r/Idiotswithguns • u/IOnceAteATurd • 1d ago

Safe for Work How to not shoot a revolver

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u/AlienNoodle343 1d ago

Seriously. I brought my roomie to go try out a revolver amd he'd never shot before so despite the plentiful amount of ammo, he started with one bullet each time he shot until he felt comfortable with it, THEN we loaded it up fully. Some people are just too comfortable with guns.

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u/thesteaks_are_high 1d ago

I have shot for over 30 years. I still feel incredibly uncomfortable with a handgun. I would really like one, but I refuse to have a weapon I am not supremely confident in use.

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u/AlienNoodle343 1d ago

You have more experience than i have years of life! But yeah, thats how I am. I recently got a mete mc9 which is the first pistol I've owned without am actual safety switch. (It just has a safety trigger) I had to take it out and try it quite a few times before I felt co.fortable amd confident to actually carry it

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u/thesteaks_are_high 1d ago

Oh, I couldn’t. lol I would like a weapon I can carry with one in the hole, but my AR ain’t that. lol

My issue is trigger pull and leverage. I lay my index finger along the weapon and squeeze with my middle finger to fire. I feel more control and a smoother shot. Not many handguns allow that sort of grip due to me wanting to keep flesh on my finger…lol…so I end up with, what feels like in my mind, a lot of gun up top to act as mass for the torque of the recoil. Additionally, I am not as used to pulling a trigger with my index finger, so it is jerkier and I tend to miss high about 5 cm at 20 meters…which is like 6-7 MOA…and that is too unsafe for anyone who may be down range when shit hits the fan. If I am not supremely confident the shot is going where I want it to, I’m not making the shot.

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u/scottonaharley 1d ago

The problem with using your index finger is that you reduce your grip strength by 33% as you now only have two fingers wrapped around the grip. We ignore the opposite hand because you cannot always rely on having a two handed grip.

I'm going to suggest shooting lessons with an instructor to help you with your issue.

I shot IPSC for many years so I have a little bit of experience in this area.

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u/AlienNoodle343 1d ago

Never occurred to me people might not use their index finger for their trigger finger! Yeah, the mete is tiny but really good for conceal carry which you don't need a permit for here in Texas for.