Cowboy Action PISTOL Transitions - Double strong side and Crossdraw weak hand transfer

Episode 2 guys!
We're covering how to transition from your first pistol to your second pistol!
I.T.S.A.S.S. website...Check them out if your around Tulsa!
www.itsass.net/
Where to find a Cowboy Action club around you!
www.sassnet.com/clubs/index.php
More info on our rules.
www.sassnet.com/Shooters-Hand...
A more detailed wording of the 170 degree exception for holstering can be found in the January 2019 version of the handbook on page 3.
Thanks again for watching!

[@ericviers2265]

Really enjoy your videos. As a beginner, they are a tremendous help in getting started in the right direction.

[@BeardedCoffeeMonkey]

Dude, you are doing a great job. Your videos are short and right to the point. Very good use of repeating a technique and slow-mo. And don't worry about covering basics. Remember, we all started out with zero knowledge on this at some point, and there are new folks looking to join all the time. Keep up the great work.

[@michaelevans9881]

I saw you with two revolvers and I automatically hit the like button..lol

[@metrostills]

The slow motion black & white clips are perfect. Fits the cowboy style while also making it really easy to see your process. Great videos!

[@TXGRunner]

Never done CAS. I have done IDPA. I was surprised just how fast you are with single actions. That was fantastic. Obviously, I prefer my semi-auto for self-defense, but with practice and good technique, they're quite competitive.

[@IfYouHadRobotEars]

Very happy to see some new videos and tutorials having to do with SASS. Great work.

[@subdawg1331]

just had to watch again thank you

[@K2llswitch]

Fantastic video. Really appreciate you making these!

[@chb177]

Nice work. Liked the different angles and loops. Good commentary.

[@doctorfeelgood7409]

been shooting duelist n this video helped. great deal. WINDY CITY

[@TheFreemenProject]

There’s nothing negative that can said about your videos bud. Outstanding skills

[@BingoMontana]

Another great video Dead Eye! Very well produced, edited, and put together. You're doing a great job and I look forward to your next video.

[@Morgan_FREEMAN789]

Videos are great boss. I grew up shooting my hole life being a country boy, you’ve definitely got my attention and have got me itching to get a rig and get out there

[@brottarnacke]

Great channel. I just got into CAS, I don't have the basics down yet. I'm soaking this stuff up.

[@user-qg9fj4yj9g]

Thanks for the video, I’ll be practicing this 😁👍

[@stevenrossgoldstein1693]

These vids are awesome. I’ve never tried sass but I love the technique and philosophy as well as the style and history. The “speed” is just amazing.

[@kyliecampanella9635]

Great video. Really handy for the new shooters

[@kevins4829]

Your videos are very informative. As a new SASS shooter, your advice and instructions are very helpful.

[@elcatorce]

Really great pointers for the technique’ly challenged ... can’t wait to take this dry fire practice to the range in a few days

[@bedlam5216]

Just a great video for a new shooter. Thanks and I look forward to my next lesson. Take care

[@JohnnyFirst]

Great job pard! Thank you.

[@greym6436]

My guy!🤘🏾 Great system knowledge..posture and your personal comfort..

[@thormusique]

This is really excellent, thanks for sharing! These are exactly the kinds of techniques I'd like to learn. Cheers!

[@leannanderson555]

Your camera angles are soooo cool! Great job and thank you for sharing!

[@allweathergrease_8640]

Excellent! Great Channel ! Keep doing this ! Thank You!

[@subdawg1331]

awesome simply awesome to be honest I am watch these to use my single action in homestead defence! I really appreciate to slow-motion sections showing us the actual movements.

[@GOBRAGH2]

Excellent instructional video!

[@bradfordperry5997]

Respect. You single action the way I auto. Game recognize game, sir. Well done.

[@BarnesRanch]

Dang it. You put a lot of work into that videography! THANK YOU for explaining!

[@SlickSixguns]

Great vid thanks for sharing audio was definitely better this time

[@quenula]

HI, I'm a SASS shooter from Sweden and I really like your videos. Good footage and great tips. Keep up the good work. 😁👍

[@foamige]

Just got a single action. Really enjoying learning how to use it correctly, efficiently and safely. Tuning the rig is good fun. Gonna try cross draw for sure.

[@annalynevans9010]

I just meant you at a match in Cushing this weekend. This is a great video for a newbie. Awesome job. Thank you

[@charliecreek1112]

New to CAS. Loved your video especially the slow motion. It gives me something to practice on.

[@jakewayrewa5201]

Fantastic! This is what I needed. I was doing almost everything wrong! I was drawing weak side first, pushing it out to shooting position before switching it to my strong hand, cocking first shot with strong hand thumb and left thumb for other shots, etc. This should help tons in both time and accuracy.

[@SunsetSam]

Good work, Partner! More of this stuff!

[@stevenjenks9789]

Had my first shoot today. Loved it. Just got to work on my target

[@stevenjenks9789]

Acquisition didn't have time to finish it

[@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting]

Thats awesome! Welcome to the game!

[@bakerdj1977]

excellent content and editing. keep up the great work. Now onto gunslinger pistol transitions lol

[@hbsoldier3]

Another great video, maybe you should start the sport of "CAS, Camera Action Shooting." The detailed views you provide are awesome!

[@stevenjenks9789]

Very smooth transition

[@larrywindsor6433]

High quality video, Tks.

[@christianrodriguez629]

This is my second video I’ve watch by him and ima fan already

[@jefffox8715]

Great job!!!

[@joelapello3546]

great video !

[@John90XJ]

Nice work!

[@alexandermartinhellmuth8392]

I like your style !!

[@hardingdies7811]

Great video, and a review even after two years of competing I'm revisiting my moves. Now since my father made sure I could shoot rifles and handguns with either hand and either eye (because I'm right-handed and left-eye dominant), I shoot double strong side, starting with my left hand shooting my left Blackhawk and then switching to my right hand with my right Blackhawk. Although it seems straightforward, do you have any suggestions to improve my speed and performance? I will be trying your pull and into the chest style as a start. Thanks in advance for any help, and for the video. Harding "Colonel Douglass" Dies

[@susaneaton9216]

Nice work 👏

[@JC-ip6lh]

Awesome!

[@beardedwonder8397]

Great job

[@OverDriveSpecial1]

Interesting tips,...thanks!

[@arcadiaoutlaw]

Great video, I used a cross draw rig for years loved it then moved to the double strong for many years both have pros & cons of course, the two negatives would be pistol pistol rifle gun order stand and deliver and the other being shooting a long gun then moving to your weak side several yards for the pistol position, just curious how you personally deal with those two situations,

[@johnpinckard6008]

Very nice!

[@wcstrawberryfields8011]

Nice work

[@davidlwhitesidearmy]

Great ideas

[@modernvaquero]

Another great video, thank you. I would love to see one on hammered double barrel.

[@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting]

Stay tuned! I working on a couple more videos right now but I'm making my way to the hammered double. It's a blast a shoot!

[@mountainmangramps5741]

Excellent video! I’m a new shooter so this was very helpful. I’m shooting gunfighter, how about a video for that? Suggestion - don’t transition from slo-mo to full speed too quickly. I was trying to observe some final hand and finger positions and it was a bit hard. Definitely worth the time I spent watching your video. Excellent use of full speed to slow motion to full speed.

[@FingerAngle]

I just did a bunch of your double taps. It has a very strange look to it on video. Pretty cool though. I need to practice it more. I've seen videos doing it with a fan.

[@zachariahdelong]

Very nice.

[@rotaman8555]

Outstanding videos, Dead Eye! Please keep making these! I’ll share them with my club. Flaco Joe #83282

[@JokersWildCowboyAction]

nice content

[@ArgoPower]

subscribed!

[@hardingdies7811]

I love the video and two others of yours and am now a subscriber. I'm into my second year of CAS and have used both cross-draw and strong side methods. But since I was always taught to shoot equally well with both hands and both eyes (though I tend to be left-eye dominant while right-handed), whenever I shoot strong side, I shoot the left gun left-handed and the right gun right-handed - initially to save time in the gun transition (that I saw slowed down many shooters). I don't know if you've ever tried this but I would really like to hae your thoughts on this method.

[@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting]

Most people are dominant with one hand. If you shoot left gun left handed as well as right gun right handed, what your doing sounds like a good way to me!

[@GreenMachine1975]

I love your rigs. Can you recommend an artisan or leather worker who crafts rigs like yours?

[@TheOTJ]

Great video Dead Eye! Thanks for taking the time to make them. I really love all the different camera angles and slow-motion so you can really see all the different views of what you are doing with your hands. What factors do you look at when deciding which pistol to draw first? Do you ever have a situation when you draw your strong side before your cross-draw?

[@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting]

Thanks! With the double strong side, when I moved left to shoot pistols I always drew my left pistol first, same when moving right. With the crossdraw, I always draw cross first, I really can't remember the last time I didn't. It would have to come down to a gut feeling of stage flow during a split pistol stage to make me switch.

[@TheOTJ]

@@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting/videos I shoot double strong and which way I am moving usually dictates but I also factor in what gun is next and how much time I have between transitions (i.e. long run, short run, couple steps, S&D). For example, if my shotgun is after pistols and it is a short run or less, I will draw my left pistol first so that I can draw shotgun shells while moving to my shotgun. Do you think that it is an advantage or that I am overthinking it?

[@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting]

Definitely not over thinking it. It really comes down to what flows naturally for you. It is though, always good to push yourself in different ways. In my mind I think, don't "worry" about grabbing the shotshells, be confident in grabbing them wether you have time to get to your shotgun or it's right in front of you.

[@kennedybushcraftandmakery]

Hay I’m getting into cowboy action and was wondering what revolvers you would recommend

[@abegilbert1272]

Well done shooter! Excellent production. While I clearly understood your ep. 1 stndrd/slip dbl tap. It's hard to tell in this ep. 2 if you are shooting 5 or 6 rounds. Old school SS only carry 5 in the cylinder, right? May I suggest you advise the viewer how many rounds you are putting downrange. Thank you for your instruction, you have natural talent on several disciplines.

[@shawndickersonshadi]

Thanks for the video. I would like to see something on transitions from gun to gun. I feel like I loose a lot of time on transitions.

[@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting]

More transitions are coming, I think starting out, I'm going to alternate between shooting tips and transition videos. Lots of transitions to cover! Thanks for watching!

[@mkshffr4936]

Would be interested in what loads you are running.

[@brazelia652]

Would you explain exactly how you start your trigger action and completing the string of shooting?

[@antonygattis1211]

Great video. For the double strong side do you think it would be wise to just shoot with left hand? I only ask because years ago I broke my right index(strong side) before a deployment and learned to shoot weak side.

[@tonydomingo8357]

Awesome job! Thank you! I am trying to be ambidextrous. Or, pistoleer. Question, do you point shoot or sight shoot? Also, no short stroke?

[@scottydouglass1892]

I am at the veryyy beginning of the competition thing. So far I really like shooting the .38 specials in my 92 rossi and my pietta 73. .357 is way more power and a bit slower then I want. Butt my more tactical buddies are in shock of my speeds. I am still slow.

[@reggierockhill1332]

Hey, this is Jangles, from the Texas Ten Horns club in Leonard, and I was wondering if you would be able to do a video on some tips on shooting your shotgun? I saw how fast and how accurate you shot your shotgun when you shot with us. Thank you.

[@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting]

Thanks Jangles! I had a great time shooting with y'all! Shotgun techniques are definitely something I'll be getting to early in my series.

[@randycarroll7566]

What guns do u prefer to use??

[@thomaslocke38]

Just found your channel and it is awesome!!! What leather maker would you recommend for a beginner? I have a single strong side rig but its more western leather and hard to draw and reholster. I definitely will be going cross draw love the flow of it. Thanks for any advice.

[@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting]

My shotgun belt was made by murphy gun leather, makes good holsters too. My crossdraw rig was made by Colt Faro. Like a lot of our sports leather makers I don't think he has a website. Mernickles probably a good place to start.

[@thomaslocke38]

@@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting Thanks for your reply, I will probably go with Mernickles for now. Man I hope you can keep up the videos I've seen them all and they are the best teaching tools I can find on KZbin.

[@ancliuin2459]

At 4:53, its seems to me that the direction your gun is pointing at is outside the 170 degree cone? And the way you explain the double strong side draw with slow motion video has been very helpful, thanks a lot!

[@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting]

Glad to help! Drawing and reholstering is an exception to the 170, it's allows up to a 180.

[@abrampl]

Which belt made you faster? Black or Brown?

[@lorinmeeder6421]

Can you give instruction on hammered shotgun

[@hunterrunplantation7303]

What barrel length do you prefer?

[@darcyheap3167]

Where do u get your holsters made

[@kellelein]

Great video 👍🏻 What revolvers are you using and what caliber?

[@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting]

Ruger new model Vaquero's using 38's in them

[@kellelein]

@@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting Thanks :-)

[@michaelevans9881]

If you got a 44 Colt Python laying around that would be pretty cool too..?

[@TimRHillard]

Have you ever shot gunfighter style, two pistols at once?

[@benjamintucker1075]

Pretty sure he’s on red dead??? Great video!

[@avsafetytek]

🇺🇸👍🏽

[@loumiles4547]

Do you shoot pistols and long guns with both eyes open? Thank you.

[@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting]

Sometimes, though, when I'm really focused I close one. I don't really notice a difference in our sport.

[@loumiles4547]

How many videos have you done? I'd like to save them all to review in one place. Thank you. Lou AKA "Major Pain"

[@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting]

Just the 4 so far on this channel. I'll try and keep'em comin!

[@MercyMinister]

Those one grain Bullseye loads really minimize recoil.

[@johngifford7725]

Now I have to go get a single six.

[@ryanryan2354]

Do you have groves on your hammers or did you file them off ?

[@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting]

They are stock.

[@angelusavila3832]

I r cool

[@jericho2619]

What revolvers are you using ?

[@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting]

Ruger new model vaqueros

[@ezeruorenda]

Where can I get your cross draw holster? 😅

[@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting]

Colt Faro

[@jusztinnemeti6380]

This is why I don't Cowboy action shoot anymore. I could never be that fast. Also, I shot gunfighter because it was a lot more fun to dual wield, lol.

[@MrZola1234]

I believe it is the 170 degree rule not 180.

[@DeadEyeCowboyActionShooting]

Drawing and holstering are the exception to the 170, your allowed up to 180.

[@exothermal.sprocket]

Whoever said single actions were slow and antiquated, they just didn't practice.

[@zenadventurer69]

So much wrong with this video…don’t need the music video at the beginning. Have some issue with your holster being cut down…my range doesn’t allow them…so many goobers out there who have no business having a gun in their hand, 2A be damned. Also, you’re going to shoot your foot off one of these days…competition does not preclude you from using trigger discipline. Great “what not to do” video though.