Jerry Miculek Fires 16 Revolver Shots in 4.01 Seconds — Amazing!

Editor — Sat, 16 May 2026 05:33:48 +0000

How fast can a human shoot a revolver? The legendary Jerry Miculek answers that question in this video. Using his special edition Smith & Wesson 9mm model 929 revolver, Jerry shoots 16 shots in 4.01 seconds, with a reload*. His splits between shots were running 0.16-0.17 seconds. That works out to a peak rate of fire of 353 rounds per minute, faster than some early-era machine guns. Even counting his reloads, his sustained rate of fire would be 239 rounds per minute, faster than a 19th-century Gatling gun. Amazing wheelgun skills!

16 shots w reload	Split Times	Peak Rate of Fire	Sustained Rate of Fire
4.01 seconds	0.16-0.17 seconds	353 rds per min	239 rds per min

Smith & Wesson 929 Eight-shot Revolver, Jerry Miculek Edition

Jerry really likes his JM Signature Edition model 629 revolver. Produced by the S&W Custom Shop, this 9mm handgun features a ported, broach-cut barrel plus a titanium cylinder. Jerry says the low-mass titanium cylinder reciprocates very fast, making for a responsive rapid-fire revolver.

*This was time on target. Total time including initial reaction time was 4.88 seconds.

Miculek Makes 16 Shots in 4.01 Seconds with 9mm Revolver

Editor — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:33:51 +0000

How fast can a human shoot a revolver? The legendary Jerry Miculek answers that question in this video. Using his new, 9mm model 929 revolver, Jerry shoots 16 shots in 4.01 seconds, with a reload*. His splits between shots were running 0.16-0.17 seconds. That works out to a peak rate of fire of 353 rounds per minute, faster than some early-era machine guns. Even counting his reloads, his sustained rate of fire would be 239 rounds per minute, faster than a 19th-century Gatling gun. Note: If you are attending the NRA Annual Meetings in Indianapolis this weekend, you can meet Jerry Miculek at the Hornady booth (#6361) on Friday or Saturday at 4:00 PM.

16 shots w reload	Split Times	Peak Rate of Fire	Sustained Rate of Fire
4.01 seconds	0.16-0.17 seconds	353 rds per min	239 rds per min

Smith & Wesson 929 Eight-shot Revolver, Jerry Miculek Edition

*This was time on target. Total time including initial reaction time was 4.88 seconds.

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Jerry Miculek Fires 16 Revolver Shots in 4.01 Seconds — Amazing!

Miculek Makes 16 Shots in 4.01 Seconds with 9mm Revolver