J frame target ammo
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THE PILGRIM
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What are you shooting now?
Grips? Bigger, fatter softer grips will spread out the recoil.
Grips? Bigger, fatter softer grips will spread out the recoil.
A standard velocity 146 or 148gr wadcutter target load should have the least amount of felt recoil. I know they feel softer than 110gr Hornady Critical Defense standard velocity.
Adding Crimson Trace 405 grips to my 642 helped quite a bit with felt recoil.
Adding Crimson Trace 405 grips to my 642 helped quite a bit with felt recoil.
DocB
Member
What APS said. Just a plain old wad cutter. Not much more than shooting a 22. In addition, for self defense it will be just fine if you ever have to use it for that (which is not likely).
pittpa
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Remington Ammunition RTG38S3 TAR 38 Special 148 Gr Lead WC M - sells at Bud's for $21.64/50 rounds plus shipping. Supposed to be 710 FPS. But I have no clue of the MV of your target ammo, so no way to know how much softer this would be. You may be shooting hardball at 890 FPS, or not. Any reloader could make you 500 rounds of lead bullet ammo for 10 cents a round in about 90 minutes or less if you provided brass and some beer for later. I'll be doing that for a friend of mine. If you had your location in your profile, someone here might have offered already. Those 2-finger grips are going to punish you in any event. I switched to full-length grips. Wear pants with deeper pockets. Pocket or waist, I hope you practice drawing a WHOLE LOT with those boot grips.
Waywatcher
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You might need different grips that fit your hand better. It shouldn't be painful to shoot 130 FMJ out of a 642 for a normal human. .38 Special 130 FMJ is very tame ammo.
Or you might need to shoot fewer rounds more often.
Or you might need to shoot fewer rounds more often.
Fox4506
Member
Georgia Arms wadcutters are pretty mild...and they're pretty cheap too.
I've tried several grips on my j frames, as have most people. I recently tried some Pachmayr Diamond Pro grips and I love them. They are super comfortable and I can still fit the revolver in my pocket with most pants.
Fox
I've tried several grips on my j frames, as have most people. I recently tried some Pachmayr Diamond Pro grips and I love them. They are super comfortable and I can still fit the revolver in my pocket with most pants.
Fox
HarryD
US Veteran
Try a lower how you grip it too, move the pressures in the palm of your hand instead of the webbing between your thumb & index finger.
sarg1c
US Veteran
Bought the wife a 637 airweight, took it out before giving it to her, glad I did. Very uncomfortable even for me shoot pretty good loads. Bought her some full wad cutters target loads and they were pretty good. She picked up my 1903 .32 long and said I'll just take this one. After crying for a while I said o.k.. I belive after she shoots my Colt pocket lite she will want it. It's a dream to shoot as is the old .32 long? I like the 637 but it is a little rough for her to shoot a lot. The RugerP-95 is a little too wide for her small hands
sarg1c
US Veteran
The rubber grips that came on my 637 will not permit the use of a speed loader. They will work fine with wood j- frame grips but just went with speed strip and put the rubber back on the 637.
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I've been a J-Frame Airweight owner for about 6 months and for "plain ole' shooting", I bought several boxes of lead round nose. Being new to revolvers, I wanted to find out as much as possible and I discovered that many people are recommending a thorough barrel cleaning AFTER firing bare soft lead bullets BEFORE using copper-jacketed higher power ammo again. I have been heeding those suggestions.
I guess I'm lucky not being sensitive to handgun recoil. These inexpensive LRN rounds made by PPU seem quite mild to me but my use of the word mild is relative and subjective.
I guess I'm lucky not being sensitive to handgun recoil. These inexpensive LRN rounds made by PPU seem quite mild to me but my use of the word mild is relative and subjective.
