Those who shoot shrouded revolvers

[byrnemm]

Do you grip your small, shrouded hammer revolver like Jerry Miculek?

Pro Tips with Jerry Miculek

The position of the non-firing hand thumb.. I hadn't thought of that.

[byrnemm]

picture

[I_Like_Pie]

Nope...I don't

both thumbs pointing forward is my consistent grip, and would only defeat muscle memory by trying to incorporate two different grip styles.

[enfield]

Nope - that'll get you a bloody or broken thumb with a semi-auto. I ain't Jerry.

[Kevo]

I don't either, two thumbs forward, but I will try it tomorrow.

[gregintenn]

Yes. That is similar to how I hold my 640.

[Guest Billetproof]

Becareful with that two thumbs forward grip on a revolver or you might end up like this guy;

Guy Blows His Thumb Off by Holding His Revolver Improperly - Graphic Images

[Seaslug]

Yep. I'm not a wheelgun guy, and one of my first experiences with a revolver was with my buddy's .500 S&W. I found that the grip made the behemoth much more controllable, and I've stuck with it ever since. Doesn't feel unnatural at all, even with my little 642. YMMV.

[Steelharp]

I hold every gun like that pic, only my left hand thumb is just behind the knuckle of my right thumb, not as far back as in the pic. No slide issues, no burned thumb issues, same grip every time, natural and accurate (for me).

[Trekbike]

That's close to the grip I use. Maybe not as much top thumb overlap though.

[eastenn]

that's the way i shoot my 442 also. from since i first started shooting the j-frame, that was the most natural hold i could find on it. i actually enjoy shooting mine. after reading on the s&w forum i followed suggestions of others and dry fired the gun around 500 times and it made the trigger much smoother. the recoil isn't as bad as some people make it out to be either.

[LngRngShtr]

nope,

Strong hand thumb goes under cyl. latch weak hand thumb goes onto recoil shield above the cyl. latch keeps them both out of the way and weak thumb keeps gun from rotating to the left..same grip on all my revolvers

I also am not Jerry

John

[Guest cjr]

Both thumbs forward same as any handgun. I think the people that have burned their thumbs and hands with the .460 and .500 are holding one hand on the grip and the other hand as a bi or tri pod in front of the cylinder.I have a scoped .460 w/ a 12" barrell I have used for elk hunting and I can understand how it happened.Mine is too heavy to hold steady with out a rest of some sort.