why not the notch?

[sportster73hp]

Elmer was good but there is this young fella Jerry Miculek that could give him a run for his money. He likes revolvers also.

 

[Stantheman86]

Elmer was good but there is this young fella Jerry Miculek that could give him a run for his money. He likes revolvers also.

I wanna see Jerry Miculek speed shooting a tuned up cap and baller

 

[45D]

There used to be vids of Brushy fanning his '51 Navy and 3rd Model Dragoon I setup for him. YouTube wasn't a fan.

Mike

 

[sportster73hp]

I wanna see Jerry Miculek speed shooting a tuned up cap and baller

Ask him! I am sure he has one.

 

[Whitworth]

Elmer was good but there is this young fella Jerry Miculek that could give him a run for his money. He likes revolvers also.

I think you might mean Ed McGivern (1873-1957, the premier speed shooter of his day. Makes me wonder what Ed could do with Jerry's guns.

 

[sportster73hp]

I think you might mean Ed McGivern (1873-1957, the premier speed shooter of his day. Makes wonder what Ed could do with Jerry's guns.

Jerry is still alive to ask.
Bob Munden was another fast shooter of revolvers, sadly he is also gone.

 

[Stantheman86]

Ask him! I am sure he has one.

I just want to hear what it sounds like when 6 Uberti Walker chambers stuffed with 60 grains get touched off in under 2 seconds

Plus the huge cloud of smoke

I'd let him use one of mine.....if it breaks then it died for a good cause the "Jerry Miculek snapped the mainspring and broke the bolt stop on this Walker" stories would be worth some replacement parts

 

[Stantheman86]

Jerry is still alive to ask.
Bob Munden was another fast shooter of revolvers, sadly he is also gone.

Bob Munden was awesome
"The only thing faster than me is the speed of light and even that's debatable "

 

[Whitworth]

Ed got 5 shots in a playing card in .4 second at 15 feet. Jerry is listed as doing it in .57 second. I can't shoot a semi auto that fast YMMV

 

[Whitworth]

Bob Munden was awesome
"The only thing faster than me is the speed of light and even that's debatable "

His draw wasn't a blur then, it was a Black Hole

 

[springfield art]

I wanna see Jerry Miculek speed shooting a tuned up cap and baller

I think even he couldn't make it work!

 

[david w]

.....Or killed by alligators Dale

That reminded me of when I was a boot, and was assigned to greenskeeper help for the Chief's golf course. I bent down to pick up a ball at a lake, and had a pair of eyeballs looking at me. I left the ball there, of course.

 

[45D]

I think even he couldn't make it work!

Since it's "doable" , why couldn't he? Are you suggesting a cap gun can't run like a fool?!

Mike

 

[Phil Coffins]

What was this tread about?

 

[Bad Karma]

Since it's "doable" , why couldn't he? Are you suggesting a cap gun can't run like a fool?!

Mike

Someone needs to send him an 1860…

 

[45D]

Someone needs to send him an 1860…

Lol!!! I've done hundreds of them and they can all run like that! ( Remingtons and ROA's too!!). My favorite is the Dragoon.

I know everyone gets that "itch" now and then and some "scratch" that itch !! mine let you do it . . .

Mike

 

[Eterry]

As a teen I carried a C&B for personal safety, but after 23+ years as a LEO I strongly advise against it.

I carried 3 different C&B revolvers while riding horse (and mule) back and while hunting, always using the notches for safety. Numerous times I've found both Colt and Remington copies moved where the hammer rested on a live cap, but never a discharge.

I also saw, with my own eyes, a day hand saddling a mount and his single action went bang when the stirrup leather fell and stirrup hit the hammer. He had a long painful ride 18 miles to the hospital, but he recovered.

It is hard to speculate about what they did BITD of C&B. I think most carried loaded full, because the dangers they faced pre-civil war days are hard to comprehend to modern folk. But there were some who left an empty chamber to rest the hammer on.

When the cartridge Colt arrived it had an inherent flaw, and more MAY have left an empty chamber. But it's hard to say with any certainty.

One thing I've learned from my days toting a badge; people do DUMB things with firearms.

 

[sportster73hp]

Could a leather strap be used as a safety? Placed under the hammer preventing it from contacting the cap.

 

[david w]

One thing I've learned from my days toting a badge; people do DUMB things with firearms.

That is true. The same sad thing can be said for a few cops, too. I have been privileged to use the local police shooting range. On a couple of occasions, I witnessed the annual qualification. Several shot poorly. One was so bad, it was hard to believe. She acted like she was afraid of her service gun. There are a few officers on the local force that indeed shoots very well. I used to work for a power company. I was there to check on a meter during the Brickeys prison qualifications. They were a lot better, and although they were using AR-15's their equipment looked well used. I hope they have a good armorer. Then there was the time I was at the local Federal Correction complex. Their rifles are much newer looking, and they have decent scopes.

 

[BatBoy]

Could a leather strap be used as a safety? Placed under the hammer preventing it from contacting the cap.

Just use a flap holster. A flap holder takes care of almost any safety concerns with a C&B revolver.

Or use a modern handgun.