How are you supposed to hold these things?

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Keep in mind I'm not a revolver guy. :uhoh:

My years of shooting autopistols make me want to slide my hand as far up the grip as I can. When I do this it seems to make revolvers harder to control.

Should I be holding a revolver grip as low as possible or are there some other techniques? I guess I just never really noticed that revolvers shoot different from autos.
 
Hold it as high up as you can go. You'll get used to it. Practice with light loads until you get it down.

I used to hold it right at the prawl (hump thingy at the back of the grip frame) but now I even go a bit over that to the point that the hammer touches my web slightly on the full cock position.

Dry fire, dry fire, dry fire :)
 
I find that holding up high on the wheelguns works for me as well. Mechanically you want to get as close to the line of the bore as possible to help with the recoil. Now if you find the grip does not work you need to determine if it might not be because of the grip shape possibly?? Different grips will change the angle and trigger reach so experimenting there may help. I love the rubber Hogue Monogrip. I tried the wooden version but the hard wood beats the hell out of the joint of my thumb that is resting against the grip.
 
Agreed. Hold 'em high.

Also, you may find it helpful to curl your strong-hand thumb down alongside the revolver's grip, and then clamp your weak-hand thumb down over it, holding it down, rather than using the "thumbs flung forward" position that is common when shooting autoloaders.

Not everyone likes this revolver grip, but it works well for some, including me. It's also Jerry Miculek's grip. (This fact exhausts the list of similarities between Jerry Miculek and self when it comes to sixgun shooting... ;) )
 
Good question. I'm about to add a Ruger Blackhawk to my collection of pistols making it the only revolver in my collection. I now grip my autos with my weak hand thumb along the bottom of the slide. What is a proper grip for a revolver? A coworker uses a one hand grip with his body turned parallel with the target.
 
A coworker uses a one hand grip with his body turned parallel with the target.
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Your buddy is using what could be called either a Bullseye stance, from Bullseye shooting or a Deulist stance, from Cowboy shooting. I use either a either a weaver stance or a Isoseles stance or a modified combo of both. Double actions are gripped differently from Single actions. With a DA; I grip it with the web of my hand as high up on the prawl as possible with my strong thumb straight at the target. My weak hand is either cupped underneath the gun and strond hand or clasping the strong hand and grip.

With SA I hook my strong hand pinkie under the grip which helps to recock the gun on the return from recoil. I put my weak hand in either position as I would with DA. After a shot with SA I put my strong hand thumb on the hammer and use my pinkie to pull the gun back down towards the target while cocking the hammer.
 
You've had good answers but I'd also say - think bore axis - meaning, get the web of grip hand well up high to minimize flip, and usually too with stronger loads it will be less traumatic. Very firm grip but not ''white knuckle'' ! :p
 
Lock your strong hand(shooting hand since I practice with both hands)thumb down. This will hold the firearm secure. Pinky curl under grip. Let it roll in you hand. In other words keep your elbow stiff but not your wrist. Takes a little practce, but after a while you'll love it. There's nothing more sexy than rolling a large bore single action. Shooting and cocking the trigger on the rebound, all one handed of course.
good shootin
kid
 
I use a somewhat unorthodox grip....

I hold the grip fairly high with my shooting hand and instead of cupping my other hand underneath, I overlap my support thumb around the back of my shooting hand. This makes for an extremely stable grip that will not shake loose under the whopper recoil of some of my .357 snubbies.

DISCLAIMER:
This grip NOT to be used with semi-autos unless you want to be lacerated with the slide!
 
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