I have a question regarding the proper grip on a revolver. I watched some of Jerry Miculek’s videos on how to grip a revolver, and noted that he first places the pad of his trigger finger on the trigger, and then wraps the rest of his hand around the grip. I tried that with some K, L, and N frame S&W’s, but every time I do, the frame is not centered in the web of my hand. It’s right up against the base of my thumb. Is this still correct? It seems like if I held the gun this way, it would bash the hell out of my thumb. Maybe the gun is just too large for my hand?
I’m willing to bet that your hands aren’t the same size as Jerry’s and your grips aren’t the same size as Jerry’s.
Find a grip (hand to gun position) and/or some grips (part of the gun) that work for you. Hogue wooden monogrips work great for my hands.
http://www.hoguestore.com/index.php?main_page=popup_image_additional&pID=1055&pic=0&products_image_large_additional=images/large/products/10800L_02_LRG.jpg
Jerry would be happy to sell you some of his grips.
http://www.bang-inc.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=1
Gringop
I’m hoping this thread might contain pictures or videos of proper revolver grips. I am quite proficient with a semiauto and gripping it but I have yet to learn so on a wheel gun. Thumb placement being the most questionable part for me.
…my biggest problems when shooting revolvers has been keeping a consistant grip on the weapon. Yes, even with the weapong deep in the pocket of my thumb and index finger, I seem to have trouble maintaing a good grip. If I shoot wood grips, then gloves make a world of difference. If I shoot bare handed - Hogue rubber or Pachmayers work best for me.
john
One aspect of gripping the revolver is the lack of a “tang” at the top of the butt to run the web of one’s hand up against. One needs to get the web of the hand up as high as possible on the butt without the positive “stop” of the autopistol’s tang.
The shooting hand’s middle finger should be tight up against the stocks (behind the triggerguard). Given the lack of a tang on the revolver, this middle finger index is probably the best tactile indicator of having attained a proper grip at the “ONE” step of the drawstroke (initial hand-to-gun contact).
As far as addressing the trigger goes; none of us are Jerry Miculek. He is a revolver cyborg. Most of us are better served by running the DA trigger on the crease behind the distal phalange. This offers better leverage for pulling the trigger though the DA stroke. Smaller hands may require one to slightly “monkey grip” larger-framed revolvers to accomplish this.
On a DA revolver, I prefer to drop the shooting hand’s thumb somewhat low and put the support hand’s thumb atop it. This is similar to a “stacked-thumbs” grip on an autopistol, but with the thumbs a little lower. The “thumbs forward” grip, which is popular and effective with autopistols, doesn’t work very well with the revolver. The support thumb ends up against the cylinder.
Rosco