{"id":6087,"date":"2019-12-19T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-19T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/?p=6087"},"modified":"2019-12-21T16:35:52","modified_gmt":"2019-12-21T21:35:52","slug":"reunion-revelations-part-ii-revolver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.backwoodshome.com\/blogs\/MassadAyoob\/reunion-revelations-part-ii-revolver\/","title":{"rendered":"REUNION REVELATIONS PART II: REVOLVER"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

At the Massad Ayoob Group<\/a> Reunion last week, one of the featured speakers was Marty Hayes, who came about three thousand miles from his home turf at the Firearms Academy of Seattle<\/a> in Washington to teach a double action revolver class.  A firearms instructor since 1977, he observed, \u201cThe revolver is becoming a lost art. Many instructors who came up in the last fifteen to twenty years haven\u2019t developed revolver skills.\u201d  A champion revolver man in disciplines from Police Combat (PPC) to various action shooting sports, Marty often packs a Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum by choice.  He demonstrated expertly with one of his favorites, a three-inch barrel Model 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jeff got pretty quick refilling his new Colt King Cobra with HKS speedloaders under Marty’s tutelage.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Pointing out\nadvantages of simplicity of operation and ability to fire at press-contact\ndefensive distance and more, he quickly addressed the double action revolver\u2019s\nshortcomings. Fewer rounds than in most semi-automatics, to which he responds\nwith tongue only partly in cheek, \u201cCarry two! Then you\u2019re balanced!\u201d But,\nseriously, Marty showed the class several speed reloading techniques which help\nto level that side of the playing field. \nHarder recoil for the power level? \u201cYup. Use a really hard grasp.\u201d  Harder to shoot for many because of the\nlonger, heavier trigger pull? True again, and that\u2019s why Marty focused on\ntrigger control in his four hour live fire presentation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For serious\nbusiness, Marty favors a single-stage straight-through pull on the long double\naction trigger, and explained why contacting the face of the trigger with the\ndistal joint of the index finger affords more leverage and better control.  He introduced them to the old two-stage pull,\nin which the finger brings the cylinder around to bolt lock with the hammer\nback, then squeezes off the last few pounds of pressure: basically,\n\u201ctrigger-cocking.\u201d  He recommended it\nonly for long-range precision shots, particularly if the revolver shooter was\nhaving trouble with that kind of surgical shot placement at distances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hayes is also the founder of the Armed Citizens Legal Defense Network (www.armedcitizensnetwork.org<\/a>), the first of the post-self defense support organizations. (Total disclosure: I believe in ACLDN so strongly that I\u2019m on the Advisory Board.) Not insurance, but an educational and mutual support entity to handle legal bills if a justified use of force turns into an unmeritorious homicide or assault charge. Some 23 cases have now been handled, all with satisfactory outcomes.  Firearms Academy of Seattle not only offers great training from Marty and his staff, but hosts outside instructors: I\u2019ve taught there annually for about three decades, and this summer FAS will host the Pacific Northwest Rangemaster Tactical Conference<\/a>, which is not to be missed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Marty Hayes demonstrates fast, straight revolver shooting for the class with his 3″ S&W Model 13.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Here, Hayes demonstrates double action trigger control.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Revolver students on the firing line. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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