Petrov Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Hey guys I shoot a 627 and I am left handed. My dominant hand thumb goes on top of the frame as close as I can get it without the hammer spur hitting my thumb so it rids kind of on top of the frame. My support hand thumb gets pressed on the back part of the blast shield almost above the bore of axis. Am I shooting myself in the foot by doing this? I have small hands so the dimensions work out well for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltermitty Posted October 14, 2013 Share Posted October 14, 2013 Do not aim at your feet and you will not shoot your foot. ;-p I have the same grip right handed. I had to add some cushion on the back of the shield because I was splitting my thumb shooting major power factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No.343 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I'm a lefty also. I cannot put my thumb anywhere near the blast shield. The pain when the blast shield hits my thumb nail is extremely distracting. I put my right thumb over my left thumb and pull it down just enough to get a consistent position. What little I know about shooting a revolver was learned using a 625 with major loads. That experience may not apply to the 627. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJones Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I'm a lefty also. I cannot put my thumb anywhere near the blast shield. The pain when the blast shield hits my thumb nail is extremely distracting. I put my right thumb over my left thumb and pull it down just enough to get a consistent position. What little I know about shooting a revolver was learned using a 625 with major loads. That experience may not apply to the 627. I do this as well, but I use the correct hand. On little guns like my j-frame I move my support hand thumb to the back my shooting hand and press down on the base of my thumb behind the web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norther Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 That's what I do, right handed. I added a bit of skate tape to the blast shield where my thumb hits. I grip so high, though, that I had to cut off that pesky hammer spur, and there's no way to use (or reason for) an extended cylinder latch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrov Posted October 15, 2013 Author Share Posted October 15, 2013 That's what I do, right handed. I added a bit of skate tape to the blast shield where my thumb hits. I grip so high, though, that I had to cut off that pesky hammer spur, and there's no way to use (or reason for) an extended cylinder latch. Yeah, I have an apex hammer with parts sitting waiting to be installed. Currently I did not touch any of the sear/notch surfaces at all just polished all the parts that are moving inside the frame and it made a HUGE difference in making the trigger consistent with no stacking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry625 Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 I am left handed also, watch Jerry, he takes his support hand thumb and puts it on top of the strong hand thumb and presses down, locking in the grip. Your thumbs are never close to the blast shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevolverJockey Posted October 15, 2013 Share Posted October 15, 2013 (edited) I shoot right (read this correct) handed. I put my right thumb on the Hogue cylinder release and my left thumb firmly on the blast shield. This works for me major and minor with N and K/L frames. People say it doesn't work, but my hands were never told that so it works just fine. It also puts the revolver very low in my hand. My spur is cut off. Lee Edited October 15, 2013 by Mitch_Rapp.45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cas Posted October 16, 2013 Share Posted October 16, 2013 (edited) I have a 325 with boot grips and that's about the only way I can shoot it without the cylinder latch mangling my thumb knuckle. (The strong hand anyway) The tip of my thumb is up by the rear sight and literally rubs against the hammer rising and falling, for a while I was worried this would cause problems but it hasn't. I have a Freedom Arms 97 that I also shoot with a high thumb on the sheild, all the others I shoot "normal". Well, not really normal but... Edited October 16, 2013 by cas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COF Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I'm a lefty too and I use the same grip with the revolver that I use with my bottom feeders. My right thumb is along the frame under the cylinder and my left thumb sits on top of it. Some folks don't like that because of the"blast" off of the b/c gap but I've never had an issue with it. I can tell when I've had the right grip because my right thumbnail gets sooted up. Then again, I'm not shooting a 500 or 460 S&W and putting the knuckle of my thumb in that area like I was holding a rifle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alecmc Posted October 17, 2013 Share Posted October 17, 2013 I'm a righty, but I tuck my thumbs on top of each other pretty far back on the frame near the cylinder release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RePete Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 The grip I was taught in the '80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toothguy Posted October 18, 2013 Share Posted October 18, 2013 http://www.shootingusa.com/PRO_TIPS/MICULEK2/miculek2.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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