not 100% satisfied with grip yet

[MrBorland]

DOES ANYONE ELSE AGREE WITH FIREMAN9731 THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO GRIP THE GUN LOWER DOWN?

No. Grip the gun as high as you can. Too many grip a DA revolver too low. There should be little or no backstrap peeking out from the web of your hand. The high grip controls the firearm better, and shortens the reach to the trigger. A trigger reach that's too long will very likely cause trigger control issues.

 

[Malamute]

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Originally Posted by old lady new shooter
DOES ANYONE ELSE AGREE WITH FIREMAN9731 THAT IT WOULD BE BETTER TO GRIP THE GUN LOWER DOWN?

No. Grip the gun as high as you can. Too many grip a DA revolver too low. There should be little or no backstrap peeking out from the web of your hand. The high grip controls the firearm better, and shortens the reach to the trigger. A trigger reach that's too long will very likely cause trigger control issues.

A+ advice.

 

[murf]

olns,

a pic, or two, of how you grip that gun would probably help here.

murf

 

[fireman 9731]

So is everybody that uses a high grip having to bend their wrists downward to achieve sight alignment or is just me?

 

[MrBorland]

A little wrist bending isn't a bad thing. For one, it's normal.

Put your arm straight out in front of you, make a fist, and point with your index finger. Your wrist will be straight, and you'll be pointing straight ahead. But your fist is way below your sight line. So simply raise your fist to your sight line. But now you're pointing your finger upward. To point straight ahead with your fist near your sightline, simply have to bend your wrist slightly, and voilá.

So, a high grip aides gun, recoil and trigger control, and it naturally gets your wrist into position to do that.

 

[jad0110]

So is everybody that uses a high grip having to bend their wrists downward to achieve sight alignment or is just me?

That's actually a good thing. Once you get used to it, you'll find your recoil control improves greatly.

As for grips, I'd say my Ahrends tactical stocks and round butt boot grips (neither with finger grooves) feel about perfect to me. I'll have to get a picture of their boot grips sometime, but for now here's my 4" 686 + with the Ahrends round-to-square butt conversion stocks:

 

[Crayfish]

I can't speak for everyone but, I was taught to shoot DA revolvers with the crease in your trigger finger also known as the "power crease" because you have much more strength that way and it makes a 12 to 14 pound trigger easier to shoot rapidly and accurately. That should also indicate if your reach to the trigger is correct, which of course is all about your stocks and your grip as well as the frame size of your revolver. Autos are typically shot with the pad of your finger due to their lighter triggers and ergonomics. Not everyone shoots that way just my .02 cents.

jad0110: That is a beautiful firearm and to me those are ideal revolver stocks. Smooth wood with that classic shape works best for me all around.

 

[fireman 9731]

So after some fiddling last night I figured out that my grip on my model 10 probably isn't as low as I made it out to be. I guess its just the feel of the finger groove Houge that makes it point more naturally for me while still providing a reasonably high grip.

Perhaps one thing that affects the natural point-ability of it is the square butt. I have always preferred the aesthetics of a square butt, but just by looking at the grip, it seems like maybe a round butt model would point a little straighter for me and I wouldn't have to bend my wrist down so much.

Has anyone else experienced this?

 

[MrBorland]

Perhaps one thing that affects the natural point-ability of it is the square butt....but just by looking at the grip, it seems like maybe a round butt model would point a little straighter for me and I wouldn't have to bend my wrist down so much.

Interesting theory. Most (including me) seem to prefer the square butt for shooting (and round butt for carrying), as the lower contour of the square butt seems to mold better to the contour of one's lower strong hand grip.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

Perhaps one thing that affects the natural point-ability of it is the square butt. I have always preferred the aesthetics of a square butt, but just by looking at the grip, it seems like maybe a round butt model would point a little straighter for me and I wouldn't have to bend my wrist down so much.

Personally I've never found one grip type to work "better" than another. I prefer a square butt grip frame, or a round butt to square butt conversion on my revolvers that are pretty much strictly target guns, as it seems to balance best in my hand. That square point on the bottom of the grip just naturally falls into place for me and helps counter balance what is typically a longer barrel and more nose heavy gun.

On a shorter barreled revolver that I carry for more practical use, I like a round butt gun, as it seems to balance nicely and I am able to bring it onto target faster with a lighter gun. I need a closed backstrap on all of my L and K framed guns to get a proper hand filling grip, and to achieve proper trigger reach. I also like finger grooves on a carry gun as they provide finger indexing points that aids me in developing muscle memory for a quicker draw. Essentially, the finger grooves are not needed for retaining a good grip on the gun, they just serve as a tactile reminder of how to grip my gun.

As an example, the 686+ I posted a picture of earlier in the thread has a round butt frame and grip. I carry that gun frequently and shoot full power magnums from it without any issue. On the other hand, my 686 Competitor is extremely nose heavy with all the weights in it, so to counter that I have a Nill square butt conversion on it, with a thumb shelf. Yes, a thumb shelf........ But it's strictly a target gun for me, so I like it that way.

Sorry, I've posted this picture many times.

as apposed to the picture in post #15