I had brought out my model 63 four inch, hoping for time to plink. My nephew had come to spend the night so his cousin could take him turkey hunting in the morning. Steve had just got a very nice Tom this morning. A big bird to be proud of. He also just got a beautiful English short hair pointer last weekend, so he had his hands full. I took my nephew and the 63 up the hill and nailed some plates to a suitable tree. He had never fired a handgun, only his shotgun, deer hunting and turkey hunting. I gave him some instructions and on the fourth shot, he was on. The second cylinder was all on the plate. We were firing at 7 yds. He fired about 36 rds and got the basic concept. I could tell he was getting a bit of the double action fatigue though. I shot a cylinder full, making a fairly tight group, but not too tight, just to show him how to do it. It worked. He buckled down and the next three cylinders full were much better. Then I said, remember John, it's just sight picture and trigger control. Get those two and it's all you need. I fired six rapid fire from seven yards, only looking at the front sight and talking to him the whole time. I threw one as I adjusted my no line bifocals. He was impressed and I was glad to see I still had it when I wanted it.
