BigBamBoo Posted September 14, 2015 Share Posted September 14, 2015 (edited) Like the title says...I shot in revolver devision with the new 929 this last Sat. Pretty pitiful outcome. I had a buddy videoing me, and watching is even more painful then the shooting was. I also found that the rear sight just does not work well for me. For whatever reason, I just keep loosing it at speed. I do know my eyes are crappy, but I got a new prescription about 9 months ago so I don't think that is it. I just think the rear sight on the 929 is just not that great. So I will probably try and find something else to try on it. We had 26 shooters in the match, and I placed 21st I believe....hard to imagine that anyone with a auto could shoot worse then I did with the wheel gun. I plan on just keeping on it and hope for some kind of improvement. It was fun, but also a bit aggravating as well. Going from a dedicated limited race gun to the revo is VERY humbling. Oh....and I was the only revolver shooter at the match. Edited September 14, 2015 by BigBamBoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJones Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Congrats. It is all uphill from here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSteel Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Keep it up... You will be surprised how much it will help when you switch back to that limited gun!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AzShooter Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 (edited) Congratulations, the first match is the hardest. Don't try to go fast, make sure you are seeing the sight and in a few matches you will not have any more problems LPS makes a real nice sight. Cost about $150. You can also get a Weigand blade to replace the one on your sight. Both options are good. Check out RevolverSupply.com Edited September 15, 2015 by AzShooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan454 Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Congrats on your first match! Keep it up... You will be surprised how much it will help when you switch back to that limited gun!!! I couldn't agree more. When you can shoot the DA revolver well that race gun will start shooting itself. I've become better on all my other platforms after shooting nothing but REV division this year. Keep at it with the reloads, go only as fast as you can hit the A zone, and remember you only get 8 shots. I had a lot of clicks on my 7th trigger pull when I first switched over. As for the rear sight, if you can find one the Bowen units are the best out there. The Weigand and Brownell's factory style replacements are a good bet. As mentioned above the LP sights are another option, I haven't seen them in person but they look to be pretty nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffl Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 Put a dot on it and shoot ICORE So much eaiser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBamBoo Posted September 15, 2015 Author Share Posted September 15, 2015 I wish we had a club close to me that does ICORE, but I think the closest club is about 2 hours away from me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UFO Posted September 15, 2015 Share Posted September 15, 2015 LPA fiber optic rear sight is on both my 627's. Makes it very easy to pick up while moving. Don't give up, it will come. And like others said, it makes you a lot better bottom feeder shooter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigBamBoo Posted September 16, 2015 Author Share Posted September 16, 2015 Thanks folks. I like the looks of the LPA sight. I shot a steel shoot this afternoon and tried my best to slow down and really make sure I was seeing my sights. Did better, but sloooww. Just used the my STI guns and going fast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJones Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 The speed will come from never missing. Its kinda fun to clean a star in 5 shots as fast as you can run a revo. Practice your reloads. Just like with a bottom feeder, hand speed is what makes the reload fast. You need to watch everything you do during a reload. While you're watching the moon clear the cylinder, your hand needs to get to you moonclip fast. Done right, the moonclip is waiting for the gun to get under it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan454 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Pat, do you recommend a strong hand or weak hand reload? I've been experimenting with both and can't decide which I prefer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJones Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 If If I gave you a .38 special and loose ammo, which hand would you use to put the rounds into the cylinder? I feel that's the hand most people feel most comfortable loading moonclips with too. I switch hands to reload. It has always felt more natural to me to load ammo with my right hand. I only see one way for lefties to run a revo, but it looks faster than what I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MWP Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 Pat, do you recommend a strong hand or weak hand reload? I've been experimenting with both and can't decide which I prefer. Do the one that works for you. From the people I've asked, their speed is about the same either way, but are more consistent one way than the other. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan454 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I can be slightly faster weak hand if I get it right, but I almost never blow a strong handed reload. I'll have to play with a timer and see what the actual numbers say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I tried weak hand after loading strong hand for years and found it was a wash for the most part but a certain percentage of times I had issues re-acquiring my grip on the SH reload which made the shot to shot time longer because I had to readjust. I noticed Jerry talked about why he likes his grips is because he can squirm them to adjust his grip while shooting and he can't do that with a rubber type grip. With the WH reload I never have issue with my grip so the WH reload is way more consistent for me so that is what I do now. Neal in AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan454 Posted September 16, 2015 Share Posted September 16, 2015 I shoot with Jerry's grip and love it for the reason you just mentioned. Every time I draw from the holster or reload my hand goes back to the same spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pskys2 Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 Pat, do you recommend a strong hand or weak hand reload? I've been experimenting with both and can't decide which I prefer. Put your Revo on a table, moon clip next to it and then pick them up and load. That's the most natural and most likely the one you would revert to when things aren't going to plan. Practice both though. I've used both in matches, on the same day. Some courses lend themselves to one or the other. Each have a weak point and advantages, both have been used by the top competitors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carmoney Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I switched years ago from switching hands to keeping the gun in my strong hand the whole time, and I have never looked back. You can make an argument that switching hands may create the potential for slightly more speed--as Jerry says, you can keep both hands workin' that way. However, other than raw speed (if you hit it perfectly), there is no other advantage to switching hands. Every other possible edge goes in favor of keeping the gun in the strong hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forrest Halley Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I have switched to weakhand loading for the eight shot 929 after burning myself on a hot day switching hands with titegroup. I have found that I can open the cylinder and eject as I shift my eyes to the next moonclip on the belt. I draw it as the gun comes to meet my eyes and then insert it while staring at the gun that just showed up at my belt. I am constantly comparing the two and find that until I can make shelf do two three things at once, the swap reload will never be faster for me. I really believe that it is a more efficient technique and also that the fastest way to operate a revolver may well be left handed with a swap reload. I have not committed to that switch....yet, but I have learned to hold and fire a single action in each hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BadShot Posted September 17, 2015 Share Posted September 17, 2015 I switched this year to keeping the gun in my strong hand. It feels just about the same as far as speed goes, but I'm way more consistent on my reloads. Plus, I think I have better control as far as breaking the 180... Skip Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatJones Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I have switched to weakhand loading for the eight shot 929 after burning myself on a hot day switching hands with titegroup. I tape the middle finger on my left hand to keep from burning myself. Just a strip of clear medical tape between the two middle knuckles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alaskan454 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I practiced a little bit and it seems the only benefit to reloading with the strong hand is if you're forced to reload in a position that would make it hard to keep the cyinder swung out or you need to reload from behind the holster (as is required in IDPA). I think I'm going to practice the weak hand and use it exclusively in my next match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thermobollocks Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 HELL yeah. Good on you OP. I weak hand reload with moons because I use aggressively textured grips on everything. If there are loosies involved I strong hand load, but (1) my 327 won't accept them anymore because of headspacing, and (2) my 625 won't accept them in the first place so it's a non-issue. I dig not having to break grip for my reloads as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckaroo45 Posted September 18, 2015 Share Posted September 18, 2015 I have a different issue; neuropathy of the hands. I tend to hang onto the cylinder too long when I do strong hand and get blisters all over the weak hand. That's also why I changed my competition load to Clays instead of Titegroup; LOTS cooler. I've found that the cheap synthetic golf gloves (leather is too slick for my likes) on both hands work well and now I do all the heavy lifting with the weak hand. At 68 I ain't very fast at anything anymore but I don't blister my hands and can still beat the occasional 12 year old phenom and most of the certified criminally insane. YRMV () buckaroo45 NRA Life Yadda-Yadda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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