AMAZING video. And you really can’t argue with who is the undisputed best double-action revolver shooter in the world.
I may have to try that crossed-thumbs hold when shooting my Ruger LCR .357. It feels weird to cross my thumbs behind the gun, but it also feels REALLY good with my hands on the revolver.
I have used the cross thumbs grip quite a bit. I had to develop the habit because I had a Kel-Tec P11 that would bite the hell out of my thumb. I have the gun to my dad and has had to do the same thing. The Kel-Tec was my only gun for years so it’s hard for to adjust to thumbs forward. He is the master though.
Wait, you use a crossed-thumbs grip with a semi-auto? I certainly thought that was an across-the board no-no for any gun with a side as that high off-hand thumb will get bit every time the slide cycles.
That’s also why I’m uncertain about this grip, given that as much as I do love revolvers, my primary guns are my S&W1911Sc and my Kahr PM45. The beavertail on the 1911 makes the crossed thumbs impossible, and the Kahr’s heavy slide will make it VERY painful.
Still the Ruger LCR .357 was great this weekend when I was just wearing a pair of baggy shorts that didn’t fit tight enough to hold 24oz loaded Kahr up.
I lock the strong hand thumb over with my support hand thumb. It allows you to get a high hold and keeps your thumb out of danger and the path of the reciprocating slide, I hold that thumb down pretty far out of habit after getting slide bite years ago. I carry a .357 snubbie these days and I think it helps with my follow up shots. Of course this may be why I shoot a revolver better than a semi-auto too.
I gotcha! I cross my thumbs to the SIDE of the gun with all guns I shoot. See here for example, but I’m talking about crossing my support thumb over my strong thumb near the top strap of the revolver, or onto the slope where the concealed hammer rides in a Centennial S&W or the Ruger LCR. Seems this high thumb will keep the gun from climbing. Still it doesn’t require as much training to get an aggressive grip and stance to push through the recoil.
I find that when I hold the strong thumb down with my support thumb in a crush grip that it helps to keep the muzzle down YMMV. I think that would help with the LCR as it is super light. I am seriously thinking about an LCR because of it’s weight. I also have the longer Hogue grips which help a lot as well.
Nope I’m 100% behind you on that technique. That’s actually one of the reasons why I shoot a 1911 so well. My strong hand assumes its grip on top of the safety as I clear the holster, meaning the safety goes off EVERY TIME I draw the gun, no exceptions. Further the pressure on that safety indeed keeps the muzzle down, and my support thumb rides right along to keep that tension going. On a revolver its a bit different, I do the first grip Jerry shows where both thumbs are curled down on the grip, support on top of strong. The Physics is similar. I’m just curious about that J-Frame grip he shows.
Jerry is the master, but without a gun in your hand make the thumb locking the other thumb grip and mimic the recoil and then try the thumb over strong hang grip and you will notice that your first grip (the one we normally use) the strong hand doesn’t “want” to go up as far. I will have to try it though, because maybe I am missing something. So how do you feel about magnaporting small revolvers???
Never actually shot a ported snubbie, and my trigger time with ported pistols of all sizes is very small.
Overall my opinion is that the nay-sayers are probably being over-dramatic. As for the pro-side, I haven’t shot enough ported guns to know if its worth the trouble to have my guns drilled.
Magnaporting is nice and does reduce the recoil. My only thought on the subject is that Zimmerman would have had some hot gas to the face when he defended himself, but how often does that happen??? I don’t know either, but I am probably wrong just like they say that GZ had the wrong gear and the wrong gun etc…. Because you are doing it wrong.