Revolver makes you a better semi shooter?

[heyasiankid]

[Verdha603]

If you primarily shoot DA/SA semi-auto pistols then he has a somewhat valid argument; the revolver lets you practice DA shot's six times over without having to decock it every time, so for getting practice becoming a better shot on your DA trigger pulls then it is a positive thing.

Otherwise, it really won't make you a better shot; if his argument is that shooting a revolver will make you less of a "spray and pray" shooter compared to a semi automatic, then I have a bridge I want to sell you, seeing as the same person that can't use proper shooting fundamentals with a semi is not going to magically turn into a marksman just by handing them a revolver instead; he would most likely be disappointed to see that same shooter now blowing through cylinder after cylinder of ammunition and still trying to say a revolver is not a "spray and pray" weapon after the person still hasn't managed to hit what they aim at due to lack of basic marksmanship fundamentals and watching them keep yanking the trigger over and over until it goes click instead of bang.

That becomes especially true when I have to listen to some of the numb nuts that think shooting .357's out of a snubnose revolver is going to magically make someone care about making their individual shots count, when more often you've just given that person's hand a thorough beating and convinced the person to never want to shoot one again and go back to whatever larger handgun they were using before.

Bottom line is find a handgun you like to shoot, that doesn't have an unmanageable amount of recoil, and sink a ton of money into ammunition and magazines if the handgun takes them, and preferably find an introductory handgun course to attend, and just focus on getting good at hitting what you aim at with whatever handgun you've decided you just really like shooting.

[theLBC]

maybe, but ime the action on a nice revolver is smoother than my da/sa guns.

i use a laserlyte and practice da trigger control with dry fire constantly.

[tabascoz28]

Jimmi Hendrix played a right handed guitar left handed. I'm sure there's a shooter out there that can shoot gangster style as well as Jerry M. Its all about practice... It took me a long time to hold the trigger after firing but before then i was still shooting the staples off my targets at 15yds.

[IVC]

It's partially true, but it gets technical...

You can learn everything on the semi-auto and, if you learn correctly, you don't need revolver to help you with the process. However, if you don't learn correctly or don't know what you're supposed to do, then revolver can indeed help. But, there is another "however," which is that you have to shoot the revolver in the true double action mode, not stacking the trigger to the wall, then adding a bit of pressure to shoot more accurately - that's a "simulated single action" mode that will let you make the same mistakes as when shooting a semi-auto.

The trick is in how it all actually works. Proper shooting consists of "keeping sights on the target while operating the trigger." The shot doesn't end with the sear release, the sear release happens while you keep the gun aimed at the target. You can't aim, say "now," then just concentrate on the trigger pull and expect to hit where you stopped aiming when you decided to pull the trigger. It's not "aim, fire," it's "operate the trigger while aiming." You end up with a certain amount of follow-through (a highly misunderstood concept) simply because you keep aiming until you recognize that the shot has been fired, and this happens a bit later after the sear release - it includes your time to react.

Because of how this works, if you shoot a revolver in the DA mode *without stacking*, you will be forced to keep aiming while operating the trigger and you won't be able to do the incorrect "now, stop aiming, pull the trigger." In this respect revolver is a great tool to get you going on the correct path. It's also good from time to time to shoot revolver and polish your patience with the follow through and confirming the sights with the acceptable sigh picture, but this is a much more advanced training/polishing.

[hermosabeach]

What he is saying is Learn to shoot

Pull the trigger without moving the gun


Probably easier to learn on a striker or single action firearm



Learn to more the short light trigger

Then go advanced - longer and heavier trigger.



Learn to ride a bike before a motorcycle

[n8vrmind]

Does you buddy also practice with a black powder muzzle loader?

[ysr_racer]

I compete with both a S&W revolver and a 1911 pattern Para Ordnance.

They have no relation to each other.

[hambam105]

10 bucks says the person giving the shooting advice can't hit chit with either the revolver or the semiauto.

[heyasiankid]

https://youtu.be/oZaxay1eXks

[rodralig]

Thanks for all the inputs. To clarify a little bit more he’s stating improved overall accuracy in handguns in general (da/sa’s). They also think beginners and people new to firearms should learn on a revolver. As it would make shooting easier to learn / and become more accurate.

They mentioned a little practice with a da revolver would increase overall accuracy. By trigger press and pacing and flinching. Their argument led to them providing me a YouTube video https://youtu.be/oZaxay1eXks

From what I’m getting I’m assuming yes, shooting a DA revolver can improve accuracy but the same can also be done with just practicing with a gun you regularly use if not become better.

Boiling it down to: would it be better to shoot revolvers for individuals brand new to the gun world to learn and get accurate? Then switch to a semi to learn?

Would this even matter if you have a semi da/sa?

Just ask your friend to shoot some standard drill and share the results with us. Let us compare the performance with those that learned from semi and still shoot with semi.

While talk and theory are easy, it is the hits at speed that counts.

10 bucks says the person giving the shooting advice can't hit chit with either the revolver or the semiauto.

I will take that for $20!


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[Rob454]

What makes a good shooter is practice. And using the same gun helps. I prefer revolvers but it makes little difference to me. As long as the gun is a decent action because i shot some stuff that felt like the action was made of sand.

[tanks]

Rob Leatham (24 times USPSA champion) started Nils Johansson (multiple times USPSA and world champion) on revolvers as a kid to get the fundamentals down.

[FNGGlock]

Shooting a good DA revolver is fun, and does help me personally do better with semis. I tend to get sloppy from time to time and a DA revolver tells on you quickly if you get sloppy I can see that it can be helpful for some people to train and learn, not sure if it holds true universally.

Try it and see.

[Nvberinger]

Since my revolver is a 357, I practice recoil control.