I like my S&W 637, but I cannot hit the side of a barn with it because it is so small. When I grip the gun solidly the trigger is at the middle of my finger. If I try to hold the gun so that the end of my finger is on the trigger I have a poor grip. Any suggestions for grip and trigger finger?
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Presumably, you're shooting double action. The preferred method for shooting a revolver DA is to use the joint of the first finger.
That having been said, it's an acquired skill to shoot a revolver accurately using DA, especially a short barreled revolver. I suspect you have a lot of practice ahead of you. Most of us who shoot DA revolvers have had or will.
That having been said, it's an acquired skill to shoot a revolver accurately using DA, especially a short barreled revolver. I suspect you have a lot of practice ahead of you. Most of us who shoot DA revolvers have had or will.
Yes, it takes practice to shoot DA, but the problem described can be remedied in a number of ways. You could start with aftermarket grips that increase the amount of material behind the backstrap, this will adjust your trigger finger location. If you try aftermarket and find they don't have enough material, you may wish to contact Herret's for some custom grips. The addition of a Tyler T-Grip may help, but I have no experience with them and am unsure whether they will help in this situation or not.
AlvinAmerica
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Dry fire practice will help immensely. Get some snap caps and practice daily.
While practicing keep your sights alighned throughout your trigger cycle.
Don't worry in the beginning about target aquisition, only sight alighnment.
Don't stage the trigger, just keep a good roll to the cycle.
Dime drills also help. Lay a dime on top of your weapon and try and keep it from falling off while firing. Don't get discouraged, it will come with practice.
After running about a thousand trigger cycles your trigger action will be much smoother... takes care of allot of the grittiness of the trigger.
AlvinAmerica
While practicing keep your sights alighned throughout your trigger cycle.
Don't worry in the beginning about target aquisition, only sight alighnment.
Don't stage the trigger, just keep a good roll to the cycle.
Dime drills also help. Lay a dime on top of your weapon and try and keep it from falling off while firing. Don't get discouraged, it will come with practice.
After running about a thousand trigger cycles your trigger action will be much smoother... takes care of allot of the grittiness of the trigger.
AlvinAmerica
Jkwas
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+1 on the dry fire practice. get some a-zoom caps. they hold up very well.
Place a dime on the topstrap and practice holding the gun steady while dryfiring without dropping the dime. It helps a lot.
Place a dime on the topstrap and practice holding the gun steady while dryfiring without dropping the dime. It helps a lot.
Snubbies are hard to shoot accurately for most people. Their main purpose is short range and are easy to hide. Good double action shooting takes practice. Probably a lot easier with a longer barrel gun at first. Try shooting at shorter distances at first and go ahead and stick your finger on in there a bit. Don't try to use the just the tip. Gradually stretch the distances out but don't go beyond what's realistic with that short barrel revolver.
As Euclid said, There is no royal road to geometry. there is no easy way to snub mastery.
What those who recommended Double Action practice told you was correct. It is difficult; but the only proper way to learn how to operate a snubnose. You will develop your shooting ability with revolvers far more by learning good DA shooting technique and your snubnose will suddenly seem to have become more accurate.
There is the chance that the ammo you've chosen will not shoot accurately through your gun but I would worry more about developing a good DA technique where I could call my shots before I tried to zero in on what ammo my particular snubby "liked." YMMV
What those who recommended Double Action practice told you was correct. It is difficult; but the only proper way to learn how to operate a snubnose. You will develop your shooting ability with revolvers far more by learning good DA shooting technique and your snubnose will suddenly seem to have become more accurate.
There is the chance that the ammo you've chosen will not shoot accurately through your gun but I would worry more about developing a good DA technique where I could call my shots before I tried to zero in on what ammo my particular snubby "liked." YMMV
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