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Originally Posted by TNDave
Double action shooting is something that has to be developed. Make sure you have enough finger on the trigger. Use the part of your finger between the pad and the first joint. You need a vice like grip. The long pull really tries to pull your sights out of alignment and the gun off target. If your gun has minimalistic grips you might want to get some more hand filling ones to start off with. Once you have the sights aligned and on the target pull on through. Don't pull almost all the way, stop and refine your sight picture, and then pull the trigger the rest of the way. That will make you jerk. Dry firing can really help a lot.
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Excellent advice, especially SAFELY dry firing the revolver with snap caps and making sure the front sight is clear as a bell. If you remove the sideplate and apply Militec-1 grease to all the contact surfaces you'll have a cheap but effective trigger job after dry firing it a couple hundred times. That dry firing will get you used to proper trigger control and sight alignment. If they are the skinny standard grips try a set of Ahrends on it for a better grip and use very light .38's for your live firing drills. You should be able to see where the front sight was when the revolver goes off and call where the bullet struck after alot of firing exercises. The sheriff offered you a great tip also. If you are finching the bit slightest it will show up on paper.
One last tip. Start squeezing a tennis ball the stengthen your hand and forearms.
Best of luck
Your shooting will improve with practice!