Single Action Pistol

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Hi, this is more of a target hand gun question than an edc oriented one.

First, I don’t claim to be a great shooter at all, but I do enjoy a few hours at the range to relax every now and then. Usually I shoot at 25 yards, sometimes 50 yards, open sight. It is just for personal enjoyment.

I learned to shoot with my uncle’s 4 in and 6 in S + W .357, mostly .38 wad cutters and + P loads, in the early / mid 1970s. I have no idea what model they were except that they were SS. With that combo and similar guns, I can shoot acceptably well (for me) at targets in single action mode with a 6in barrel.

I would like to switch to a pistol ( anything in the general range of 38 / 9mm size is ok) but I have yet to achieve anything close to what I routinely do with a revolver. Let me clarify – I can barely hit the target at all with the pistols I have tried, including glock, etc. I had a little more luck with my friends Colt Mark IV in 9mm, but I would not call it great success compared to the revolver.

I am sure at least some of the factors affecting me are:
– the auto ejection of hot brass bouncing off the walls and hitting me
– most of them are 4 in vs 6 in barrels I am used to
– really tight triggers compared to a SA revolver
– a lot more kick, even in 9mm, then what I am used to with a .357 shooting .38s
– likely something to do with the single action vs double action aspects
– training / practice

I wonder if someone can point me toward an auto pistol + bullet combo that could help make this transition a bit easier ? If new, it would definitely need to be under $ 1 000, and I actually would prefer used in the $ 300 – 400 range.

Since it is just range shooting, I don’t even mind if I need to manually run the slide to eject the rounds, in fact I could imagine that this might help.

Thanks

Harry

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