I went to the range on Sunday and rented their S&W 629 with a 4" barrel,
through which I shot some .44 Specials and Magnums. Although I was
fairly accurate with this gun when I shot it before, I was dismayed to
find myself shooting consistently low this time around. At seven yards'
distance, all my shots were grouping about 4" south from POA. I had a
good sight picture and don't think this was a flinch because of the very
consistent height of the rounds. (My bad trigger technique had them
stringing out to the left and right, but all at the same height.)
I'm more of a semi-auto guy, so my guess is that there's something wrong
with my grip angle, which would explain why I felt the impact of some of
the .44 Mags in my wrist, instead of on my palm. My understanding was
that you're supposed to grip a revolver higher up on the backstrap,
bringing the base knuckle of the trigger finger in line with the radius
bnoe in the forearm. I've been wrong a lot, though, so any advice you
could offer to improve my aim would be greatly appreciated.
through which I shot some .44 Specials and Magnums. Although I was
fairly accurate with this gun when I shot it before, I was dismayed to
find myself shooting consistently low this time around. At seven yards'
distance, all my shots were grouping about 4" south from POA. I had a
good sight picture and don't think this was a flinch because of the very
consistent height of the rounds. (My bad trigger technique had them
stringing out to the left and right, but all at the same height.)
I'm more of a semi-auto guy, so my guess is that there's something wrong
with my grip angle, which would explain why I felt the impact of some of
the .44 Mags in my wrist, instead of on my palm. My understanding was
that you're supposed to grip a revolver higher up on the backstrap,
bringing the base knuckle of the trigger finger in line with the radius
bnoe in the forearm. I've been wrong a lot, though, so any advice you
could offer to improve my aim would be greatly appreciated.