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Shot my new to me 357 magnum today for first time.
Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:01 pm
Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:01 pm
Was able to shoot accurately at a close distance, when i stepped back i could hardly hit the papper. Any advice from somebody with more experience? The barrel felt heavy and the grip felt a little loose
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Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:14 pm to TigerNation69
Practice first with 38.
Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:23 pm to Pandy Fackler
What revolver are you shooting ?
What length barrel ?
What length barrel ?
This post was edited on 6/18/22 at 9:24 pm
Posted on 6/18/22 at 9:27 pm to EF Hutton
For starters, you need to adopt and learn a stance.
Modified weaver is mine.
Too fat of grips, and you do not have enough finger on the trigger to stage double action.
You should be shooting both eyes open, target focus, front sight in the perificial vision. Rear sight almost moot point, but it is faintly in the perificial vision .
Staging double action is when you have enough finger on the trigger, that as you pull back slowly, the tip of your finger bottoms out on the rear of the trigger guard, acting as a stop, at about the same time the cylinder has rolled over & locked.
Once you get good at it, in one fluid motion you are pretty much single actioning a double action.
Modified weaver is mine.
Too fat of grips, and you do not have enough finger on the trigger to stage double action.
You should be shooting both eyes open, target focus, front sight in the perificial vision. Rear sight almost moot point, but it is faintly in the perificial vision .
Staging double action is when you have enough finger on the trigger, that as you pull back slowly, the tip of your finger bottoms out on the rear of the trigger guard, acting as a stop, at about the same time the cylinder has rolled over & locked.
Once you get good at it, in one fluid motion you are pretty much single actioning a double action.
This post was edited on 6/18/22 at 9:43 pm
Posted on 6/18/22 at 10:02 pm to EF Hutton
Do you recommend practicing heavily in single action before moving to double action?
Posted on 6/18/22 at 10:06 pm to TigerNation69
I have this snubnose and I can’t hit shite with it. Even in single action I’m not good.
I also have this model and I’m much better. Yeah yeah its a Taurus, but i really enjoy it. 6.5” barrel. Of course single action is easier. I’m a novice and self-taught with help from YouTube videos. I don’t come from a gun family so I’ve had to learn everything myself. So I’m alsways looking for advice. I shoot 38 spl almost exclusively bc 357 mag is too expensive and hard to find.
I also have this model and I’m much better. Yeah yeah its a Taurus, but i really enjoy it. 6.5” barrel. Of course single action is easier. I’m a novice and self-taught with help from YouTube videos. I don’t come from a gun family so I’ve had to learn everything myself. So I’m alsways looking for advice. I shoot 38 spl almost exclusively bc 357 mag is too expensive and hard to find.
Posted on 6/18/22 at 10:31 pm to biglego
Love my 686
Posted on 6/18/22 at 11:34 pm to biglego
I imagine he's also trying to shoot a lightweight snubnose. Not for beginners baw. The heavier and larger the gun the easier it will be. Use .38 to practice.
Posted on 6/19/22 at 3:03 am to LEASTBAY
I would not spend time on SA. Smith & Wessons have a backstrap thats part of the frame, so you can get grips that do not add to the thickness. Taurus often copies S&W. Ruger GP100 does not have a backstrap. Ruger security six does. Rugers are very easy to put the wilson spring kits in, and dremel polish the sears. Smiths, you can bend the hammer leaf spring with a wood wedge.
We did all of our learning on 38 wad cutters.
We did all of our learning on 38 wad cutters.
This post was edited on 6/19/22 at 5:57 am
Posted on 6/19/22 at 6:36 am to Crawdaddy
Most accurate gun I own!!
Posted on 6/19/22 at 7:40 am to unclejhim
I see red arrows but i do not see any other experienced advice, except for leastbay.
This post was edited on 6/19/22 at 7:41 am
Posted on 6/19/22 at 8:38 am to EF Hutton
Nothing beats practice.
A smaller gun with a short barrel is meant for close in work so if you can keep it on center mass at ten years then you're doing good. And that is using double action not single. Remember that once you pull the hammer back for single, if you don't take the shot, you have to lower the hammer on a live round.
Someone mentioned doing work on the moving parts - I've used Wilson replacement springs, have polished the bearing surfaces of internal parts to help slick up the pull on double action, but have never touched the sear surfaces and you're asking for trouble if you do. Shooting also helps to make the action smoother.
A smaller gun with a short barrel is meant for close in work so if you can keep it on center mass at ten years then you're doing good. And that is using double action not single. Remember that once you pull the hammer back for single, if you don't take the shot, you have to lower the hammer on a live round.
Someone mentioned doing work on the moving parts - I've used Wilson replacement springs, have polished the bearing surfaces of internal parts to help slick up the pull on double action, but have never touched the sear surfaces and you're asking for trouble if you do. Shooting also helps to make the action smoother.
Posted on 6/19/22 at 9:17 am to TigerNation69
Some people debate on whether you should stage a trigger or pull straight through.
I prefer a single straight through pull.
The good thing is you can practice your trigger pull with a double action revolver without even firing a shot. Practice pulling the trigger with an empty revolver as slow as you need to so that the sights don’t jerk away from your target. You can practice this at home for hours with no money spent.
I prefer a single straight through pull.
The good thing is you can practice your trigger pull with a double action revolver without even firing a shot. Practice pulling the trigger with an empty revolver as slow as you need to so that the sights don’t jerk away from your target. You can practice this at home for hours with no money spent.
Posted on 6/19/22 at 9:32 am to upgrade
All true. Now we getting some good replies.
I just polished the sears with metal polish, & buff wheel on dremel. No stones, etc. Good point
I just polished the sears with metal polish, & buff wheel on dremel. No stones, etc. Good point
Posted on 6/19/22 at 10:27 am to TigerNation69
Practice close keep moving back just toss lead down field mine are fairly accurate would feel very comfortable in a pinch with it.
Posted on 6/19/22 at 12:47 pm to TigerNation69
Sitting on wait at my local range to shoot my 4" 357 GP100 right now. It & my Henry Big Boy are my fav guns to shoot.
Posted on 6/19/22 at 4:25 pm to TigerNation69
Thus far, all the talk's been about shooting 38 Spec and 357 Mag. Since it sounds like you're a newby, I'm going to be a contrarian and recommend a lot a range time w/ a 22LR. Since your 357 is a revolver, I'd suggest a 22LR revolver. OTOH, if you don't have access to a revolver, you could learn a lot of the basics w/ a 22LR semi-auto. If you don't have either of these, I'll bet someone you know does. Plus 22LR ammo has much less recoil and blast and it much cheaper. I'd shoot the revolver SA until you have good control of the basics. Once you've progressed to DA, only you can figure out what works best for you, whether it's staging the pull or a single pull. I'm not a fan of suggesting to alter a gun until the shooter has a lot of experience. Although I've been shooting and altering guns>40 years, I've never felt comfortable putting a stone on any of the innards. Don't get discouraged as accurately shooting handguns can be VERY frustrating, especially in the learning stages. Be persistent and practice....a LOT. 
Posted on 6/19/22 at 6:41 pm to TigerNation69
I'll tell you what helped me with a Model 66 more than every tip I read: a lasergrip. The 66 has a very smooth trigger pull but it's still a double action trigger pull and it takes practice. Although I didn't buy it for that reason I soon learned it excels at showing you what the muzzle is doing as you pull through, and you can dry fire it all you like from the comfort of home. I didn't even look at the sights, just held it in a variety of postures, working on making the laser move as little as possible. Sight picture is a sight picture once you get the muscle memory down.
It's also useful for snap aiming. Pick a spot, bring the gun up and point, hit the laser button to see how close you are.
It's also useful for snap aiming. Pick a spot, bring the gun up and point, hit the laser button to see how close you are.
Posted on 6/19/22 at 7:56 pm to Flats
The model 66 was one of the finest law enf revolvers. Its what i learned on, at LSP academy.
Posted on 6/19/22 at 10:18 pm to EF Hutton
Single action I am accurate as hell double hit paper about half time quick draw who knows
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