Does that photo above, which mimics the common police pose from the past of officers holding up their open service revolvers for inspection, bring anyone back to the old days? I hope so, because that\u2019s why we posed it that way. Nostalgia is a thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The efficient use of the double-action, swing-out cylinder revolver seems to be something of a dying art. That makes it not only important to teach, but in my case, fun as well as satisfying to teach.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We started doing these last year with great success, and I just did one in Slidell, Louisiana hosted by ace instructor Bill Long. That\u2019s the class photo you see in the lead, above.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The class included how to master the long double-action trigger pull and take advantage of the revolver\u2019s inherent accuracy, and various ways to speed-reload (including one-hand only with either hand if wounded or injured), and a lot more over a period of two days with a ration of 500 rounds of ammunition per student. Brands on the line were, in order of popularity, Smith & Wesson, Ruger, Colt, and Armscor. Calibers ranged from .32 H&R Magnum in a Ruger .327 revolver to .44 Magnum cowboy loads in a Model 29 S&W Mountain Gun, with .38 Special predominating. Student evaluations averaged 9.86 on a 10 scale, so we apparently did something right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n