For safety when carrying a traditional style single action six shooter, keep the hammer down on an empty chamber. go to @FlyingKSports for more cool videos.
Prior to the 1911 grip safety, no "rounds chambered" was the safest way to carry SA automatics too. Some people tried to get away with hammer down on live round, but if you had to go "hands on" you could lose a round regardless if there was one in the chamber. The "Old Timers" like to have something in hand they could beat you with if they were empty. The Whyatt Earp syndrome.
halfcock, always halfcock. 6 rounds on halfcock. the trigger is locked, the hammer needs to be pulled the rest of the way, and the cylinder is locked on some models. or it can rotate freely. all you need to do is draw and fully thumb your hammer to fire.
I have a friend who keeps his on halfcock, swears by it. I've heard stories of guys hitting the hammer while on halfcock and breaking the halfcock notch off the hammer. Maybe I'm just a big chicken.
@@FlyingKSports No one with any sense, would carry on half cock but, on the safety notch,{ First Click} is another story and was the way it was designed and intended to be carried fully loaded.
@@Firsttimerrestorations Not so and as someone who has actually used a Single action, in a defensive situation, i can assure you, that they are as effective today, as they were 100 years ago.
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It’d really suck if you were carrying it around and all of a sudden you had a hole in you.
That’s why you just load 5.
You missed the entire video huh?
Prior to the 1911 grip safety, no "rounds chambered" was the safest way to carry SA automatics too. Some people tried to get away with hammer down on live round, but if you had to go "hands on" you could lose a round regardless if there was one in the chamber. The "Old Timers" like to have something in hand they could beat you with if they were empty. The Whyatt Earp syndrome.
Well luckily you don’t have to do that with new ones because they made it so the firing pin isn’t resting on the primer.
One of the nicest features of the New Model Blackhawk, able to safely carry with 6 rounds.
@@FlyingKSports it’s nice knowing that the gun won’t go off when carrying 6 shots when bumped
Load it fully , then pull it back one click, it’s made to carry fully loaded only needed to do that with the original
The halfcock notch is known to break.
The cap and ball originals also had safety notches between the chambers
I did a video on the back powder 1851. Those notches between the chambers was genius!
halfcock, always halfcock. 6 rounds on halfcock. the trigger is locked, the hammer needs to be pulled the rest of the way, and the cylinder is locked on some models. or it can rotate freely. all you need to do is draw and fully thumb your hammer to fire.
I have a friend who keeps his on halfcock, swears by it. I've heard stories of guys hitting the hammer while on halfcock and breaking the halfcock notch off the hammer. Maybe I'm just a big chicken.
@@FlyingKSports No one with any sense, would carry on half cock but, on the safety notch,{ First Click} is another story and was the way it was designed and intended to be carried fully loaded.
@@TightwadTodd I don't think I trust that little bit of metal enough to ever carry it like that 😅
@@thigoror Well, its been tested and proved itself worthy.
I’m pretty sure they call it a cowboy load
If it has 6 holes in the cylinder thats how many rounds i carry. I carry mine all the time with no holes in my shoes yet .
I’ve known guys to load all 6 chambers and keep the hammer on half cock. It can be carried like that. I choose not to.
@@FlyingKSports never know tho that sixth round could be the difference between winning and losing and or life or death in a bad situation
Good lesson on single action, but who carries a single action pistol? Custer?
I still carry one. Lots of guys who travel or hunt in bear country carry single actions.
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Your finger was on the trigger while loading. (I know that the rounds haven’t reached the barrel yet). But still a bad habit.
You’re absolutely right. I had to watch to video again to see it. That is a bad habit. Thanks for pointing it out.
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Why even carry in that case?
Only as a last resort.
6 rounds for the home intruder, 5 for adventuring into public
Cool!
When you pull the hammer back fully are you holding down the trigger when you do that? Its too fast to see.
Yes. That way you can let the hammer down on the empty chamber.
There’s no setup in which carrying that will not be foolish.
That’s why very few people still carry them.
I think the people that carry them do it for fun or for reenactment.
What a foolish Statement.
@@Firsttimerrestorations Not so and as someone who has actually used a Single action, in a defensive situation, i can assure you, that they are as effective today, as they were 100 years ago.
@@TightwadToddthey’re effective but it’s not about effective it’s about optimal when it comes to guarding your life dude