[Jeff Higgins]

"It's not the arrow, it's the Indian..."

I know, I know... a single action revolver for self defense in today's world makes no sense whatsoever. There are far better, far more modern options available. Yet... even though I own plenty of examples of "better", more "modern" sidearms, I still find myself carrying one of my old Colts - with "only" five rounds in it - as much as I carry anything else. There is a comfort factor, a familiarity - I grew up shooting single actions. From the time I was about six. They are an extension of my hand. My dad and my uncles used to let us kids shoot them off the back porch of my uncle John's orchard until we got tired of doing it. So, is it totally out of the question today? Gunsite Academy instructor Il Ling New obviously doesn't think so: