triggers
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 7:13 am
"we used to file the notch of the hammer till the trigger would pull sweet, which is another way of saying that the blamed gun would pretty near go off if you looked at it".
this is a quote of bat masterson when sherrif of ford county, an area 100 miles by 75 miles, surrounding dodge city in 1877.
bat's tools of the trade were firearms and his wits.
he was at adobe walls in 1874 when billy dixon took an indian off his horse at one mile wth a sharps 50x 2.5, and a small group of buffalo hunters defended the place against 500 indians. he must have been a proficient rifle shot at distance to make a living in that trade.
while sherrif he had little need to use his guns, because he practised in public a lot, improving and demonstrating his skills to the extent that his reputation was overriding.
very few serious shooters are happy with factory triggers. so what's new.
bruce.
this is a quote of bat masterson when sherrif of ford county, an area 100 miles by 75 miles, surrounding dodge city in 1877.
bat's tools of the trade were firearms and his wits.
he was at adobe walls in 1874 when billy dixon took an indian off his horse at one mile wth a sharps 50x 2.5, and a small group of buffalo hunters defended the place against 500 indians. he must have been a proficient rifle shot at distance to make a living in that trade.
while sherrif he had little need to use his guns, because he practised in public a lot, improving and demonstrating his skills to the extent that his reputation was overriding.
very few serious shooters are happy with factory triggers. so what's new.
bruce.
