What is the Pistol Only Revolution

"The Pistol Only Revolution" is a group of of airsoft players that have forsaken the useage of an A.E.G for (usually) a pair of gas pistols. The reasons seem varied, from those looking to add an added level of difficulty to their game, some that wish to not be associated with the spray and pray crowd, and I imagine a few even do it out of a fascination for the oft mocked art of dual weilding.

Now for the MilSim crowd this will be a no go, but for those who may wish to add another level of depth to the game this could be just the ticket. Keep in mind that it will not be any cheaper than going with a regualr loadout, in fact it will be more exspensive in all reality. This is due to the fact that you will be buying alot of magazines to be truly effective. When I say alot, I mean around 100 to 200 rounds loaded and ready to go minimum.

What Type of Guns Should I Use?

First of all you should stick with semi auto pistols, no full auto options. There is no point in it as all it will do is drain your mag, and leaving you either reloading, or just S.O.L. If you want to be able to dual weild a pair of fully automatic weapons you would be far better of using a pair of SMG's instead.

Now you may want to decide if you want to a high capa style, or some other style of extended magazines, or just buy a ton of extra magazines. Either way has it's up and downs, and you will be buying plenty of extra mags with each, so it really comes down t personal preference.

If your dual weilding you will most likely want to buy two pistols of the same make and brand. This helps to balance things between the two hands and makes for quicker sighting when aiming from one gun to the other. It alos helps in that the magazines will be interchangeable in case one gun gets disabled in a game.

Barrel lenth is another area that you will want to factor in when your shopping for your pistols. To short of a barrel and your accuracy at any kind of range will be shot, too long and your pistols become cumbersome and get caught on things. Five inches is really the shortest you will want to go, but six is a little better if you can handle the extra weight it brings. Anything longer than that is not advisable, unless you personally feel comfortable with it.

Revolver's are awesome, they inspire a little fear, but really are useless when facing against A.E.G's or even gas pistold because of their lack of ammo capacity and how hard they are to reload while under fire. You could carry one as a back up in case youve spent all your ammo for your automatic's, but using a revolver as a main is not advisable.

Reloading

Reloading can be a bit more interesting with two pistols. You have two magazines that have to be changed, two guns to be held, and you will still be receiving the same gunfire.

What I would do for reloads would be to set up dual drop pouches on either my pistol belt, or on my plate carrier. This way when it came for a reload I could drop the mags from both pistols into the drop pouch while I was kneeling down behind cover. By the time my knee touches the ground my the mags should be clear from the gun, at which point I would put the gun from my dominant had on top of the gun in my other hand. With my dominant hand free I would grab out two mags and load them in, after which the top gun would get transfered back to it original hand. As I stood back up I would release both slides and be ready to re-engage before I got fully upright.

I'm quite sure there are plenty of functional methods for reloading dual pistols, I just presented my own views on the subject. Remember that with pistols you are at a disadvantage, therefore you will want everything set up so it is speedy and comfortable for you.

General Things to Keep in Mind

Pistol size

I have seen some people that do not seem to pay alot of attention to the size of the pistol in comparison in relation to the size of their hand. Sure the Desert Eagle is a very cool looking and intimidating weapon, but if you have the hands of a young school boy (or if you are a young schoolboy for that matter), it might be a bit too much gun.

Now obviously, even with a gas blowback gun, you won't have the same the same recoil issues, bu tit will still detract from your ability to use a gun if it is too big for your hands.

For instance, having to wrap your hands around large grips will begin to tense your hands, and tense hand will eventually cramp. Hand cramps can seriously get you in trouble out there by making you unable to aim or relaod.

Big heavy psitols can become a serious pain to hold up over longer periods of time, especially with one in each hand. If you find yourself in a extended stand off situation you will regret those heavy pistols as your arms rapidly weaken. Beleive me, it's hard to make a clean shot when your sights are dancing all over from fatigue.

How to Tell if I My Gun is the Right Size

As seen in the photo above you want your thumbs to be able to easily reach the mag release and slide release (without shifting or moving your hands around on the gun), while also being able to keep the trigger in the center of your trigger finger's first pad. You want to shoot using just the first pad in order to reduce the amount of movement caused by pulling the trigger. Less movement equals better target groupings.