In cowboy action I did Gun Fighter style. As a police officer I practiced shooting left handed in case I had injured right hand. I trained to draw and fire from the hip as soon as my weapon cleared the holster with my right. It paid off yrs later when I started shooting Cowboy Action. Great video you explain things in an easy way to understand.
I did that when I was a police officer as well. I also always carried my back up where I could get it with either hand. My sergeant did cowboy action. I am thinking about trying it. It looks fun.
As a writer of a book where the main character has powers and uses Wild West guns in the modern day…I find myself always coming back to your videos so I can have a realistic explanation on how he does it, without just saying “oh his powers give him the ability” ❤
I broke my right foot in soccer and had to use my left foot to kick with. Now my left foot is stronger and better than my right foot. Now both feet are very good when kicking. ...as would be both hands, and much practice shooting. Pay close attention on grip feel, when hip shooting, and duplicate. It helps a lot, on developing accuracy. Christ bless!
Im so glad that one of your Videos popped up, I have watched like 12 of your videos this morning 🤣 they are so awesome and informative. Owning several Single Action Revolvers from 22lr to 454 I totally understand how much practice you have done to get to the level your at. The training I have had is Self Defense, Force on Force with Simuntions and Air Soft with both Pistols and AR's, my Single Actions are for Hunting and having fun shooting out to 100 plus yards with them. Again I am so thankful one of your videos popped up because I really have enjoyed watching you shoot and explain how and why you do what you do the way you do. I also thoroughly enjoyed the old Gun Fighters Stories. Thank you so much for sharing this and I hope you and your family have a safe and AWESOME Christmas.
Again - Great content! Love they way you walk us through all this. I particularly enjoyed your explanation of why you don't try to use a SAA as a modern carry option for self defense situations. Sometimes we let the nostalgia take over our brains and do stupid things like deluding ourselves we are in a movie that we are starring in! This is real life - not a piece of celluloid! As cool as Iowa class battleships are, they really do belong in mothballs - not in a modern naval conflict. Best analogy I could come up with off the top of my head. Thanks.
I love my wax bullets. Much quiter. And still a blast. Just have to adjust to sight displacement timing due to lack of powder ❤ Thanks for all your videos and the way you explain things
Really good vid. maybe 40 or so years ago I really started to realize that I needed to work on hip and point shooting. shooting at running jacks I actually was doing a lot of point shooting. Hip shooting felt a little like a gimmick at the time but it was fun and then a challenge. I have no idea how many rounds I have shot hip and point shooting... many thousands. To this day I still fire a few rounds both hip and point shooting every time I go out. hip shooting I use soda cans on the ground. Ten feet is about what I feel confident at but get close at 15' ? the strange thing is that I bought a laser and honestly I do worse with it than live ammo! What does seem to give me 'realistic' practice is those BB guns... LOL... I am talking those realistic 1911's and 1873 SAA that even have the Colt brand on em. the 1911 has a sorta realistic slide movement/recoil. That is where I beat my buddies LOL.. same thing tho....10' is decent with all shots either on the can or pretty darn close. 15' is? Well... sodas do not fear me but close enough for bad guys maybe. One thing not mentioned is grip angle. The grip angle is the most important thing. the 1911 and the 1873/clone SAA just ..... point well.. Something like a target gun... a Ruger Mk 1 or Colt woodsman or glock..... are useless they ignore the human wrist/forearm I don't have to prove this.. you can prove it simply by holding the guns mentioned and pointing em... see where the gun is actually pointed and if your wrist is in line with your forearm. I would take a SAA over a glock 100% of the time in a tense hip shoot situation and maybe 75% of the time for point shooting... cause... point shooting does allow for some adjustment. Using sights grip angle is a non issue. target guns don't care about grip angle. but if you are using your gun or think you may have to use your gun for something up close and personal? Grip angle is THE most important thing.
Great video! I tried to hip-shoot a while ago with my stock Vaqueros. Now I know that I started too far away from the target to actually get a feeling for it. Will give it another try using the method you've shown here.
I learned to do this 50 some years ago, pretty much the same way you are describing here. It’s a very good thing that you mentioned the berm because I think that something a lot of people forget. I would sometimes hit the target and sometimes I’d hit low and to the left. Many years later I found out that my dominant eye shifted about three times a minute and that my eyes didn’t focus on the same point. So, I would briefly close my left eye to force my right eye to be the dominant eye and after that my shooting improved quite a bit.
Your a good man really! When I stumbled on a short of you fanning i was like wow! Wish I lived in a state where we’re allowed to have fun but unfortunately not stuck. Thankfully i can watch you! Great video. Didn’t know they made 45 Colt lasers!
Tuco, as always brother what an awesome video. Congrats on a wonderful year of videos and everything you have done and accomplished this year. Thanks again for everything you have inspired me to be and to have done myself. MERRY CHRISTMAS brother and a happy new year. Hats off to you, and keep “shooting for the moon!”
@@TUCOtheratt will do for sure. I am starting on my cylinder leads this weekend and I am doing everything by hand so it’s taking a good bit of time. Huge shout out to Kid Colt on decades of advice running Rugers rough and tough and getting them to hold up for a lifetime of trick shots and triple shots. Thank you both again.
Its good info and pretty much how I do it except at the end when my accuracy starts to deteriorate, I then move in closer for 1 more good round. It makes for ending on a positive note. As for self defense carry.. I mostly agree with you. Most people will be better off using semi-autos but they do come with their own set of issues. I carry a SAA 45 Colt clone for SD in a belly band. Its super comfortable, concealable, and easy to draw. I am more accurate and familiar with my SAA. I have several semi-autos but dont shoot them as often. Thanks for the video...
About 25 years ago I burnt my right hand at work so I learned to shoot left handed and kept the skill up. It paid off this past year when I had a right shoulder injury and could seamlessly just put on a left handed holster and carry that way. I've even repeated shooting classes shooting the second time left-handed only. Its a very good skill to have.
Ha!!! 😆😁 “Dual Wielding is great, but it’s actually TWICE as great if you actually reload the revolver first!” That is a great quote right there!! Well said good sir!
I've heard of this referred to as point shooting. Kinda like point my finger and the barrel follows. I enjoy playing with it. When practicing the draw with my carry guns I practice to aim immediately after clearing the holster when the target is 10' or less. When the distance is farther I'll do the same but be at full extension after 3 to 4 shots. It's fun to have 15 rounds.
Loving the videos! 👏👏 Is it possible to DM you somehow? I have a mini machine shop in my shop and want to get into quick draw. I’d like to get some more details on what tooling you used to modify the gun, cutting depth measurements and more details on the support block you made. If that’s ok?
1:27 I appreciate you. 🙏. Yo, you got me hankering to hunker up as a quickdraw. I recently got into black powder but I was focusing on canons and blungered bustees but, just as a point of making an art of it im getting strong vibes to add a revolver right away. Before getting my next big-boy blaster master. Im thinking something silly though. I know Mark Twain swore by the Pepper Box but I am also pretty sure he said that so people didnt pay attention to his long colt. It sounds perfect for me.😂
Moar dual wielding vids and hip fanning. Last gun I owned was years ago a stainless steel super Redhawk 44 mag. Always wanted a real single action or ball and cap. Live in Canada so getting one is a serious pain
That's nice shooting !! So my double action 357 is t a good home defense gun ? It's the only hand gun I have lol. I do have a few shotguns 12. 20. 410 an a ruger 270 rifle That are easily accessible. Thanks Tuco
I am really impressed with the minimal barrel tilt you have when cocking your SAA's. Most people really tilt the barrels up to reach the hammer with their thumbs. You must have long thumbs. Unfortunately, I was really waiting for you to reverse draw with your left hand instead of drawing with your right and handing off to your left. When you finally did reverse draw, the camera was on your right. ARRRGGGGHHH! LOL. As you might notice, I admire Mr Hickok and carry my SAA's reverse draw style. No, I don't own Navy style revolvers in cap and ball .38 like Wild Bill.
I practice with a BB gun. I have a Glock BB gun that fits in my duty holster and a Sig 365 BB gun, because that's what I carry off duty. Whole lot cheaper, quieter and no need to go to the range, plus the added benefit of working on recoil anticipation. Just a modern twist on Bill Jordan's wax bullets.
I usually open carry a Ruger Blackhawk chambered in 22 Mag, only ever had to draw once and never fired a shot. And in my experience the presentation of power is often more important than using it.
water bottle suspended chest high from a tree limb , just like a spit wad through a staw . eye hand coordination, like you said ! good informative video
Well there is a pro and con to every firearm you consider to use for self defense you can get really good at hip shooting I have found working with a cans works well
Hey another fine video. Well I took the plunge. With your advise I bought 2 Alchimista II 357 mag 4 3/4 barrels. Of course they are for Cowboy Action. Who is the supplier of the kits to slick um up? It will take 3 weeks to get them in my hot little hands. OH Well I have to be patient. Thanks Much for all the great videos. Boomer Jack
What single action would you recommend to get started with? I'm a longtime gun owner/shooter but never had a single action pistol. I will most likely make it a race gun. Thank you
That's a tough question. Longer barrels make muzzle flip easier to handle but are much slower drawing. One of my race guns has a 2 ounce lead weight in the grip that makes drawing very natural and quick but it doesn't mitigate recoil much because it's weight in the back.
Do you think I’d be that much ahead to start off with my pair of wranglers before I started using 45 colt vaqueros? I was just thinking I could get pretty close with a wrangler or my single six and 22lr is much less expensive than 45 colt.
I heard somewhere that you shouldn’t shoot at the same target twice because your brain starts to rely on shooting a practice shot to see where the bullet will end up. Not sure if that is true but found it interesting
Hey Tuco can you do a video about what goes into building a race gun? You’ve mention several times that your guns have been customized so they are not damaged by fanning. Would love a video about what goes into setting up a SSA for this
Any advice on training with my non dominant hand ie left ,I just got a second RugerBlackHawk ,And am trying to shoot with both guns at the same time,Any of you experienced guys have any tips?And this is all from the hip .Which I have down well with my right hand at 25 yards,Also which is faster cross draw or regular, I have gotten into a good rhythm cross drawing both ,But I was wondering if that is just a dumb thing to do ,thanks ,great video btw!!!!
The only problem I have with cross draw is that you can sweep your off hand/arm if you aren't careful. If you draw both guns at the same time this shouldn't happen. As to learning with the off hand. It's an uphill battle, takes lots and lots of repetitions (thousands) drawing, aiming, dry fire and shooting. Like anything else we are best with our dominant hand because of many many reps. Always grip the gun the exact same way every time. I think of hip shooting as fun shooting. When I get serious about hitting a small or distant target I use the sights.
@TUCOtheratt Thank you ,you are spot on about sweeping you're off hand while cross drawing, it kept on happening until I could draw them simultaneously, I will watch TV and just practice my cross draw over and over for hours at a time .Again thanks I just discovered you're channel and you have a new subscriber:)
Hey sir. Great video. I understand why you say don't quick draw with live ammo but that's the old school westerners fought! Back then I guess it was live or die so if you shot yourself in the foot learning, that's just part of the process. Would you say that's why you don't recommend training that way? Too many accidents can happen? Also, I've never shot a 45. I've only owned 9mm handguns outside of my rifles. How much recoil, stress and danger does that put on you? Firing a 45 from the hip with one hand like that? Thanks in advance if you get around to answering these questions. Liked the video =)
There's a big difference between historical old west gun fights when 99% of the time men started with a gun draw under the table or under a coat and as likely as not shot the other guy in the back just like gangsters do now and high speed fast draw with an SAA. In the old west a 2 second draw was fast. When guys start pushing it faster than a half second, thumb cocking in the holster they get shot. THOUSANDS shot themselves in the late 1950s- the 70s doing just that. They eventually stopped doing any SAA fast draw competitions using live ammo. A few shot themselves and others by accident in the old west too.
❤...I can personally testify that carrying a Single Action Army revolver around will save your ass in court because if you get in a situation where you have to use it it looks so good in court when you're like no I carry a Single Action Army 1880s revolver.. they asked me why do you carry that and I said because it looks beautiful
Now I want to get me a cross draw rig from Old Trading Post for my vintage Colt Frontier Scout and my Colt Peacemaker both in .22LR so I can do some can rolling and other tricks as well for it's more affordable than my Colt SAA .45's !!!
I got real good shooting pool off hand.😂😂. Guess pistol would be similar. It just takes time. Training etc.. Your power eye is the thing that takes up the time
@TUCOtheratt would you care to share? Iv been trying to find some im gonna have a machinists friend at work cut mine but he said he needs something to go by
Dude, sir you are cooler than the other side of the pillow. F#ck those haters they just peanut butter and jelly. And love the duds you have like for real. Keep it up cowboy 🤠 for real
One thing that helps is that some of the newer replicas do have conversion models that use 9mm or 45 acp. Big help even for handloaders. Hip shooting not a skill I've been able to get past mediocre either hand
6:38 LOL. Empty chambers keep us humble, don't they? I like your work. I love my Glock 17, but I can tell if I ever get a well tuned SAA in my hand I'll never put it down lol.
@@TUCOtheratt Hey quick question - do you happen to know if the Chiappa SAA 22's are about the same size as the Colt/clone 45LC SAA's? Like as far as the trigger guard, grips etc? Because my father has one of those Chiappa's, and I've shot it a few times but it seems small, especially the trigger guard and grip, but I was watching a Bob Munden video yesterday and he explained if you have big hands it's normal for your pinky to be under the grip, which is exactly where my pinky is when I shoot that Chiappa SAA 22. So maybe it is the same size.
@@ray32245mv Not sure if the size is the same as a SAA. True to dimension Colt SAA clones like the Piettas I shoot have a small grip and trigger guard. My pinky is right on the edge and sometime under the grip. It takes quite a while to get used to it and not think about it especially on the fast draw. The SAA is the hardest to shoot hand gun I regularly shoot but that is what makes it fun to me.
I looked into the laser cartridges for at home quick draw practice but decided the Umarex CO2 BB SAA replica was a viable tool for at home quick draw training and hip shooting practice.
I was smart enough to get a couple of usfa single actions before they became collectors items. I have the speer plastic bullets for the 38 special that just use a primer for propellant and they work pretty well and as long as you can recover them they are reusable. I recognized something that I am doing wrong from reading your comments. I am trying to do too much at once by drawing and positioning and firing. Thanks for the course correction
Hey Tuco! Could you show us how to properly dual weild a revolver? I'm not ambidextrous, so it confuses my muscle memory a bit. Shoot, cock back, shoot, with another revolver it became real hard real quick, couldn't seem to find the rythm
I realize that. My intention in this video was to start the process of learning to hip shoot with my left hand. Drawing the gun with the left hand is a separate skill. Also, my holster configuration was not set up for left handed draws. It's important when learning a new skill to concentrate on that one skill and not get mixed up trying to learn multiple things.
I thought it was only me that could run good practices two or three days in a row and then the next day not able to hit the broad side of a barn. Why do you reckon that is?
Here's an off topic question to the video. And it's a question you may have answered before that iv missed. Do you go out in a everyday life day, wear the entire and irons.
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In cowboy action I did Gun Fighter style. As a police officer I practiced shooting left handed in case I had injured right hand. I trained to draw and fire from the hip as soon as my weapon cleared the holster with my right. It paid off yrs later when I started shooting Cowboy Action. Great video you explain things in an easy way to understand.
Thanks for sharing that.
Good idea i am working on that
I did that when I was a police officer as well. I also always carried my back up where I could get it with either hand. My sergeant did cowboy action. I am thinking about trying it. It looks fun.
As a writer of a book where the main character has powers and uses Wild West guns in the modern day…I find myself always coming back to your videos so I can have a realistic explanation on how he does it, without just saying “oh his powers give him the ability” ❤
That's really cool to know that I am an inspiration for the character in your book!
your demeanor and honesty is such a pleasure to listen to always looking forward to your next teaching thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
You are so welcome. Thanks for watching and the nice comments 😃
I can really appreciate the skill involved.
There's a lot more to shooting from the hip.
Bro, we love Cowboys and the Old wild West. Thank you for your work.
I broke my right foot in soccer and had to use my left foot to kick with. Now my left foot is stronger and better than my right foot.
Now both feet are very good when kicking. ...as would be both hands, and much practice shooting.
Pay close attention on grip feel, when hip shooting, and duplicate. It helps a lot, on developing accuracy.
Christ bless!
Sometimes, you need to go back to basics. Thanks for the training tips.
Im so glad that one of your Videos popped up, I have watched like 12 of your videos this morning 🤣 they are so awesome and informative. Owning several Single Action Revolvers from 22lr to 454 I totally understand how much practice you have done to get to the level your at.
The training I have had is Self Defense, Force on Force with Simuntions and Air Soft with both Pistols and AR's, my Single Actions are for Hunting and having fun shooting out to 100 plus yards with them.
Again I am so thankful one of your videos popped up because I really have enjoyed watching you shoot and explain how and why you do what you do the way you do. I also thoroughly enjoyed the old Gun Fighters Stories. Thank you so much for sharing this and I hope you and your family have a safe and AWESOME Christmas.
Wow! Thanks for the nice comments. I'm glad you are enjoying my content!
@@TUCOtheratt You are welcome. 🤙🏼😃
Again - Great content! Love they way you walk us through all this. I particularly enjoyed your explanation of why you don't try to use a SAA as a modern carry option for self defense situations. Sometimes we let the nostalgia take over our brains and do stupid things like deluding ourselves we are in a movie that we are starring in! This is real life - not a piece of celluloid! As cool as Iowa class battleships are, they really do belong in mothballs - not in a modern naval conflict. Best analogy I could come up with off the top of my head. Thanks.
That was well said!😊
I love my wax bullets. Much quiter. And still a blast. Just have to adjust to sight displacement timing due to lack of powder ❤
Thanks for all your videos and the way you explain things
Definitely a cheaper way to practice
Really good vid. maybe 40 or so years ago I really started to realize that I needed to work on hip and point shooting. shooting at running jacks I actually was doing a lot of point shooting. Hip shooting felt a little like a gimmick at the time but it was fun and then a challenge. I have no idea how many rounds I have shot hip and point shooting... many thousands. To this day I still fire a few rounds both hip and point shooting every time I go out. hip shooting I use soda cans on the ground. Ten feet is about what I feel confident at but get close at 15' ? the strange thing is that I bought a laser and honestly I do worse with it than live ammo! What does seem to give me 'realistic' practice is those BB guns... LOL... I am talking those realistic 1911's and 1873 SAA that even have the Colt brand on em. the 1911 has a sorta realistic slide movement/recoil. That is where I beat my buddies LOL.. same thing tho....10' is decent with all shots either on the can or pretty darn close. 15' is? Well... sodas do not fear me but close enough for bad guys maybe. One thing not mentioned is grip angle. The grip angle is the most important thing. the 1911 and the 1873/clone SAA just ..... point well.. Something like a target gun... a Ruger Mk 1 or Colt woodsman or glock..... are useless they ignore the human wrist/forearm I don't have to prove this.. you can prove it simply by holding the guns mentioned and pointing em... see where the gun is actually pointed and if your wrist is in line with your forearm. I would take a SAA over a glock 100% of the time in a tense hip shoot situation and maybe 75% of the time for point shooting... cause... point shooting does allow for some adjustment. Using sights grip angle is a non issue. target guns don't care about grip angle. but if you are using your gun or think you may have to use your gun for something up close and personal? Grip angle is THE most important thing.
Thanks for sharing!
I appreciate the lessons sir.
Another great video! More training tips I can use.
Great video! I tried to hip-shoot a while ago with my stock Vaqueros. Now I know that I started too far away from the target to actually get a feeling for it. Will give it another try using the method you've shown here.
Yep start close, relax and pay attention but don't try. Make sure you can see your bullets impacting safely. You will get a feel for it.
I learned to do this 50 some years ago, pretty much the same way you are describing here. It’s a very good thing that you mentioned the berm because I think that something a lot of people forget.
I would sometimes hit the target and sometimes I’d hit low and to the left. Many years later I found out that my dominant eye shifted about three times a minute and that my eyes didn’t focus on the same point. So, I would briefly close my left eye to force my right eye to be the dominant eye and after that my shooting improved quite a bit.
Your a good man really! When I stumbled on a short of you fanning i was like wow! Wish I lived in a state where we’re allowed to have fun but unfortunately not stuck. Thankfully i can watch you! Great video. Didn’t know they made 45 Colt lasers!
I appreciate that! Thanks for watching my videos!
Tuco, as always brother what an awesome video. Congrats on a wonderful year of videos and everything you have done and accomplished this year. Thanks again for everything you have inspired me to be and to have done myself. MERRY CHRISTMAS brother and a happy new year. Hats off to you, and keep “shooting for the moon!”
Thanks for that Daniel! Merry Christmas! Keep me posted on your Black Hawk race project.
@@TUCOtheratt will do for sure. I am starting on my cylinder leads this weekend and I am doing everything by hand so it’s taking a good bit of time. Huge shout out to Kid Colt on decades of advice running Rugers rough and tough and getting them to hold up for a lifetime of trick shots and triple shots. Thank you both again.
“Do or do not, there is no try.” Yoda
Ha! I was just gonna say this…. But I figured someone else had already done so… and sure enough. Great minds think alike!!!!
Another excellent video! Thanks again for the superb content. Have a Merry Christmas brother!
Thank you! And same to you!
Its good info and pretty much how I do it except at the end when my accuracy starts to deteriorate, I then move in closer for 1 more good round. It makes for ending on a positive note.
As for self defense carry.. I mostly agree with you. Most people will be better off using semi-autos but they do come with their own set of issues.
I carry a SAA 45 Colt clone for SD in a belly band. Its super comfortable, concealable, and easy to draw. I am more accurate and familiar with my SAA. I have several semi-autos but dont shoot them as often.
Thanks for the video...
Thanks for watching!
About 25 years ago I burnt my right hand at work so I learned to shoot left handed and kept the skill up. It paid off this past year when I had a right shoulder injury and could seamlessly just put on a left handed holster and carry that way. I've even repeated shooting classes shooting the second time left-handed only. Its a very good skill to have.
That's how to stay on top of your shooting! Most people never try off hand shooting.
Your range is cool👍🇺🇸
Great video. Awesome lesson
Thanks! 😃
Safety first but love it...only push speed as fast as you can be accurate...get it on paper...
Ha!!! 😆😁
“Dual Wielding is great, but it’s actually TWICE as great if you actually reload the revolver first!”
That is a great quote right there!! Well said good sir!
I've heard of this referred to as point shooting. Kinda like point my finger and the barrel follows. I enjoy playing with it. When practicing the draw with my carry guns I practice to aim immediately after clearing the holster when the target is 10' or less. When the distance is farther I'll do the same but be at full extension after 3 to 4 shots. It's fun to have 15 rounds.
Very good video, good instruction!
Thank ya kindly! : )
The first one!Have a great day Tuco!😊
Loving the videos! 👏👏
Is it possible to DM you somehow? I have a mini machine shop in my shop and want to get into quick draw. I’d like to get some more details on what tooling you used to modify the gun, cutting depth measurements and more details on the support block you made. If that’s ok?
...ugrh, my brain.
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Thanks for the post, absolutely appreciated.
1:27 I appreciate you. 🙏. Yo, you got me hankering to hunker up as a quickdraw. I recently got into black powder but I was focusing on canons and blungered bustees but, just as a point of making an art of it im getting strong vibes to add a revolver right away. Before getting my next big-boy blaster master.
Im thinking something silly though. I know Mark Twain swore by the Pepper Box but I am also pretty sure he said that so people didnt pay attention to his long colt.
It sounds perfect for me.😂
Moar dual wielding vids and hip fanning. Last gun I owned was years ago a stainless steel super Redhawk 44 mag. Always wanted a real single action or ball and cap. Live in Canada so getting one is a serious pain
That's nice shooting !! So my double action 357 is t a good home defense gun ? It's the only hand gun I have lol. I do have a few shotguns 12. 20. 410 an a ruger 270 rifle That are easily accessible. Thanks Tuco
Yes I'd say a 357 is a good home defense hand gun.
@@TUCOtheratt that's some mighty fine shooting. From the hip ! Not as easy as it looks
I am really impressed with the minimal barrel tilt you have when cocking your SAA's. Most people really tilt the barrels up to reach the hammer with their thumbs. You must have long thumbs. Unfortunately, I was really waiting for you to reverse draw with your left hand instead of drawing with your right and handing off to your left. When you finally did reverse draw, the camera was on your right. ARRRGGGGHHH! LOL. As you might notice, I admire Mr Hickok and carry my SAA's reverse draw style. No, I don't own Navy style revolvers in cap and ball .38 like Wild Bill.
Thanks for watching and the nice comments. Cross and reverse cross draw is not something I practice.
I had to laugh at myself. When you mentioned Hickock I immediately pictured everyone's favorite grampa Hickock45.
I practice with a BB gun. I have a Glock BB gun that fits in my duty holster and a Sig 365 BB gun, because that's what I carry off duty. Whole lot cheaper, quieter and no need to go to the range, plus the added benefit of working on recoil anticipation. Just a modern twist on Bill Jordan's wax bullets.
Tuco the best
Awesome video, i believe in ww2 they had instructional videos of hip shooting and trained it for qualifications
I usually open carry a Ruger Blackhawk chambered in 22 Mag, only ever had to draw once and never fired a shot. And in my experience the presentation of power is often more important than using it.
Потрясающий вид потресающее ранчо, сэр!😎✌️
Спасибо за этот приятный комментарий! Рад, что вы смогли зайти еще раз!
water bottle suspended chest high from a tree limb , just like a spit wad through a staw . eye hand coordination, like you said ! good informative video
Well there is a pro and con to every firearm you consider to use for self defense you can get really good at hip shooting I have found working with a cans works well
Gorgeous rig! May I ask who made it? Love the crossdraw! I'd like to carry my SA that way occasionally for EDC.
I got the cross draw holster from AR American.
You are so freakin cool man. Thanks for the info!
;)
Hey another fine video. Well I took the plunge. With your advise I bought 2 Alchimista II 357 mag 4 3/4 barrels. Of course they are for Cowboy Action. Who is the supplier of the kits to slick um up? It will take 3 weeks to get them in my hot little hands. OH Well I have to be patient. Thanks Much for all the great videos. Boomer Jack
There are no kits. Check out my Rumble channel.
What single action would you recommend to get started with? I'm a longtime gun owner/shooter but never had a single action pistol. I will most likely make it a race gun. Thank you
Check out my rumble channel for more info. Thanks!
I love me my single-actions. Sure, they’re far inferior to modern guns but they’re just SO COOL.
Agreed.
I love to see a showdown with you and Raylan Givens on justified Timothy Olyphant that would be awesome to see you on the show
Great tutorialTUCO ! Just wondering, do you prefer your SAA’s front or back heavy or do you just adjust to witch ever you’re shootin at the moment?
That's a tough question. Longer barrels make muzzle flip easier to handle but are much slower drawing. One of my race guns has a 2 ounce lead weight in the grip that makes drawing very natural and quick but it doesn't mitigate recoil much because it's weight in the back.
Where did you get that incredibly good looking shirt?!?! I want one?
Fun stuff. Thanks.
Glad you enjoyed it!
This is great, those laser cartridges don't fit my replicas. This helps a heap.
Do you think I’d be that much ahead to start off with my pair of wranglers before I started using 45 colt vaqueros? I was just thinking I could get pretty close with a wrangler or my single six and 22lr is much less expensive than 45 colt.
I heard somewhere that you shouldn’t shoot at the same target twice because your brain starts to rely on shooting a practice shot to see where the bullet will end up. Not sure if that is true but found it interesting
Hey Tuco can you do a video about what goes into building a race gun? You’ve mention several times that your guns have been customized so they are not damaged by fanning. Would love a video about what goes into setting up a SSA for this
Yes. See my video, "How A SAA Race Gun Works. "
Thanks Tuco!!
That similar technique I used to shoot my recurse bow instinctively, short distance and move back, let your muscle memory take over.
The body and mind are very quick at learning. feel of grip and position of barrel toward target.
What do you think of using something like an airsoft version for practicing-especially indoors?
Nothing wrong with that. Wear glasses.
Any advice on training with my non dominant hand ie left ,I just got a second RugerBlackHawk ,And am trying to shoot with both guns at the same time,Any of you experienced guys have any tips?And this is all from the hip .Which I have down well with my right hand at 25 yards,Also which is faster cross draw or regular, I have gotten into a good rhythm cross drawing both ,But I was wondering if that is just a dumb thing to do ,thanks ,great video btw!!!!
The only problem I have with cross draw is that you can sweep your off hand/arm if you aren't careful. If you draw both guns at the same time this shouldn't happen. As to learning with the off hand. It's an uphill battle, takes lots and lots of repetitions (thousands) drawing, aiming, dry fire and shooting. Like anything else we are best with our dominant hand because of many many reps. Always grip the gun the exact same way every time. I think of hip shooting as fun shooting. When I get serious about hitting a small or distant target I use the sights.
@TUCOtheratt Thank you ,you are spot on about sweeping you're off hand while cross drawing, it kept on happening until I could draw them simultaneously, I will watch TV and just practice my cross draw over and over for hours at a time .Again thanks I just discovered you're channel and you have a new subscriber:)
Love the saloon
Great! When a guy gets decent, try drop and level up after each shot. That seems to accentuate muscle memory. Plus its real hard!
“Do, or do not. There is no try.” - Yoda, Jedi Master
Hey sir. Great video. I understand why you say don't quick draw with live ammo but that's the old school westerners fought! Back then I guess it was live or die so if you shot yourself in the foot learning, that's just part of the process. Would you say that's why you don't recommend training that way? Too many accidents can happen? Also, I've never shot a 45. I've only owned 9mm handguns outside of my rifles. How much recoil, stress and danger does that put on you? Firing a 45 from the hip with one hand like that? Thanks in advance if you get around to answering these questions. Liked the video =)
There's a big difference between historical old west gun fights when 99% of the time men started with a gun draw under the table or under a coat and as likely as not shot the other guy in the back just like gangsters do now and high speed fast draw with an SAA. In the old west a 2 second draw was fast. When guys start pushing it faster than a half second, thumb cocking in the holster they get shot. THOUSANDS shot themselves in the late 1950s- the 70s doing just that. They eventually stopped doing any SAA fast draw competitions using live ammo. A few shot themselves and others by accident in the old west too.
what about a CO2 airgun. Would that make sense to train with it?
I'm 51, and started hip shooting yesterday.
Petty cool. Can you do a hip shoot with a semi auto? Think that would be cool.
I can do that and it's coming up soon. Thanks!
Thanks for sharing 👍
Where did you get that grip tape on your gun from?
I give u a like cause your awesome but also for your safety concerns
Man i gotta know where you got that vest and hat and belt
❤...I can personally testify that carrying a Single Action Army revolver around will save your ass in court because if you get in a situation where you have to use it it looks so good in court when you're like no I carry a Single Action Army 1880s revolver.. they asked me why do you carry that and I said because it looks beautiful
Tuco who makes your holsters
You build this home TUCO ?
Now I want to get me a cross draw rig from Old Trading Post for my vintage Colt Frontier Scout and my Colt Peacemaker both in .22LR so I can do some can rolling and other tricks as well for it's more affordable than my Colt SAA .45's !!!
Right on!
Where can I get leather work in hosters that you have great job
Davis Leather
I got real good shooting pool off hand.😂😂. Guess pistol would be similar. It just takes time. Training etc.. Your power eye is the thing that takes up the time
😊 Vero nice Sir Tuco....you Italian?
No but I like Italian made cowboy guns.
Enjoyed the hell out this video... Thank you..
Where did you get your hat???
use a left hand holster?
What Revolvers are you using?
Hey tuco when you build a gun do you have certain measurements you cut the cylinder too or or is it a measure and match kind of thing
I have specific specs that I follow.
@TUCOtheratt would you care to share? Iv been trying to find some im gonna have a machinists friend at work cut mine but he said he needs something to go by
Dude, sir you are cooler than the other side of the pillow. F#ck those haters they just peanut butter and jelly. And love the duds you have like for real. Keep it up cowboy 🤠 for real
Dumb question: were there any triple shots back în a day? The old west? Did somebody did that?
One thing that helps is that some of the newer replicas do have conversion models that use 9mm or 45 acp. Big help even for handloaders. Hip shooting not a skill I've been able to get past mediocre either hand
I bought one with a 45acp extra cylinder and it fits and times in the others. A most convenient accessory.
6:38 LOL. Empty chambers keep us humble, don't they? I like your work. I love my Glock 17, but I can tell if I ever get a well tuned SAA in my hand I'll never put it down lol.
Hold on to that dream. Took me 30 years
@@TUCOtheratt Hey quick question - do you happen to know if the Chiappa SAA 22's are about the same size as the Colt/clone 45LC SAA's? Like as far as the trigger guard, grips etc? Because my father has one of those Chiappa's, and I've shot it a few times but it seems small, especially the trigger guard and grip, but I was watching a Bob Munden video yesterday and he explained if you have big hands it's normal for your pinky to be under the grip, which is exactly where my pinky is when I shoot that Chiappa SAA 22. So maybe it is the same size.
@@ray32245mv Not sure if the size is the same as a SAA. True to dimension Colt SAA clones like the Piettas I shoot have a small grip and trigger guard. My pinky is right on the edge and sometime under the grip. It takes quite a while to get used to it and not think about it especially on the fast draw. The SAA is the hardest to shoot hand gun I regularly shoot but that is what makes it fun to me.
В Санкт-Петербурге сейчас тепло!)
Интересный. В Монтане тоже тепло.
I looked into the laser cartridges for at home quick draw practice but decided the Umarex CO2 BB SAA replica was a viable tool for at home quick draw training and hip shooting practice.
Not a bad choice. : )
I'm trying to figure out who does race gun modifications on a Pietta, and I dont see anyone. Who are the top folks working on Pietta?
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A more appropiate name for you wuld be TUCOtheguru 😄😄😄
Ha Ha! I like that!
I was smart enough to get a couple of usfa single actions before they became collectors items. I have the speer plastic bullets for the 38 special that just use a primer for propellant and they work pretty well and as long as you can recover them they are reusable. I recognized something that I am doing wrong from reading your comments. I am trying to do too much at once by drawing and positioning and firing. Thanks for the course correction
Yes. Only learn one thing at a time.
Hey Tuco! Could you show us how to properly dual weild a revolver? I'm not ambidextrous, so it confuses my muscle memory a bit. Shoot, cock back, shoot, with another revolver it became real hard real quick, couldn't seem to find the rythm
I'm just learning that myself.
I'd give my right arm to be ambidextrous !!!
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The government was still training how to hip shoot in the beginning of WW2 with pistols.
Sir, respectfully, do you realize when using your left hand, your right hand transfers the revolver to your left?
Because it’s a cross draw holster. He’s practicing shooting with the left. Not drawing.
I realize that. My intention in this video was to start the process of learning to hip shoot with my left hand. Drawing the gun with the left hand is a separate skill. Also, my holster configuration was not set up for left handed draws. It's important when learning a new skill to concentrate on that one skill and not get mixed up trying to learn multiple things.
for fun I like that ~
I thought it was only me that could run good practices two or three days in a row and then the next day not able to hit the broad side of a barn. Why do you reckon that is?
Here's an off topic question to the video. And it's a question you may have answered before that iv missed. Do you go out in a everyday life day, wear the entire and irons.
no...Ha Ha!
What revolvers do you use boss?
Pietta Great Western 2
Can you do more little buddy videos please
I'd love to but they have to have an inspiration. They just hit me know and then but I can't force it.
Okay I understand@@TUCOtheratt
Sounds like archery