Shooting Bull

Widder’s right. You talk a lot.

Generally speaking I'll agree but, you should be equally adept at shooting either pistol first. The advantage Double Duelists have over any other category is the vast array of transition options available to us. But you cut that number of options in half by only using your dominant hand first. If you're going to shoot Double Duelist you should practice drawing and shooting with both your dominant and weak hand first. Let me give an example as to why. Stage calls for pistols to be shot at position 1 then move to position 2 to shoot shotgun. I shoot a SXS shotgun and load the shells with me left (weak) hand). On this stage I'll shoot my left pistol first. When I'm done with that I holster it then draw and fire my right pistol. As I'm firing my right pistol I'm pulling two shotgun shells with my left hand. When I'm done with my second pistol I holster it as I'm taking my first step toward position 2. As I'm moving to position 2 I have the shotgun shells up at eye level with my left hand and my right hand is reaching for my shotgun. (Reaching as you move helps you move faster. ) When I get to position 2 I grab and raise the shotgun to my shoulder as fast as possible where my shells are already waiting to be dropped into the chambers.

What about Spirit of the Game? He intentionally skipped the reload to save time.

I know this has been asked and answered but I’m having a senior moment so please indulge me. Stage instructions call for ten rifle. During the course of fire shooter jacks a live round out of the rifle thus only firing nine rounds. Shooter chooses to simply move to the next gun without reloading the 10th round. He’s obviously earned a miss. I’m thinking also a P for not following stage instructions. Someone else suggested also a Spirit of the Game. What’s the call?

^ This exactly

Up hill.................................BOTH WAYS.

One of these years I should outta start reading that thing.

Annnnnnnnd there's ANOTHER question. I think it was EOT two years ago the starting position was shotgun in handS. It was made abundantly clear that meant if either hand let go of the gun, the other had to still be holding it. You could not have one hand on the gun and the other on shells.

If it were me I wouldn't mess with a firearm's locking mechanism in the way you described. In this case I'd bend the top lever the max allowable under SASS rules to hopefully put it into a better position for him to operate.

Not at all. As Tn Tombstone correctly pointed out, SASS default is used when no starting position instructions are given.

"At the ready" What is that? The common description I've heard is hands hovering over whichever gun(s) you're going to start with but not touching. Okay, that seems pretty simple. But, what if you're starting with the shotgun? Can one hand be hovering over the shotgun and the other over your shells? Or even worse, is the common description I've heard completely wrong. If so, back to the original question. What is "at the ready"?

There's some VERY wise advice I learned years ago, never fry bacon naked. I think that could probably be applied to cowboy shooting as we'll.

Negative. It’s a silver cuff similar to what John Wayne wore.

Maybe

I don't like when you and I agree. It's not as fun.