https://www.isegoria.net/2013/07/the-fundamentals-of-double-action-revolver-shooting/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 21 May 2026 16:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 https://www.isegoria.net/2013/07/the-fundamentals-of-double-action-revolver-shooting/comment-page-1/#comment-913137 Isegoria Sat, 27 Jul 2013 16:30:33 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=32168#comment-913137 It’s hard to believe that speed didn’t come into use until the 1970s, when practical shooting took off. Even “rapid fire” wasn’t so speedy — and involved no draws or reloads on the clock.

]]> https://www.isegoria.net/2013/07/the-fundamentals-of-double-action-revolver-shooting/comment-page-1/#comment-912768 Todd Sat, 27 Jul 2013 04:33:33 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=32168#comment-912768 Hard to believe that speedloaders didn’t come into use until the 70′s. Use of a speedloader is a game changer, albeit perhaps too late for the glory days of the revolver. It’s so simple an invention, it’s baffling it wasn’t devised sooner.

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