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Originally posted by john c.:

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Originally posted by shootaway:

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Originally posted by john c.:
no, but a 2 handed hold is.

I cleaned my barrel with JB and it is now shooting better.Someone saw me shooting it with one hand today and he suggested i keep my other had in my pocket.It would help with balance he said.I tried his suggestion and it seemed to help.

man, now ur going old school. our police, military quit shooting that way in the 50s (?). whatever works for you, but a two handed hold will always be more accurate than a one hand hold. try it. either the cup and saucer hold or the off hand support hold. facing the target with shoulders squared to the target, not standing sideways. revolvers are a hoot to shoot any way you do it.

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I will look into those two handed holds.Do you think shooting handgun helps with rifle shooting

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will hit dead centre and group about the size of a grape fruit at 25-30yds.Most of the remaining rds will drift to the left and up and the group will get larger

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Originally posted by p dog shooter:

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will hit dead centre and group about the size of a grape fruit at 25-30yds.Most of the remaining rds will drift to the left and up and the group will get larger

It is not the gun you are getting tired you are then trying to compensate by seeing more front sight.


Also you are pulling to the handgun to the left with your finger.

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Originally posted by NormanConquest:
Looks like a fun afternoon. I bought a consec. ser. # pr of 1st model USFA .45s unfired a few years ago + sent them to Hartford for Ivory stocks. Gave them them to my son when he got back from service in Iraq.Nice shooters + IMO,a great gift for coming home alive.

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Originally posted by 3:10:
Ruger Blackhawks in .45 Colt are notorious for having undersized cylinder throats. The bullet ends up getting swaged down and is undersized for the bore, like a shooting a golf ball down a drain pipe. Mine, when new, wouldn't do better than about 6' in groups at 25 yards, after reaming it will shoot 1" groups at 25 yds.

You can ream them yourself with this reamer Dave Manson makes and a can of cutting oil or there are guys here in the states who will do it for a nominal fee.

https://www.brownells.com/guns...reamer-prod7700.aspx

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Originally posted by p dog shooter:
Have you shot if off a bench and bags.

That well give you give you a better idea then shooting off hand.

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Originally posted by dpcd:
1: Find a coach who can teach you how to shoot a revolver. Not saying you aren't, but then you will know. Your explanation of it shooting very well, then not, then good again, is not the gun. Not saying is the shooter; but I coached our Brigade pistol team at Ft Knox once. And shot on a few teams. It's always the shooter.
2; Get some jacketed bullets and shoot them; those will tell you if it is your cylinder throats causing your issues; (it isn't).
3. Bring it over and we will figure it out.

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Originally posted by dpcd:
I thought you said earlier that your cylinders were .452. Point is that revolvers do not shoot accurately, then suddenly start to shoot poorly, then come back again. When that happens it is the shooter. Also why I said to try some jacketed bullets; they won't gas cut and cause problems, if that is a problem with your Ruger.
Reaming out your cylinder to your groove size will be a good thing though.

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.If you think revolvers are not accurate just look at one of Hickock's 45's videos on youtube.

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Originally posted by p dog shooter:

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.If you think revolvers are not accurate just look at one of Hickock's 45's videos on youtube.

I don't think dpcd isn't saying that the revolver isn't accurate.

I believe he is saying the shooter isn't accurate as he should be.

I have taught and seen thousands of people shoot handguns.

I have heard many times it is the guns fault.

99.9 percent of the time the shooter is having problems not the firearm.

I have picked up students guns many times and shot small groups with them.

Solves the problem of inaccurate guns.

Since your in Canada it might be hard for you to find an accomplished handgun shooter to fire your handgun.

Hickock's 45's is an exceptional shot up in the top 3 percent of shooters.

I have some where around 7 Ruger revolvers in the house besides some trigger work nothing has been done to them.

Most days they are more accurate then I am.

On the other days I shoot small groups out of them.

As with many shooters they chase the equipment problem trying to solve their own problem.

I am with dpcd I think it is the shooter not the firearm.

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Originally posted by p dog shooter:
OK I think you would be better off with a Ruger.