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No. Further in. The innermost thumb joint where it meets the hand.
No. Further in. The innermost thumb joint where it meets the hand.
No. Further in. The innermost thumb joint where it meets the hand.
Sorry. First picture was wrong. Yes, lower in the web of the thumb. Right on the joint.
View attachment 846961 I have gotten to the point that most DA revolvers, above .38 Special, hurt.
I finally figured out what’s going on. I have dainty little hands. Exceptionally strong, just small.
N Frames and even K Frames, the horn of the gun is not centered in the web of my hand. If I Center it, I can’t reach the trigger very well. Any grip that adds more cushioning helps with the recoil but, I need to turn the gun further in my hand thus directing even more recoil into that thumb joint.
I discovered this by dragging out an old SP101. Though smaller and lighter than an N or K frame, I can center the gun in my hand. The recoil is still there, just not that sharp “damn, that feels like I hit my thumb with a hammer” pain.
Pondering sacrificing an old K frame and thinning and rounding the whole backstrap, from the horn to the bottom and, see if it works.
Yep, exactlySorry. That was a crappy drawing. I changed it. Yes. Lower in the thumb joint. Grip the gun normally and see if it’s offset in your hand.
Also, the gun torques when you fire it driving that corner right in there. Like a splitting maul.
I love revolvers. But, for the amount of horsepower I can get and control, autos win. Particularly single stacks. I can shoot my P239 in 357 SIG all day long. 50 rounds of 125 gr .357 in a Smith 19, I’m done shooting for a week.
That slide eats a tremendous amount of the recoil. And, the recoil impulse is radically different.
No, in my case the pain doesn't linger and I don't think it's inflammation. It's just force/impact to that bone.Just curious, what kind of pain do you get? Do you have pain after shooting? Swelling etc. I have pain in my off hand joint. Have found out it is arthritis. Pain is the way the body tell you to stop what you are doing. Continue and it may get worse. Might want to give up revolvers are shoot light loads. It might not be just the recoil, but also the continuous "Gripping" of the gun or a combination of the two. One reason, I do not reload as much. Too much pinching of finger and thumb going on with that hand. Sometime I wear a brace to stop both the thumb and finger from pinching together.
Take Ibrephrophen or another anti-inflamatory after shooting. Be sure to ice after each session. Keeping up the same thing that is giving it pain is going to erode the joint more and more.
I wish you luck.
Yeah, I'm starting to get there. I've been justifying the pretty, painful ones for a long time.And ugly comfortable grip is better than a pretty painful grip.
I assume the Ahrends I have are shaped similarly in the area that hurts me... but maybe the finger grooves make a difference. Mine are the retro target stocks.
Do I need to get grips that cover the back strap? Do I need to shoot left handed? Shooting right eye is not an option.