rugersol wrote:Rem700 wrote:Best I can do is low to mid 4s
Is that both pistols at once ... 'er one at a time?
GFFrom the design of the lockwork, using two hands, I'd give the edge to the SAA.
But I'd say length of the bbl, mass of the gun, and the load yer shootin', has a lot more to do with how fast ya can shoot a revolver ... and still hit what you're aimin' at.
For a field-pistol, presuming a heavier caliber, there's also the likelihood of flinching.
This is where the SAA's a double-edged sword. It's designed to have a little muzzle-flip to soak up some recoil ... at which, I think it's among the most comfortable to shoot ... and least likely to flinch. But, for flat out speed, it'd also be slower back on target ... by like a couple hunderdths of a second ... all else bein' equal (
bbl length, mass, load).
I 'spose, if ya thought ya'd never get an accurate shot off ... 'til ya gotta jam the gun into the critter's jaw ... I might prefer a DA.
Whilst guideing I carried a SRH as I was more likely to shoot off hand as any other way while going thru brushPast that, oz. fer oz., and half the price to boot, I'd take a 4 5/8in Blackhawk over a 3in Alaskan, any day! ... if not a 3 3/4in Vaquero!
