Western .45

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RigatoniRider

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I am a firearm greenhorn whose interest is a .45 that I can fan. My Ruger single six is old enough to do it and I think the latest Rugers prevent it. My best stab at practical use for my interest is as a sidearm while hunting (where legal) - close range emergencies only, so accuracy is not that important. It is really just for fun.
How old of a "Western-style" revolver must I seek to fufill my fanning expectations? I am really ignorant of my options.
Thanks!!
 
Fanning will damage any stock revolver in short order. Besides with the recoil of a standard .45 Colt load you probably won't recover fast enough to attempt the extra shots that fast.
Everything you see on TV won't always work in the real world.
 
you'll have to send it off to a professional to have it beefed up for it

otherwise it screws up the timing. Leave it for TV fantasy.
 
No one in the "Wild West" ever fanned their guns. Not only will it damage them - as already mentioned - but it is VERY inaccurate. You would be lucky to hit a man-sized target at 20' fanning a single-action revolver. Those old shootists were very proficient with their hoglegs and could "thumb" them very quickly! ;)
 
Read Elmer Keith's book "Sixguns". You can get a reprint for a reasonable price at half.com

It will explain all about fanning, and slipguns and modified guns and hammers used for fanning and slipguns, etc.
 
Here's the website of Fast Draw champion Bob Munden who does customization to allow fanning in single-action revolvers. http://www.bob-munden.com/custom.htm

Munden charges $880 to transform a stock Colt single action into a customized Premier Race Gun. He can do the same to a Ruger Vaquero for $980. Dunno if it's worth it just for the fun of fanning. :confused:

Has anyone here actually done this with their single action revolver? I'd like to know more about it...

-Dave

P.S. Welcome to The Firing Line, RigatoniRider! :)
 
Fanning

Finally somethin about SA!!!! :D RR, learn the art on thumbing with the left hand. Much is written on the net about this lost art. Old timers found it very quick and much more accurate due to both hands being on sixgun. Study old articles by Keith, Skelton and Wilson. A wealth of info and wisdon.
 
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