Bought my First Revolver

DblGonzo said:

I just hope I have not started something my wallet can't keep up with.

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Congrats and welcome to the wheel gun club! You might have well started using heroin. It would be less addictive.

Huge congrats on the 627! When I got bit by the collecting bug, it was all semi's at first. Now I've grown very fond of wheels! 'Specially BIG ones!

Congrats on your newest and on joining the club!

I highly recommend Ed Lovette's book "The Snubby Revolver."
http://www.amazon.com/The-Snubby-Revolver-Concealed-Standard/dp/1581605714

dry-practice should help without damage to your wallet.

murf

My path was revolvers first, then bottom feeders, now anything goes.

Dry fire for a week after work and soon you'll be looking to sell your semis.

HB

And the addiction begins.

Really cool little revolver, enjoy it. Heck of a first revolver too.

Ron

4" and 6" are much easier to shoot. I recommend that you fuel your new addiction with one of each!

Snubs are a bit more challenging. When you can shoot it well, larger revolvers will be a piece of cake.

I own many excellent semi-autos, but there is a 357 by my bed at night.

Once you learn to shoot a revolver in DA - any other handgun will be child's play.

Those are especially nice revolvers. Enjoy.

Factory trigger job and the Clip Grip works well. Had one on my 438.

Congrats!

I just picked up a 637-2 (used) a couple of days ago and I'm waiting for a set of the Desantis Clip Grips to arrive.

Like a fool, I sold or traded off my snubby collection and tinkered with an LCP for a couple of years. The LCP was okay, but sporadic failures made me lose confidence in it. I came to the conclusion that having 5 sure shots was better than maybe 7.

Anyway, the key to shooting a snubby is a firm grip and lots of practice. I had very good success using a death grip on my old LCR and M37. Dry firing is great, but nothing beats regular trips to the range.

Get into reloading and shoot more. I try to shoot at least 300 rounds or more each week.

Welcome to the club! Started with wheel guns(Charter Arms Undercover and a Colt Trooper Mk.III), switched big time to autos, and now slowly getting back into revolvers (mainly of the single action variety).

Congrats on the 637! Once you get the grip and trigger control angle figured out, the little J Frames are actually surprisingly shootable. Unfortunately, you may have contracted revolveritis in the process. A person infected with revolveritis is frequently referred to as a revolverholic. It is a wallet debilitating, safe filling disease. There is no cure for revolveritis, however it can take on different forms and it may also fade ... but it will always re-emerge . For example, I went through a S&W buying binge for about 5 years. Now my addiction has moved to Colt single actions and their clones, such as the 1851 Navy and 1873 Single Action Army.

The grip frame of most revolvers is angled less steeply than typical semis, such that you have to lock your wrists down more when shooting them. With a high grip on a revolver and your wrists locked down in this manner, this is actually an advantage of the revolver in my opinion, as you'll find you can get your sights back on target with impressive speed.

Jerry Miculek does a really good segment in the below video starting just after the 8 minute mark concerning gripping the J Frame, but I found a lot of other valuable information in it (I recommend watching the entire vid). I adjusted my technique to match his and was stunned by the difference it made. First shot a I made using this technique hit the EXACT center of the bullseye from 10 yards with my 642. I didn't stage the trigger, I just squeezed it while focusing on the front sight. Granted, I think I became a little self conscience after that but my groups were still within 4" at 10 yards, taking 1 shot every 1 to 2 seconds.