Day at the range and took a couple of semi autos and two revolvers. Shot both semi's pretty well. Stayed on paper and kept pretty tight groups at 10 yards. Broke out my 649 and model 15 and was no where near as accurate. I can still hit paper from 10 yards, but my groups are all over the place. I usually carry my 649 but I'm switching to my Sig P938 until I can become competent with a revolver. Any tips for a poor shooting revolver guy?
Gotta stop carrying a revolver
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Stop shooting semi auto's . . .
JJEH
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Keep practicing on a regular basis and you'll be very accurate in no time.
Try some different drills if possible, depending on your range.
Try some different drills if possible, depending on your range.
Biggfoot44
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Dry. Fire.
It might be the sights that I'm not used to. The three dot system on most semi's works for me, the sights on the J-Frame not so much. I won't give up and keep practicing until I get accurate, but in the meantime I have to leave them in the safe when carrying 
Lotsa dry fire practice. Practice that trigger control. Not only will you get used to a J frame trigger, you'll strengthen your trigger finger.
nawilson
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You are probably correct that it is the sights on those J frames... They are notoriously bad, and it is a big change when compared to most modern pistol sights.
That said, I have found the opposite of your experience to be true. Shooting revolvers makes me a better pistol shooter. I think that it is because I focus on trigger pull more with a DA revolver, and that same focus transfers over onto the trigger of the semis. As always, your mileage may vary...
That said, I have found the opposite of your experience to be true. Shooting revolvers makes me a better pistol shooter. I think that it is because I focus on trigger pull more with a DA revolver, and that same focus transfers over onto the trigger of the semis. As always, your mileage may vary...
Abbynormal
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A decent S&W will kick anythings ZZZ @ under 20 yards@
If you dought me, try me
If you dought me, try me
10mmauto
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Sight alignment, trigger control. The platform doesn't matter. Get it out of your head that there is a substantial difference. You are unconsciously prejudicing yourself.
labworm
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If you would like to strengthen your trigger finger, go buy a Ruger SP101 8 shot .22, dry fire that for about two weeks.
BobC357
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My weekly range trips require just as many rounds through the revolver as the semi-auto. While I've owned the revolver a lot longer than the other, I'm starting to get almost as accurate with both. Practice. Practice Practice. 
Your revolvers are obsolete. You should stick to bottom feeders. If you like, as a service to a fellow forum member, I will place your Smiths in my archives where they will be preserved for posterity.
+ 1 on that!!!!!!
Normally Semi has better sights.
Semi does every thing for you but line up the sights and pull the trigger.
No matter how smooth a revolver's double action trigger is, the same size and caliber semi is smoother and lighter.
Semi does every thing for you but line up the sights and pull the trigger.
No matter how smooth a revolver's double action trigger is, the same size and caliber semi is smoother and lighter.
For me there is a difference in accuracy. The gun has nothing to do with it, it's my performance with both. I need to keep working on shooting a revolver to get better. I might invest in a .22 revolver and try and master that.
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I don't know 'bout that smoother comment. It takes an excellent DAO or DA/SA to get even close to an average service grade S&W K Frame.My highest complement for a semiauto trigger is " Wow , that's almost as good as a revolver" .
As a police firearms instructor, I've used the tried and true wheelguns as a way to help a struggling recruits and in-service officers to improve their trigger control. Yea we use Glock's and theoretically they should be easy to control. However, they slap, jerk, yank and otherwise screw up their trigger pull. A revolver teaches them to concentrate on the front post and to control their 'booger hook' throughout the trigger pull cycle. It works very well.
Practicing with snap caps in your wheelgun will help you too. Likewise, mastering the trigger on a revolver will help you with ALL firearms. The two most important fundamentals of the six are? Sight alignment and trigger control. Don't expect perfect groups at 25yds from your J frame, but your Mod 15? You should be ripping out the center of the target (providing your sights are zeroed).
I had a young rook notice one day at the PD range that I was carrying my trusty old 3" Mod 10. He chided me about it so I offered a challenge. The AZPOST Qual at that time was still the 2 and 3 shot strings intended for revolvers. We shot the post qualification and I spanked him. I shot a perfect 250 and reloaded the 6 gun faster than he did his Glock 22. He was humbled and now has a new respect for the old adage: "Its not the gun, it's the shooter".
Keep practicing both on and off the range. You'll find that it will get better.
To paraphrase Obi Wan: "This is your father's revolver. The weapon of a blue knight. It's not as clumsy and random as a semi auto. A elegant weapon for a more civilized time".
Practicing with snap caps in your wheelgun will help you too. Likewise, mastering the trigger on a revolver will help you with ALL firearms. The two most important fundamentals of the six are? Sight alignment and trigger control. Don't expect perfect groups at 25yds from your J frame, but your Mod 15? You should be ripping out the center of the target (providing your sights are zeroed).
I had a young rook notice one day at the PD range that I was carrying my trusty old 3" Mod 10. He chided me about it so I offered a challenge. The AZPOST Qual at that time was still the 2 and 3 shot strings intended for revolvers. We shot the post qualification and I spanked him. I shot a perfect 250 and reloaded the 6 gun faster than he did his Glock 22. He was humbled and now has a new respect for the old adage: "Its not the gun, it's the shooter".
Keep practicing both on and off the range. You'll find that it will get better.
To paraphrase Obi Wan: "This is your father's revolver. The weapon of a blue knight. It's not as clumsy and random as a semi auto. A elegant weapon for a more civilized time".
slodraw
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Like.others said practice, practice and more practice. It will help everything. Good luck and Happy New Year
sipowicz
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And stop trying to load it from the bottom.
