Originally Posted by kbm6893

Thanks for all the replies. I do dry fire it often. As a matter of fact, the gun is kept in the safe loaded with snap caps so I can do it often. I have done the coin excercise. I’ll do it more but I don’t think that’s the problem.

One thing I DO know is I do anticipate the recoil. The j frame is not a pleasant gun to shoot. Even with my mild reloads, the gun still barks with authority. I’m shooting 158 grain LSWC over 3.4 grains of HP38. I just switched to a plated 158 grain LSWC from Xtreme Bullets and I upped the charge to 3.6 since plated usually requires more pep. Max charge is listed as 3.8 so I’m still middle of the road. In a 4” K frame, they’re nice and soft. I guess I need to shoot it more often to get used to it. I saw it yesterday three times. I had three light strikes with my reloads. Primer not seated all the way, I guess. These were some of my earlier reloads. When I got a click instead of a bang, the gun dipped. Totally my fault.

Also weird that I have never had a light strike with my 9MM or .380 reloads.

I guess I’ll keep working at it, but it is discouraging.

Sorry for the upside down pics. Don’t know why that happened. They’re right side up on my phone and computer.