External hammers cocking

[Sleepy Floyd]

What is the best way to cock the hammers when on a stage.  I do cock them at the loading table, but on the reload what works best?  Currently I cock them one at a time after loading the shells and closing the barrels.
Sleepy

[Abilene]

There's a variety of ways.  You can cock the hammers one at a time while reloading.  Or cock both at a time before or after reloading.  Look on this page, go down a ways until you see "hammered shotgun" and watch some videos of how the fastest guys in the world do it (don't blink or you'll miss it  )

http://www.jspublications.net/records/records.html

[Judah]

I thought your technique was fine yesterday. You're going to be limited in your options based on your hammers, but lets talk at Cowtown next week and I'll show you how I do it and how some others do it

Judah

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[Sleepy Floyd]

Thanks,

Right now I have a prior commitment for the next Cowtown shoot.  If not I'll be at the next ACSA shoot.

[Sleepy Floyd]

Judah,

I will be at Cowtown on Saturday.

Moved my other obligation to Sunday.

[Judah]

OK- will see you there

[Sleepy Floyd]

Look forward to it.

[Coffinmaker]

After firing, I break the gun, pop out the hulls, sweep the heal of my off hand down the hammers as I reach for the shotgun belt.  Very quick.  Not world record quick, but much faster than what you describe.
A caviat.  If we are talking about an un-modified TTN/Cimarron here, you'll slice the heal of your hand to ribbons on those little decorative horns.  Take.  The.  Horns.  OFF!!  Don't ask me how I know this 

Coffinmaker

[Sleepy Floyd]

The shot gun is an older Rossi Overland side by side.

[Sleepy Floyd]

Got some great ideas from Judah yesterday.  I need to work on them.  Then build up speed.

[Sleepy Floyd]

Just picked up 3 cases of AA featherlites, time to practice.