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Stand close to your targethow to effectively shoot a J frame.
Practice a lot with light loads, I like wad cutters. If you compare group size with your other handguns you will always be disappointed.
Stand close to your targethow to effectively shoot a J frame.
I have tried for years and had no success.
Shooting Psychology:
I think that goes for a lot of things, with a lot of people, and the gun usually isnt being the least bit unrealistic. It only does what its told.....expectations of accuracy and precision that may not be realistic for the gun.
For the life of me I have been unable to figure out how to effectively shoot a J frame. I have tried for years and had no success. I would really like to get another 642, but I cannot hit anything past belly gun ranges, and I know that they can be fired effectively at distance. I shoot K frames, L frames, autos, etc. and have no problems. I have been unable to pick up the skill set to shoot these smaller revolvers. What grip, etc. do you utilize to make the J frame perform for you?
I agree they're use for actual SD shooting very limited. As a training aid not only are they good for trigger pull. If you practice at it you can get amazingly good at pointing the gun then turning the laser on and making the dot appear exactly where you want.The red laser grips don't really work well in daylight. Using them as a training tool is a good idea but you have to move beyond them for outside work. You find yourself looking for a little hard to see dot as compared to focusing on sights and opponent. At night, in the house, I see their utility.
1. Get a professional trigger jobFor the life of me I have been unable to figure out how to effectively shoot a J frame. I have tried for years and had no success. I would really like to get another 642, but I cannot hit anything past belly gun ranges, and I know that they can be fired effectively at distance. I shoot K frames, L frames, autos, etc. and have no problems. I have been unable to pick up the skill set to shoot these smaller revolvers. What grip, etc. do you utilize to make the J frame perform for you?
That's not a 642. Nice to know they make the Tamer grip for the BodyGuard 38, though. I just have the stock tiny rubber grip, and they suck. The only good thing I can say about the BodyGuard 38's trigger is it had a 'stage' right before it fires that you can stop on; it's almost like having a single action. It makes it a little more accurate.I agree that there's no magic solution, but Hogue Tamer grips made a huge difference to me with my 642. I can't claim to really shoot it well, but I shoot it a lot better with these grips than I did without them.
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The downside is that they make it much less concealable.
How do you shoot the J frame effectively?