This reminds of the old debates of DOS folks vs. GUI computer users. Then, every once in awhile, a person pops up arguing for black powder carry.
I used to drive stick through three cars over many years. My knees got cranky, went to an automatic - works for me.
There's no real advantage except for some very specialized circumstances. I sold my single action gun.
I like my single action revolvers. Not everything has to be super practical. My single actions are for fun. They remind me of western movies. Best reason of all? My teenage son thinks they are cool.
I’m dying over here...
I’ve got a similar story about a buddy who touched off a full house .45-120 BP load out of his Pedersoli Sharps at a black rifle get together at an outdoor range. The line went silent for about 10 seconds as they tried to figure out whose rifle let go.
Nothing so needs reforming as other people's habits - Mark Twain
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy / Where is the wisdom we have lost in knowledge?
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Years ago I went round and round with a parent that didn't like our Hunter Ed class recommendation that older lever action rifles were not a good idea for new young shooters due to the possibility of ND's while lowering the hammer. It got bad enough that he said he'd never allow another of kids to take a class again if we didn't back off. A year later his 8 y.o. shot a hole through his new Dodge truck while trying to lower the hammer on loaded 94 on a rainy day. He apologized shortly thereafter.
I was 14 or 15 and getting ready to go hunting behind my house.
I loaded up my Marlin 444 and had the rifle resting on the arms of a chairs. I went to lower the hammer and BOOM!
The angle hit the fire place brick work and ricocheted into the bottom of a sliding glass door. It didn't shatter but spiderwebbed the glass (and continued to spread over the next week untill a door was slammed and it shattered to the floor.)