AAR: Active Response Training Close Quarters Gunfighting (04/30/2023)

[erwos]

Thanks folks - I was very aware of that possibility with revolvers (hickok has a good you tube video discussing it), but was not aware it was possible with a slide. Ported barrel makes a lot of sense.

The irony is that I shoot thumbs forward with my 9mm and 45 revolvers all the time. The cylinder gap thing is a little overhyped outside of true magnums or doing really dumb stuff.

 

[4g64loser]

Garet, you are good to go with stock barrel.

Erwos, I'll let you try that with my 640 sometime.....bet you only do it once!

 

[erwos]

Erwos, I'll let you try that with my 640 sometime.....bet you only do it once!

With true magnums in there, yeah, I imagine i might learn my lesson quick.

 

[4g64loser]

With true magnums in there, yeah, I imagine i might learn my lesson quick.

Yep. Fortunately for me, I learned to shoot J frames from a couple old time guys who taught me the thumbs down grip and the full finger through trigger guard, tip on left side plate, trigger manipulation. I run 158 full magnums in the gun with no loss of fingertip. One of those gentlemen demonstrated five out of five, times five iterations, on a BCZone at 50 yds with 158s out of his 649. I was more than slightly impressed.

I don't suggest that most people carry magnums in a midget gun. Full disclosure.

 

[Biggfoot44]

The irony is that I shoot thumbs forward with my 9mm and 45 revolvers all the time. The cylinder gap thing is a little overhyped outside of true magnums or doing really dumb stuff.

You must have short thumbs . I've seen really nasty 3rd degree burns from B/C flash .

 

[4g64loser]

You must have short thumbs . I've seen really nasty 3rd degree burns from B/C flash .

Erwos is not a huge guy, neither am I. I don't recall if his hands would be medium or large gloves as it has been a few years since the time we met. I wear mediums tight and larges a bit loose.

I need to run thumbs down on my 357 mag j frames. I can go forward (but don't) on the 38s and just get nasty from the lead lube (black thumb). It's not that bad.

On my N frames, I can run thumbs forward and barely get any black thumb with the 45 and 44 chambered guns. Either Bang Inc. Cocobolo stocks or hogue rubbers.

 

[erwos]

You must have short thumbs . I've seen really nasty 3rd degree burns from B/C flash .

I'm using 929s and 625s here, which are big old N-frames firing 9 and 45. The chamber being fired is considerably further from the bottom of the cylinder than on something like a J-frame. If I ever got really serious about the game, I'd wear a glove on my support hand, too.