Handgun GRIP Revolver vs. Autoloader

JSH

Active Member
I suppose I could do somthing left handed, but at the moment, I don't know what it would be.

I also climb up real high on the grips of a DA revolver. Most of the SA's I have my little finger hanging off the bottom.

I still am I the works of getting a set of grips like for my 480 Bisley. Most all of the out sourced ones I have tried are still to narrow on the back strap. I am trying to get them wide enough to spread out recoil.

As to pistols of the brass spitting type, the only ones I have left are 22RF and rarely shoot them anymore.
A firm grip, like a good hand shake from your dad or beat buddy is how I describe my grip.
Maybe I am nuts, but I can shake hands with a lot of folks and tell you if they shoot much in the way of handguns.
Jeff
 

Pistolero

Well-Known Member
Medium tight grip for revolvers, very tight grip on 1911s for speed shooting, a bit less for
target work.
I teach isosceles and Weaver to my students, tell them to work with each for a while to see
which they prefer. I prefer the Weaver personally. To military folks who will likely be fighting
wearing armor, I teach isosceles, you need to square your armor up to the threat.
High grip for DA revolvers, med tight. For big SA stuff, medium grip, not going as high
as is possible, the gun will roll to some extent.

As Brad says, consistency. If the 1911 is twisting in his grip, we need to get together and
work on that, it can be tamed.

Bill
 
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freebullet

Guest
Thank you all for good points to consider.

With an auto I use more like a pinch grip. Holding an auto I put pressure on the front & back of the stock. No side pressure. That's the way I learned at frontsight with a kinda modified weaver stance, I guess. For defensive handgun training it works well for me.

On a revolver the houges just fit my hand so well, it just goes there. With a light hold in single & slightly more firm in da. I happend to try the auto technique with the wheels & it just seems unnatural.

The distances make a big difference. With an auto it's normally well inside 30yd while, a revolver should be to 50 offhand. Drawing from a holster & shooting at timed targets is my preferred method. Simulates deer or bad guy stoppage nicely.

The biggest issue I'm having is eyesight. I see well but, only clearly at the distance each eye is set at. See the sights just great with left eye but, target gets fuzzy past about 18-20yd. Right eye= blurry sights & clear targets. My iol's don't do both or change the focal point.

Neat vid, Ian. They pointed out something often overlooked. The finger point for instinctive shooting. I learned that from vids by Bob Munden(rip gunslinger). It works well.

I'm not much of a revolver benchrest shooter, but my first attempts showed the lighter single action hold to show more promise.

Thanks for sharing your technique.
 

Pistolero

Well-Known Member
Jeff,
I think you are on the right track. I got a .45 Colt/ACP convertible BH a few years back
and it came with stag grips. Then, I was not much of a fan of stag, I paid no attention when checking
out the gun. When I picked it up, the shop owner pointed out that the grips were worth more
than I was paying for the gun with grips. I smiled and figured he was joking and proceeded with
the purchase.
I checked a few days later, holy cow he was right. They were Ajax sanbar stag, worth $350-400
at that time, no longer being exported from India. The back strap area on them is about 1/8-3/16"
wider on each side, adding to effective flat backstrap area by 1/4-3/8". Seems negligible, but with
a really hot ".45 Magnum" load under a 280 Keith, the gun is quite controllable and comfortable.
A friend shot mine, liked it so much he got one, in SS. Now he is trying to find some grips with
that shape, since his has much nastier recoil with heavy loads. The stag grips are really effective, just lucked
into them. Definite 'blind hog finds an acorn' situation.

Bill
 

Mike W1

Active Member
An interesting thread that I just came across. I've seen the term limp wristing numerous times over the years and fairly recently was reading about Jeff Cooper firing a 1911 using just 3 fingers. Apparently the conclusion of that experiment was if the gun didn't function properly then the fault lay with the gun not the grip. For the life of me I can't remember where I read that little tidbit though. Thought it had to be either Combat Handguns or American Handgunner. I'd like to reread that article if I could ever find it!
 

Pistolero

Well-Known Member
There are some guns where limp wristing can be an issue, but steel 1911s is not one of them.
I have heard stories of lt wt officers with issues, but mine does not, although I never actually tried
to aggrevate it.

Bill