The Schofields are interesting, but dont have the feel and that certain panache of a Colt or even Ruger single action.
Its interesting that Hikock was believed to have owned an S&W 44 American, but went back to percussion Colts.
The Schofields are interesting, but dont have the feel and that certain panache of a Colt or even Ruger single action.
Its interesting that Hikock was believed to have owned an S&W 44 American, but went back to percussion Colts.
According to the Spicer Hearings, Wyatt Earp used a Smith Model 3 in .44 American at the OK Corral shootout. That gives it plenty of panache in my book.Originally Posted by Malamute
For some real pointless single action fun: two revolvers alternating shots right/left handed. A friend and I tried it, and while were aren't Bill Hickok fast or accurate, it was a hoot.
"Gunfighting is a thinking man's game. So we might want to bring thinking back into it."-MDFA
Beware of my temper, and the dog that I've found...
Me and the kids have been shooting a lot of rimfires lately. I bought them an M&P 15-22. They're young and had trouble with irons so I put a Primary Arms micro dot on it and they've been ringing steel since.
The passion is often less about the gun, and more about the circumstances of the use. I personally love to sit back and lob large projectiles at long distance targets with conventional type handguns.
A nice shady spot under a tree on the upper end of a central Idaho reservoir in the late summer. Next to me is a coffee can full of .44 mag ammo. It should be noted that a tall Folgers plastic container will hold 550 240 grain .44 Magnum cartridges.
Targets lined up out to (I cannot exactly recall) 450-500 ish yards.
A good large bore handgun, with properly loaded ammo(very critical) is capable of accuracy that most would not really believe at extended distances.
Here is a handgun target board at the cabin.
It is 780 yards from the cabin.
Sometimes it is simply about the fun that revolves* around your passion!
Last edited by Lost River; 03-20-2018 at 10:40 AM.
Agree.
Shooting anything at distance is fun. The majority of rounds Ive shot through my G19 has been at distance, 200-300 yards, and is probably rounds I wouldnt have been interested in shooting through the gun otherwise. Same for ARs. Mostly 300-600 and more yards. Neither arouse much interest in shooting them in general, other than in the open.
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