow them some,but,yeah,those guys are fast.
 
I have killed a charging 200 pound hog with a .22 Single Six revolver, If I had one in .357 or .44 I wouldnt be afraid of anything.
 
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