Is there anyone out there that can really shoot as accurately in double action as single action? I have tried double action and must admit it is extremely difficult to shoot accurately. Where I shoot a 1 inch group single action, I might shoot a 5 inch group double action. I'm sure it takes hours of practice to get even fair at it.
But I have read where supposedly you can shoot as well double action if you get the technique down pat. I have yet to see a person shoot good using d.a..most miss the target completely.But then they arent experts by any means. If you can shoot well this way what advice do you have?
You can do what is/was called staging. If you pull the DA trigger you will find that there is greater resistance to the trigger pull in the first portion of the trigger travel. But as you get close to the moment that the hammer will fall the resistance drops away and the trigger becomes easier to move. If you practice a little bit you will get the hang of holding the trigger just before the moment it fires and use that fraction of a second to aim with the sights.
Now...
After you've had some fun poking holes in paper with staging be sure to fire the last couple of loads using the normal method of continuous smooth trigger pulls before you leave the range.
There is a competitor in professional tactical shooting (Jerry Miculek, I believe) who often wins that does it using a revolver shooting double action only. He can shoot as fast as any competitor using a semi-auto and do it accurately. It takes practice and practice and more practice to be good in double action only type shooting. It also helps if the gun is tuned up to work best in that mode (not a good idea to tune up any revovler that is used for self defense as the trigger can become unsafe when the adrenaline starts rushing).
Lots of dry fire practice with snap caps will help. Pick a clear easy to see target and go for a smooth consistent pull, keep focused on the front sight.
Check the revolver is in line with the forearm and the trigger pull is straight back, keep a firm grip.
Practice two or three shots in sequence, timed in rhythm.
i find that i shoot slightly more accurate on the first shot (DA) then my second (SA) some of the time, and feel that it may be because of the lapse in technique on the SA trigger control/pull...(yes that's right, for me, it's the SINGLE ACTION, not double).
trick i was taught was to (after proper stance, grip, draw, and sight alignment) keep the upper half of the index finger straight when pulling the trigger and telling yourself "pull pull pull..." while pulling the trigger to keep the "pull" somewhat "smooth", consistant and keep from "rounding" the trigger pull with a "bent" or "curved" index finger...the followup shot is where sometimes all i would concentrate on, is where the first shot went and getting off the next before time runs out-and at times i'll let the trigger pull technique lapse (little concentration, poor "pulling" tech.), however, if i do the same tech. as the first shot, the followup usually "extends" the first shot's hole to a slightly larger diameter...if you know what i mean...
it takes getting used to...in training (and i tried it with my wife the first time she shot), the instructors would make sure we had the "proper tech. with the trigger pull", and then would have us close our eyes with the gun on target and in the SA ready mode-then they would walk up and "assist" with taking the shot for us-wouldn't you know it, bullseye. now, after that, we'd try to shoot the bullseye but wouldn't be able to mostly because we would (not consciously) let the trigger pull tech. lapse.
Almost no one shoots as accuratly in DA mode, as in SA mode, except the experts with highly modified guns. The advice given so far is to practice trigger pull, while keeping your eyes on the sights, and possibly using snap caps. This is real good advice, and as good as it gets. With practice you should be able to keep your hits just about where you want them; somewhere on the target!
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