Looking for best 686 SSR grips

[MrBorland]

That said, I prefer to grip and shoot all my DA's the same way and all my SA's the same way. That way I don't have to have any sort of deliberate thought when I pick one up to make the loud noise.

It's a valid point, and to be honest, one of the very few I've read that's a rational critique of the thumbs-forward grip.

To counterpoint, though, when shooting magnum powered stuff, I'm not quickly drawing, establishing a fast hardwired grip and blazing rounds off. Nor do most, I suspect, which is a point made by 9mmepiphanny. The big stuff is a tool for a different job. When shooting this stuff, then, I have the time and forethought to adjust my grip accordingly, and my thumb remains fully intact.

Something to think about if your shooting interests are more varied than some.

Variety can be bought. Proficiency is another matter. If "some" aren't pro shooters, their time & finances are limited, so "they" have decide where their best balance lies.

It's a big sandbox, though, with plenty of room for everyone to do whatever puts a smile on their face.

 

[MrBorland]

That high grip with the thumbs forward might be fine with light .38's. I'm not saying it's a bad idea in the context of fast DA shooting but it'll get somebody hurt if they do that with anything that produces heavy recoil. The OP should be aware of this but is welcome to ignore anything I posted.

You must've also missed my up front, not-so-tiny and explicit warning that magnum-powered ammo can damage the thumb if it's too far forward.

No one's trying to rub anything in, nor has anyone tried to tell you how to shoot your .44...or .500. Your concerns are noted. Thanks.

 

[CraigC]

It's a valid point, and to be honest, one of the very few I've read that's a rational critique of the thumbs-forward grip.

I use the thumbs forward, "modern" grip on the 1911 but when I draw a 1911, I know I have a 1911 in my hands and am unlikely to mistake it for anything else. Muscle memory takes over. However, when I draw a DA revolver, it could be a model 18 or it could be a 629MG. IMHO, it is best to treat them all the same, one grip for all. As I said, so that I don't have to have any conscious thought about 'what' I have in my hands. I just do it instinctively. Same reason I don't grip and shoot my SA's like a CAS gamer.

To counterpoint, though, when shooting magnum powered stuff, I'm not quickly drawing, establishing a fast hardwired grip and blazing rounds off.

For those that use heavy sixguns regularly, that's exactly what we do.

..."they" have decide where their best balance lies.....It's a big sandbox, though, with plenty of room for everyone to do whatever puts a smile on their face....

Agreed and I said that in post #20.

You must've also missed my up front, not-so-tiny and explicit warning that magnum-powered ammo can damage the thumb if it's too far forward.

No, contrary to popular belief, all I missed was the IDPA reference in post #4.

No one's trying to rub anything in...

I disagree but that wasn't directed at you.

...nor has anyone tried to tell you how to shoot your .44...or .500. Your concerns are noted. Thanks.

It is often implied that the above is the only way to shoot a revolver. I am simply here to represent not an opposing, but differing view. That the thumbs-forward/high grip/isosceles is not universally applicable. That Jack Weaver's contribution to the shooting world is still valid, within certain parameters. As with most anything else in this world, match your mindset/technique/equipment to your purpose.

 

[9mmepiphany]

For some reason, it sounds like you feel your point of view has been dismissed or invalidated and I'm not sure why.

I didn't or mean to rub anything in. I was responding, with examples, to your statement that this wasn't a thread focused on competitive/defensive revolver shooting as opposed to the area of focus you introduced into the thread. I have never said that the thumbs forward grip was the only way to shoot a revolver. I have worked with enough shooters with physical disabilities and limitations to know that techniques often have to be adapted for different needs.

I grew up in the days when everyone shot revolvers and my first duty gun was a 4" Colt Python loaded with the Speer .357Mag 140gr JHP. We were all followers of the Weaver technique in those days. I didn't change techniques until that philosophy of recoil control was found less sound than current techniques.

The last Big Boomer I've shot was a Casull .454 and a S&W .500, with a client who wanted to take them hunting and couldn't get them to group. The only accommodation I made was to slide my support hand back to a thumbs up position. Both guns were very accurate and they didn't jump near as much as I expected...he just needed to relax his grip a bit