I have a pair of Uberti 1851 Colt Navy in 38 special that I occasionally use in tandem. I can keep it in the paper, but not with much accuracy. But, it's fun and takes me back to my childhood with my Fanner 50's ( remember them? ).

 

I end most of my shooting sessions (in the town dump or the town gravel pit) by doing some "fun" shooting. A Beretta 92 in each hand or a Steve McQueen Mare's Leg from the hip makes for a fun way to end the session. I don't hit my target very often with the pair of '92's in each hand but I'll scare the heck out the aluminum cans I am shooting at. The Mare's leg is surprisingly accurate. Heck, I am 66 years old and I want to have fun when I shoot.

 

I'm loving the replies I'm getting in my thread. Thanks to all you guys. You're the GREATest! Likes to everyone.

Gotta love the 'Myth of Dual Handguns' YT (Just funnin' 'em but they also illustrate a key concept (*))


(*) (If ya got a good shed, build a roof over it!)

 

This is me back in 2004 doing it for funsies. I remember I had the left one up a little higher, with the right one pressed up beside it so both my thumbs were touching and bracing my hands horizontally and vertically. I honestly don't remember which gun I was sighting thru or what my accuracy was, but it was fairly steady.

 

if you train to sight using nothing but peripheral vision, and you have a good grip, should be fairly "easy" to "aim" and hit targets while looking straight out. how fast you can unload comes with practice. training to use peripheral is key. i have never done it before, so i am sure its harder than it looks, but with practice you can become fluent in dbl pistol shooting.

 

See if you can find some vintage footage of Col. Ed McGivern REALLY running live ammo from a pair of S&W revolvers. Whew! I've tried it with a pair of FN Highpowers (P35). I couldn't hit the ocean, from...the beach! :blink:

 

I've got his book in the library, amazing man with revolvers and really any firearm.

 

I have and while it was fun it was impractical. I would wager that with practice I could get it down well, but attempting to shoot two guns at once was like trying to walk & chew bubble-gum.

 

I think it has not possible practical application.

 

I became a better one handed unsupported shooter over time simply by playing with it often enough.

 

Last Man Standing with Willis is a pretty epic akimbo 1911 movie. complete with physics defying stunts, extremely high capacity flush 1911 mags, and Willis' famous side-look point shooting. but there are some good double reload shots.

 

Last Man Standing with Willis is a pretty epic akimbo 1911 movie. complete with physics defying stunts, extremely high capacity flush 1911 mags, and Willis' famous side-look point shooting. but there are some good double reload shots.

I love that movie. The best part is watching the magical .45 throw people across the room.

 

I wonder how much real two-gun shootin' was done in the old west and how much carrying two pistols was done for a fast "reload".

 

About the only one that comes to mind is Will Bill who could shoot both hands equally well. It's fully expected many people who carried guns for a living carried two if they knew they were going into battle.

 

Yeah, it looks pretty impressive having two guns drawn, holding everyone at bay and backing out of a saloon, but from what I've been reading from folks who have tried it...

Does anyone know if cowboy action has a two-gun discipline? It seems they would be the ones who might have a handle on it from practicing.

 

Yes, technically but they will not let you shoot 2 pistols at the same time. That and other stupid rules is why I quite Cowboy action.

 

I tried it with Ruger Bearcats. I wasn't very good at. I think I was better at it with dual Bearcats than I would be with any other guns. Shooting wasn't the problem. Hitting was. I had much better luck hitting while shooting fast when I just emptied one gun then the other.

 

Ive done it a lot over the years with point shooting. Being born left handed and converted to right handed I can shoot about as well with my left out to 5yrds or so as I can with my right. Using one pistol or one in each hand engaging multiple targets on the move. Don't carry that way, but pressed in close quarters Id rather have a pistol in each hand at the same time.

Cant use the sights on both but out to 7 yards or so I never have anyway since I started shooting many a lustrum ago LOL.

 

Cowboy Action Shooting does have a two gun category called Gunfighter. Pistols can not be shot simultaneously because of spotter and timer issues. You shoot the targets in any combination you choose as long as the sequence is the same as for one handed shooters. I competed in it for a number of years shooting full case BP loads. I wasn't all that great although I did win one state championship. I have no interest in shooting that style except in competition but I suspect I could do it well enough with carry pistols if the need arose........... with a lot less recoil and smoke. I cannot see a defensive situation where it would be advantageous for me and I only carry one at a time but it can be fun in a game setting.:smile: I also walk with a cane so how am I going to hold my second pistola?:wink:

 

Thanks for telling me about that, Bad Bob and Royal Barnes.

 

I built a couple semi-auto pistols that use the Ruger 25 rnd. mags. I have cheap dot sights and green lasers mounted on them. They really look impressive but have not done much with them since .22 ammo became almost non-existent, at a reasonable price anyway.

 

Just some things that go running across the video monitor of my mind:

Two basic kinds of dual-wielding: Firing both guns simultaneously or near to it, and firing each gun separately.

Having a gun in both hands, assuming you have reasonable ambidextrous shooting capability, provides you a faster NYR than an extra gun in the holster. It also allows you to have each gun oriented a different direction, making it faster to adjust to a target of opportunity or sudden appearance from two arcs or directions. Instead of having to move head and the arm and gun to adjust you can snap your head around to the gun nearest the new target vector. Should save some time on the reaction.

If the only thing you need at the time is volume of fire I can see running both of them out and running them empty at the same time. There's a vanishingly small chance that anybody here will encounter a situation where that would be the The Thing To Do, though.

 

Just some things that go running across the video monitor of my mind:

Two basic kinds of dual-wielding: Firing both guns simultaneously or near to it, and firing each gun separately.

Having a gun in both hands, assuming you have reasonable ambidextrous shooting capability, provides you a faster NYR than an extra gun in the holster. It also allows you to have each gun oriented a different direction, making it faster to adjust to a target of opportunity or sudden appearance from two arcs or directions. Instead of having to move head and the arm and gun to adjust you can snap your head around to the gun nearest the new target vector. Should save some time on the reaction.

If the only thing you need at the time is volume of fire I can see running both of them out and running them empty at the same time. There's a vanishingly small chance that anybody here will encounter a situation where that would be the The Thing To Do, though.

The last part of this vid is what you're referring to?

 

I've done the "gangsta" style for kicks too and it's fun. been fairly accurate, to my surprise.

 

I'm all setup for it,,,, just need to practice.