RG Magnum ...quirk

[The-Reaver]

So I'm the type of person that empties and clears a firearm while watching the tube or something. Then practices trigger squeeze on objects on the TV or just around the house. Door handles. Lights. Dolls. Kids toys. What ever.

Well I noticed while I was " Training " with my Raging Judge Magnum that when in double action as the cylinder locks into place the entire sight picture shifts left. My only guess is that the cylinder is so heavy that the sudden stop of it transfers all that weight into energy and actually moves the firearm slightly shifting the sight picture.
Anyone with a Raging Judge Magnum give it a try. See if I'm crazy
RvR

 

[rcmodel]

It seems unlikely.

When the cylinder rotates, the top of it is going one direction, and the bottom is going the exact opposite direction.

So, it would seem one movement completely cancels out the other.
(Newtons Third Law of Motion)

I would rather think it is a hitch in the getalong of the lockwork that causes your hand to move left just as the cylinder locks while pulling the heavy DA trigger.

rc

 

[monotonous_iterancy]

Maybe it's just because of things I've seen on tv and in movies, but it seems to me that dry firing at your tv and whatever else, isn't a safe habit.

I don't know about your question though, I've never used one of those.

 

[98Redline]

If it were a cylinder torque issue then if you squeeze the shot off slowly, it should have a siginificantly lower (more likely no) effect at all. Pulling the trigger fast on a DA with a large cylinder could transfer some of the rotational energy of the cylinder to the frame when the cylinder latch finally drops into place (sudden stop at the end).

If your sight picture move happens even during a very slow trigger squeeze then it is most likely something in your grip that is causing the movement.

 

[bikemutt]

It seems unlikely.

When the cylinder rotates, the top of it is going one direction, and the bottom is going the exact opposite direction.

So, it would seem one movement completely cancels out the other.
(Newtons Third Law of Motion)

I would rather think it is a hitch in the getalong of the lockwork that causes your hand to move left just as the cylinder locks while pulling the heavy DA trigger.

rc

I dunno rc, I think all chambers are rotating in the same direction, either clockwise or counter-clockwise.

 

[The-Reaver]

If it were a cylinder torque issue then if you squeeze the shot off slowly, it should have a siginificantly lower (more likely no) effect at all. Pulling the trigger fast on a DA with a large cylinder could transfer some of the rotational energy of the cylinder to the frame when the cylinder latch finally drops into place (sudden stop at the end).

If your sight picture move happens even during a very slow trigger squeeze then it is most likely something in your grip that is causing the movement.

This ^

If you take your time on the squeeze it doesn't really happen or at least its a lot less noticeable, but when you rack them off it quick its all over the place.

 

[Hunter125]

Think about a drill. Have you ever held a big drill in one hand, pulled the trigger, then let it stop? The motion of the motor keeps going and twists your arm.
I think a revolver would be the same on a smaller scale.
I think the solution is either a firmer grip or a smaller gun. I don't think you will notice when actually firing the gun. Firing in single action would solve it as well if you are worried about accuracy.

 

[Elm Creek Smith]

I think a revolver would be the same on a smaller scale.

I don't think you could say "...smaller scale..." about a Raging Judge Magnum.

ECS

 

[Hunter125]

I don't think you could say "...smaller scale..." about a Raging Judge Magnum.

ECS

Maybe 'slightly' smaller scale. I still think it would be smaller than the motor on a big drill. I'm talking like a hammer drill.

 

[Kiln]

Thought for sure this thread was about one of the uncommon Rohm .357 magnum revolvers. I was kind of excited.

 

[The-Reaver]

I don't mind it. I love the firearm. Just something I thought would go well in the forums of thehighroad...