On 12/19/2014 12:21 AM, wrote:
On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:21:29 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 12/18/2014 9:38 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:16:54 -0500, Poquito Loco
wrote:

Yeah, after you mentioned it I looked on You Tube. That doesn't look
like a lot of fun. Guess I'll bypass all the 'cowboy' SA revolvers and
stick with what I've got, although I may consider a .22 DA revolver.

I got a deal I couldn't refuse on my Colt Frontier scout (.22) but I
pretty much just use it to shoot bird shot. It is pretty tough on rats
out to 15 feet or so.

I have a Colt Target Woodsman if I want to do any serious .22 pistol
shooting.



I had a "Pre-Woodsman" for a while. Made in 1922.

My dad had a 1950's era woodsman. Worst shooting handgun he ever owned.
Traded it for a Benjamin air pistol. You could bench rest that Woodsman
and have a 5' pattern at 50'. The air pistol was hell on rats. Was the
one with a pump, not co2.

There must be something wrong with that woodsman. Mine is very
accurate and the target model comes with the micro sights so you can
really dial it in.


The one I had was a nice gun and seemed reasonably accurate considering
who was shooting it. I never tried to test and define it's accuracy.

One thing I remember is that it was not recommended to use with modern,
higher powered .22 rounds. Had to use target rounds or something like
that. The later Woodsman models made after a date that I can't remember
can use the higher charges.

wrote:
On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:21:29 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 12/18/2014 9:38 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:16:54 -0500, Poquito Loco
wrote:

Yeah, after you mentioned it I looked on You Tube. That doesn't look
like a lot of fun. Guess I'll bypass all the 'cowboy' SA revolvers and
stick with what I've got, although I may consider a .22 DA revolver.

I got a deal I couldn't refuse on my Colt Frontier scout (.22) but I
pretty much just use it to shoot bird shot. It is pretty tough on rats
out to 15 feet or so.

I have a Colt Target Woodsman if I want to do any serious .22 pistol
shooting.



I had a "Pre-Woodsman" for a while. Made in 1922.

My dad had a 1950's era woodsman. Worst shooting handgun he ever owned.
Traded it for a Benjamin air pistol. You could bench rest that Woodsman
and have a 5' pattern at 50'. The air pistol was hell on rats. Was the
one with a pump, not co2.

There must be something wrong with that woodsman. Mine is very
accurate and the target model comes with the micro sights so you can
really dial it in.

Probably, but was easier to just trade the gun. My dad Owned a lot of
weapons over the years. Most stolen when he went to the hospital for the
big C. He was a machinist, so could have fixed it most likely.

On Fri, 19 Dec 2014 00:19:00 -0500, wrote:

Where we live, inside might be the safest place for an AD.

===

If the round didn't hit anything vital, SWMBO certainly would.

I once saw a video of coasties getting ready to board one of their
small boats for a mission. It looked like each one of them would stop
briefly at a device that looked like it might have been a pole mounted
bullet trap, point their sidearm inside, and cycle the action. I
guess its possible they were putting a round in the chamber and then
decocking and/or activating the safety. Any idea?

On 12/19/2014 12:54 AM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Fri, 19 Dec 2014 00:19:00 -0500, wrote:

Where we live, inside might be the safest place for an AD.

===

If the round didn't hit anything vital, SWMBO certainly would.

I once saw a video of coasties getting ready to board one of their
small boats for a mission. It looked like each one of them would stop
briefly at a device that looked like it might have been a pole mounted
bullet trap, point their sidearm inside, and cycle the action. I
guess its possible they were putting a round in the chamber and then
decocking and/or activating the safety. Any idea?



The Coast Guard station in Scituate Harbor has one of those. Just a
large pipe about 12 inches in diameter in the ground at an angle and
located just outside the door of the station building.

Never saw them cycling their weapons before they went out on the
boat but they did whenever they returned. I always assumed it was just
a required safety check to ensure no rounds were in the chamber before
going back into the building.

On Thursday, December 18, 2014 8:16:44 PM UTC-5, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 19:15:14 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

Yeah, on a SA revolver, the cylinder does not flip out. There's a "port"
on the right side of the pistol, typically, a little door that flips
open and you turn the cylinder by hand to line up each chamber with the
port. Then you push out the "empty" with a built in ejector rod that
sits under the barrel. The modern variant of the DA revolver, with a
flip-out cylinder, didn't come along until nearly the end of the 19th
Century, long after the Wild West was tamed.



Yeah, after you mentioned it I looked on You Tube. That doesn't look
like a lot of fun. Guess I'll bypass all the 'cowboy' SA revolvers and
stick with what I've got, although I may consider a .22 DA revolver.

My Ruger Blackhawk and Super Blackhawk are like that. It's not really a big deal, when target shooting I'm not in that much of a hurry. I also save the brass, and one at a time is easier to deal with than a handfull at once..

On the positive side the frames are inherently stronger, so you can shoot maximum loads with no worries. With the right load, the 44 mag or 45 LC will really rock your world. :-)

On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 23:47:16 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

wrote:
On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:21:29 -0600, Califbill
wrote:

"Mr. Luddite" wrote:
On 12/18/2014 9:38 PM, wrote:
On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:16:54 -0500, Poquito Loco
wrote:

Yeah, after you mentioned it I looked on You Tube. That doesn't look
like a lot of fun. Guess I'll bypass all the 'cowboy' SA revolvers and
stick with what I've got, although I may consider a .22 DA revolver.

I got a deal I couldn't refuse on my Colt Frontier scout (.22) but I
pretty much just use it to shoot bird shot. It is pretty tough on rats
out to 15 feet or so.

I have a Colt Target Woodsman if I want to do any serious .22 pistol
shooting.



I had a "Pre-Woodsman" for a while. Made in 1922.

My dad had a 1950's era woodsman. Worst shooting handgun he ever owned.
Traded it for a Benjamin air pistol. You could bench rest that Woodsman
and have a 5' pattern at 50'. The air pistol was hell on rats. Was the
one with a pump, not co2.

There must be something wrong with that woodsman. Mine is very
accurate and the target model comes with the micro sights so you can
really dial it in.

Probably, but was easier to just trade the gun. My dad Owned a lot of
weapons over the years. Most stolen when he went to the hospital for the
big C. He was a machinist, so could have fixed it most likely.

As the subject has been revolvers, until Greg mentioned the Woodsman,
I was thinking this was a revolver being discussed. After your post I
went to gunbroker to see what this Woodsman was all about. Well I'll
be...it's a semi-auto. And the damn things are not cheap either!

On Fri, 19 Dec 2014 00:54:19 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 19 Dec 2014 00:19:00 -0500, wrote:

Where we live, inside might be the safest place for an AD.

===

If the round didn't hit anything vital, SWMBO certainly would.

I once saw a video of coasties getting ready to board one of their
small boats for a mission. It looked like each one of them would stop
briefly at a device that looked like it might have been a pole mounted
bullet trap, point their sidearm inside, and cycle the action. I
guess its possible they were putting a round in the chamber and then
decocking and/or activating the safety. Any idea?

We had those in Vietnam at the gates of some of the bases. It's a
'clearing' station. A place to point the weapon after dropping the
magazine and ejecting a chambered round - then pulling the trigger
while pointing the gun into the clearing station. Every so often
someone would forget to eject the round in the chamber. The ensuing
'bang' would get everyone's attention - if nothing else just to see
how red the guy's face would get.

On Fri, 19 Dec 2014 04:14:39 -0800 (PST), wrote:

On Thursday, December 18, 2014 8:16:44 PM UTC-5, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 19:15:14 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

Yeah, on a SA revolver, the cylinder does not flip out. There's a "port"
on the right side of the pistol, typically, a little door that flips
open and you turn the cylinder by hand to line up each chamber with the
port. Then you push out the "empty" with a built in ejector rod that
sits under the barrel. The modern variant of the DA revolver, with a
flip-out cylinder, didn't come along until nearly the end of the 19th
Century, long after the Wild West was tamed.



Yeah, after you mentioned it I looked on You Tube. That doesn't look
like a lot of fun. Guess I'll bypass all the 'cowboy' SA revolvers and
stick with what I've got, although I may consider a .22 DA revolver.

My Ruger Blackhawk and Super Blackhawk are like that. It's not really a big deal, when target shooting I'm not in that much of a hurry. I also save the brass, and one at a time is easier to deal with than a handfull at once.

On the positive side the frames are inherently stronger, so you can shoot maximum loads with no worries. With the right load, the 44 mag or 45 LC will really rock your world. :-)

Yeah, I can see where the idea would be a good one when taking kids
shooting. Save on ammo for sure.

On 12/19/14 7:14 AM, wrote:
On Thursday, December 18, 2014 8:16:44 PM UTC-5, John H. wrote:
On Thu, 18 Dec 2014 19:15:14 -0500, Keyser Söze
wrote:

Yeah, on a SA revolver, the cylinder does not flip out. There's a "port"
on the right side of the pistol, typically, a little door that flips
open and you turn the cylinder by hand to line up each chamber with the
port. Then you push out the "empty" with a built in ejector rod that
sits under the barrel. The modern variant of the DA revolver, with a
flip-out cylinder, didn't come along until nearly the end of the 19th
Century, long after the Wild West was tamed.



Yeah, after you mentioned it I looked on You Tube. That doesn't look
like a lot of fun. Guess I'll bypass all the 'cowboy' SA revolvers and
stick with what I've got, although I may consider a .22 DA revolver.

My Ruger Blackhawk and Super Blackhawk are like that. It's not really a big deal, when target shooting I'm not in that much of a hurry. I also save the brass, and one at a time is easier to deal with than a handfull at once.

On the positive side the frames are inherently stronger, so you can shoot maximum loads with no worries. With the right load, the 44 mag or 45 LC will really rock your world. :-)



No, it's not a big deal, as you say. For most of us who are not getting
into gunfights regularly , it's just a matter of personal preference.
I like revolvers, SA and DA, but I prefer the latter even though I fire
them SA mostly, just because of the more convenient (for me) loading and
unloading of rounds.

I really do like revolvers more than semi-auto pistols from the point of
view of aesthetics. Maybe it is because I am an old fart. I like lever
action rifles, too. None of my ancestors were cowboys or even in this
country when the Old West was the Old West. Must be something that got
ingrained in me from all those 25 cent Saturday matinees I went to as a
kid where western movies were "the thing."

Yes, sprouts, when I was a kid, you could go to the local movie house on
Saturday and for 25 cents, you could see movies from noon until 5 pm.
Westerns, space adventures, cartoons, serials...everything.

Harry maybe that's part of my delima. Some of my ancestors liked rifles too! Lol!

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