Posted: 7/7/2002 5:26:14 PM EDT
| K Frame .357 Magnum. For control of recoil and getting back on target as quickly as possible, is Isosceles or Weaver better? Or another one I didn't mention? |
I like the Weaver for hard-recoiling handguns simply because I can line up more of my body behind the gun and lean into it. I recall reading somewhere recently about someone's experiences at a combat revolver training course. The instructor told him to use an isosceles stance, bend his elbows and lock his wrists forward to get on target. You absorb the recoil with your elbows, kind of like a spring, while keeping your wrists locked and the handgun pointing in the right direction. The idea seems to be to channel the recoil back instead of up. The instructor also advocated a very high grip on the revolver for the same reason, to bring the bore axis lower relative to your wrists. I tried it a couple of times and it took some getting used to. It feels unnatural but I think you'd really kick ass once you practiced enough. Edited to add the link to the rec.guns post where I originally read about this: groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&safe=off&th=4e2af72ee30c7fee&rnum=1 |