I've been reading the "Help me choose a revolver" thread, as well as some other related ones. I've been shooting a S&W Airweight lately. It's great for carry, but it seems like the ergonomics are compromised. I'm looking for advice on another handgun with great one-hand ergonomics. I wouldn't rule out automatics, but I prefer revolvers.
The airweight has been working ok. The gun is very accurate and I can get tight groups. Still, I don't think I want to shoot .357 Magnum from a scandium j-frame. But the thing I like the least is the short length of pull. I have large hands and thin fingers.
My goal is to move up to a platform that will have good control with one hand and can shoot a higher power factor than .38. I can reload and make lighter loads to get started with some of the magnums that would otherwise be hard to shoot one-handed. But when I look at a lot of the guns, they seem better suited to two-hand shooting, like all the N frames and those big cast GP100's. So far, I've got my eye on K and L frames, Model 66, 69, or a short-barrel 686+.
I'm also considering a single action. The CMS guns are tailored specifically for one-hand shooting, but then again, blanks don't have a lot of recoil. The lowered hammers and short-stroke mods make the single action a little easier to cock with one hand. I understand the barrel lengths in CMS have more to do with powder/ember patterns than balance, but for me anything longer than 3.5" is starting to get bigger than what's ideal for my purposes.
Anyone have a suggestion for a handgun, preferably revolver, that fits one-hand shooting well?
The airweight has been working ok. The gun is very accurate and I can get tight groups. Still, I don't think I want to shoot .357 Magnum from a scandium j-frame. But the thing I like the least is the short length of pull. I have large hands and thin fingers.
My goal is to move up to a platform that will have good control with one hand and can shoot a higher power factor than .38. I can reload and make lighter loads to get started with some of the magnums that would otherwise be hard to shoot one-handed. But when I look at a lot of the guns, they seem better suited to two-hand shooting, like all the N frames and those big cast GP100's. So far, I've got my eye on K and L frames, Model 66, 69, or a short-barrel 686+.
I'm also considering a single action. The CMS guns are tailored specifically for one-hand shooting, but then again, blanks don't have a lot of recoil. The lowered hammers and short-stroke mods make the single action a little easier to cock with one hand. I understand the barrel lengths in CMS have more to do with powder/ember patterns than balance, but for me anything longer than 3.5" is starting to get bigger than what's ideal for my purposes.
Anyone have a suggestion for a handgun, preferably revolver, that fits one-hand shooting well?