Cylinder gap is real

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Got my off hand a little too forward in 2 hand hold.....got nice mark similar ln the top of my pointy finger....did 't hurt, but I felt it happen. Washed off with spap and water.

To show Jr shooters why yhey must never stand next to a revolver when it is fired I hold the revolver and drape a piece of bond paper over and around the gun, holding the ends of it below my hand. When the shot is fired, the paper blows apart and is powder burned/marked frrom the bbl gap. Makes a lasting impression.
 
"Once burned, twice learned."

I got a minor burn many moons ago from a .357 magnum cylinder gap.
At least the damage isn't permanent.
 
As a volunteer RSO at several ranges (one of them open to the public), all one needs to see in order to prove cylinder gap
potential dangers are the condition of the range sandbags provided for shooters use .

If only the ranges would listen and check out the bags the same as we do with spotting scopes.
Can't begin to count the number of times I have stopped a revolver shooter in the act.

JT
 
I had a friend that almost cut his thumb off with a 44 mag sbh.
I also cannot count the number of people I have stopped from hurting themselves both with second hand on cylinder gap
And second hand behind slide on autos!
It’s scary
But I bet most will only do it once!
It’s like I always say-
“Once you pull the trigger it’s too late to take it back!”
 
Ouch!

Yeah, not all handguns are the same.

What you can get away with using one,

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You have to account for the differences when changing to a revolver.

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Just think if he was as using that method of leg bracing where the gun is resting on one leg horizontal on the ground and the other legs knee vertical
OUCH!!!!!:what:
Lucky if it didn’t cut the femoral artery among other things!
 
A few years ago I came across a picture where someone got their hand forward of the the barrel/cylinder gap on a 460 or 500 Smith & Wesson revolver. Even if I found the picture I wouldn’t post it here. The picture showed finger bones with no skin or meat. Search at your own risk!
 
I guess the same for revolving cylinder rifles. Though they look hard to support up front without a hand up there somewhere.
 
The Rossi Circuit Judge has a blast shield covering the lower part of the cylinder to protect your support arm, but it does not cover the side or top of the cylinder gap.
 
Jumping off subject just a tad.
Back in the 70s, I had a steam jenny blow the hose off at the wand and guess where I was holding it when it came off?
Yeap at my waist. It felt like a Tennessee mule kicked me in the balls! I spent one week in the hospital and another week at home before I could put pants on! I then learned first hand what Jerry Clower meant by “No maam, hot steel balls!”
Shortly there after my wife became pregnant with our second child! So I guess it didn’t affect me to much!:neener:
 
Long time ago, like 35 years, hunting jack rabbits with my S&W 57 .41 Mag (no I never hit one but the Jacks got their exercise). Started walking the field and just as I inserted the 6th round I almost stepped on one when it bolted. Closed the cylinder started to pull my off hand away and aimed (kinda) and discharged all in one motion. I felt the blast push my off hand away and it stung. It took 6 weeks for the powder burn to go away completely. Fortunately these were my 50 yard silhouette loads (210 grains @ around 900 FPS). Relearned the lesson that sometimes not shooting is the wisest thing to do. Remember that like it was yesterday.
 
Cylinder gap can be PAINFULLY real!

Years ago, I decided not to pull the trigger on my SBH in 44 mag. Hammer back, went to lower the hammer but in my stupid one hand (cold, by the way, which is no excuse) process, I dropped the revolver. Caught it in my left hand before it hit the ground...........annnnnnd, you guessed it, it fired as my left hand caught it cupping the cylinder. A finger knocked the trigger. Hurt so bad that I was afraid to look at my hand. Once again, lesson learned. Got the experience just after I needed it! DUH! :oops:
 
Ouch!

Yeah, not all handguns are the same.

What you can get away with using one,

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You have to account for the differences when changing to a revolver.

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In roughly 1995 I made the mistake of trying the silhouette-style shooting position with a 4” model 19.

Once. :what:

I blew a 2” long rip in my jeans that perfectly matched the 2” long burn-gash in my right calf. The little flecks of unburned powder remained in my skin for years.

I learned a very valuable lesson on that day...

Stay safe!
 
I'm asking from a point of ignorance, not from one of judgement, but what exactly is the practical application of shooting from that position?
That was a very common position in long range handgun silhouette. 200 meter rams are tough to hit without the braced pistol held against the leg.
 
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