Am I the only one that does not like "hog leg" grip frames?

[9mm+]

What's to explain? You pull the trigger, the gun bucks in recoil with the grip rolling in your hand. You reach up with your thumb while the gun is still raised and cock the hammer on the way down.






With your pinky under the grip, the gun rolls right back to where it was before. Keep your pinky under the grip when you pull the trigger again. The trick is not to try to prevent the gun from moving in the hand, allow it to. Don't grip it with a death grip, allow it to move. Those are full house 45 Colt Black Powder loads, they are not mouse farts. Allowing the gun to roll helps shoot it consistently. No regripping is necessary, just let it roll back to where it was.






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I've been fascinated by CAS, but I've never been to an event myself. Quick question (and nothing related to firearms...or is it?) -- why are you holding a rose with your free hand?

 

[Driftwood Johnson]

It was part of the scenario. No, I do not remember specifically what the scenario was, it was a long time ago. Sometimes we are instructed to do funny things as part of the scenario. My favorite is the scenario where we are are in a new restaurant owned by a slicker from back east. We have to pick up the plate and move from position to position with it as we move through the scenario. If we forget the plate, or drop it, it is a penalty. The line was 'You said it was all you could eat!'

 

[9mm+]

It was part of the scenario. No, I do not remember specifically what the scenario was, it was a long time ago. Sometimes we are instructed to do funny things as part of the scenario. My favorite is the scenario where we are are in a new restaurant owned by a slicker from back east. We have to pick up the plate and move from position to position with it as we move through the scenario. If we forget the plate, or drop it, it is a penalty. The line was 'You said it was all you could eat!'

Awesome, thanks! This is why seeing a CAS event is at the top of my to-do list for 2015!

 

[CraigC]

I don't hold a single action any firmer than I would my wife's hand. The grip doesn't shift in my hand and I do not have to reposition my grip after every shot.

 

[buck460XVR]

Here's a good example of a revolver "rolling in yer hand". SA guys don't take offense, it's just for comic relief.......

 

[Driftwood Johnson]

Well, while we're on the subject, after I had just bought a 357 Mag New Vaquero a few years ago I was down at the range trying it out. I had bought it for my wife to use in CAS. As such, I was shooting light cowboy 38 Special loads out of it. After a box of so I thought I would see what it would do with a cylinder full of 357 Mags. I was sitting down at the bench at the time, resting the gun on sandbags. I must have been gripping it very lightly. No, the gun never left my hand. But it did come up and almost hit me in the forehead as it bent my elbow and recoiled past the side of my head. I looked around to see if anybody had seen my dumbass move, but nobody had.

So the moral of the story is, if you are going to grip a hogleg lightly, first fire a few shots with a firm grip so you know what it is going to do. Then you can lighten your grip accordingly.