Don't have a lot of experience with wheelguns.
Do you prefer SA/DA or DAO?
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Don't have a lot of experience with wheelguns.
Do you prefer SA/DA or DAO?
What are you going to use it for? That will answer a lot of your questions.
For carry DA/SA or DA only, for hunting or target shooting I prefer SA only.
I have lots of revos. All but three of them are DA, the SA ones are made by Freedom Arms and are for hunting and silhouette shooting.
I cant remember the last time I shot a DA/SA revo SA. Tried it with my Smith 586 PPC pistol and found out I was more accurate, even at 50 yards, double action.
DAO hammerless or bobbed for pocket carry. SA/DA for target or OWB holster and mountain carry. SA for cowboy shooting.
I've been on a single action only kick for a decade or so, but have been known to shoot SA/DA guns. Like Hoser, I don't think I ever cock the hammer on a SA/ DA gun.
My preference is a SA/DA revolver. DAO makes sense on a self defense type weapon since the hammers are typically bobbed, which lends itself for pocket carry but mine are typically carried open in a field rig of some type. I like SA when I'm hunting, but like the DA capability when an opportunity comes fast and don't want to feel like an idiot again when I forgot to cock the hammer on my Ruger Blackhawk.
Well my edc especially in the warmer months is my S&W 642, I inherited a no dash 686 when my dad passed that he had an amazing action done on. Even though it's strictly a range gun I shoot in da exclusively. My 629 has a great action job done by TJ's in Aurora that I also only shoot in da. Just my way of doing things.
The coolest thing about a SA/DA revolver is that you can spin the cylinder really fast and whip it closed like in the movies. Everyone should know you're serious. If that fails, you still have the ability to make a mean face and cock the hammer like in the movies. Then everyone stops messing around because it's clear just how serious you are.
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I like having the option, so my two are SA/DA. Been talking with Noah at Ark Tactical and he's nudging me into getting a Ruger Redhawk in .44 mag. Trying to decide between that and a Taurus Raging Bull, mostly to be used in home defense or trail gun situations.
I like it when people spin the cylinder and whip it closed. I can generally buy there revolvers cheaper and then have the yoke or crane straightened so it will work again. I picked up a Smith K frame and a Ruger Security Six bent from closing the cylinder that way.
I have a great shooing DAO k-frame, you can work it to have a really nice trigger pull and not worry about having a touchy single action trigger because you lightened it up.
Not the most refined wheelgun ever, but you'll never regret getting the Redhawk.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave
Great info, all, thanks!
Redhawk are great guns. Had one in 45 Colt that did very well with heavy 45 Colt loads from Buffalo Bore. Only downside with the Ruger Redhawk is the exposed backstrap when shooting full power loads.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave
Personal choice, but I like having the hammer on a revolver. First qual course in our academy was Bullseye shooting the PPC. In rapid fire, you shot strong hand only and cocked the hammer to fire single action. Obviously for accuracy and shooting as fast as you could, would work that good grip, high on the backstrap, that everyone strives for. There were no other courses that required the gun to be fired single action, and most of the time I never cocked the hammer, but to me, it is nice to know that I can.
Whatever you decide, a good revolver will serve you well and you will enjoy shooting it.
So based on the recommendations in this thread, Noah and another member here in PM's I put a 50% down payment on a Ruger Super Redhawk from Bud's. I had been debating a S&W .460 or .500, but since I don't reload I figured the .44 mag is the better option for now.
Good choice. They are built like tanks and can handle the very heavy 44 Mag loads.
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