The Pin Shoot Central Lake MI

[Malamute]

A 6 shot revolver is workable in this?

The only time Ive shot pins is just practicing back when dad was shooting. I never made it to an actual pin shoot. It was quite a lot of fun though just in practice shooting.

Any reason you would not be allowed to shoot a single action revolver?

[Norville]

A 6 shot revolver is workable in this?

The only time Ive shot pins is just practicing back when dad was shooting. I never made it to an actual pin shoot. It was quite a lot of fun though just in practice shooting.

Any reason you would not be allowed to shoot a single action revolver?

A six shot revolver works fine, in a “major” caliber such as .45 acp. I did some good work in the old days with a modified 625. Light loaded .44 magnum is a great choice as well. Not sure about current rules but you used to be allowed a second revolver as a reload.

Single action is probably too slow to win unless you’re a cowboy action shooting god but it’s likely legal.

[Norville]

By all means shoot what you're comfortable with, but don't sell the wheelguns short. I have it from reliable sources that one of the main events was won two years running by a shooter with a 3" S&W .357 revolver.

There used to be a side match for 3” guns, but doubtful the main event would be competitive with a small gun.

[RJ]

Just a point of order, I erred in the URL of the Pin Shoot, the correct address is:

www.pinshoot.com

Sorry about that.

[Malamute]

A six shot revolver works fine, in a “major” caliber such as .45 acp. I did some good work in the old days with a modified 625. Light loaded .44 magnum is a great choice as well. Not sure about current rules but you used to be allowed a second revolver as a reload.

Single action is probably too slow to win unless you’re a cowboy action shooting god but it’s likely legal.

I wouldnt really be concerned with winning, (unless there was an SA revolver class) Im more interested in using guns I like and carry and having fun.

Ive shot Ruger 45 Colts mainly, 250gr @ 925 fps. I shot a 5 plate steel plate shoot with one, my time was almost exactly what my time was with a Smith 19 with 38 spl loads. I managed to stay in the upper 1/3 of the times. It was great fun. I only needed the 6th shot a couple times, mostly it wasnt required to hit 5 plates in a reasonable time. If i can find my time sheet Ill see what it was. If I actually practiced I may do better, but I sure wouldnt let that stop me.

I believe I had better times with the SA than with a 1911 so long as a reload wasnt required. Ive never been able to shoot a 1911 or other auto as well as revolvers despite really trying for some time.

[RJ]

A 6 shot revolver is workable in this?

“Stock Gun” includes the words “or a revolver with iron sights and maximum barrel length of 8 3/4" so I don’t see why not.

[Norville]

Ive shot Ruger 45 Colts mainly, 250gr @ 925 fps.

That’s an ideal pin load!

If it works for you, no reason not to go for it.

I shot a local pin match a few years ago with a “magnum “ class that used the shot up pins from all the prior relays at the end of the day. Including the shotgun pins which are punky inside and heavy. I was shooting a 629, hard cast 240gr at 1000 fps and left two pieces. Guy next to me was shooting a Blackhawk with full house magnums. He left one pin, needless to say I won the reloading battle.

[Malamute]

That’s an ideal pin load!

If it works for you, no reason not to go for it.

I shot a local pin match a few years ago with a “magnum “ class that used the shot up pins from all the prior relays at the end of the day. Including the shotgun pins which are punky inside and heavy. I was shooting a 629, hard cast 240gr at 1000 fps and left two pieces. Guy next to me was shooting a Blackhawk with full house magnums. He left one pin, needless to say I won the reloading battle.

Sounds like good fun!

No way an SA revolver can keep up with a DA in reload time, but they arent quite as bad as generally made out to be. The gun can be cleared in 2-3 seconds. Pulling two rds at a time from a cartridge belt reduces fumble factor. Ive not really done it as a practice ritual for speed other than just kicking them out on the ground until Im done shooting, but as a kid shooting scads of 22 in an SA it became fairly simple to clear expeditiously and proceed to refilling the gun to continue blasting. A couple things done to the gun help with ejector reach though.

One of the few cowboy shoots I did, I tied at the end with a guy with a stop plate left. I kicked all the empties out and put two fresh rds in, shot the plate, and he was still fumbling to get empties out and figure out what to do next. I think reloading SAs is mostly neglected as hopeless, or people are more concerned with their brass getting dirty on the ground. I suppose its rather like reloading an auto, some may feel its not be a real requirement to speed reload on the street, but you have to do it anyway to keep shooting, so why not make it consistent and efficient?

[Dave Shooter]

There used to be a side match for 3” guns, but doubtful the main event would be competitive with a small gun.

There are four main events currently. The Concealed Carry event REQUIRES a maximum of a 4" barrel.

[Dave Williams]

https://forum.ltwguns.com/viewtopic....p=69380#p69377

For those interested this is Ned Christiansen’s post on the pin shoot.