MOA

[J. Yuma]

I've tried all kinds of hand holds on my SRH with the 9.5" barrel. As you all well know, the thing is heavy, with heavy springs.
I have moved on from shooting from a rest, and I'm really enjoying double action shooting, but that revolver is a handful.

But today it occurred to me that I was never going to hold that front sight PERFECTLY STILL and shoot double action, or even single action.
I postulated that maybe I was being unrealistic.
I vaguely understand minute of angle, so I did a little search and came up with these charts.
Next time I shoot the SRH, I'm gonna go for excellent trigger press and front sight focus, but not perfection.

I've also read a bit about Anaconda sights, how they're hated.

To me, it's easier to fill that notch with the fat front sight of the Anaconda than to keep the skinny SRH front sight centered.

Any thoughts?

 

[hittman]

I’d divorce it.
Sell it or trade for something I enjoy or don’t have to work at.

 

[Bad Barlow]

Long distance handgunners swear by a v-notch rear and bead front for the most precisely repeatable sight picture.
Or a scope!

 

[J. Yuma]

divorce?
never.

 

[J. Yuma]

Long distance handgunners swear by a v-notch rear and bead front for the most precisely repeatable sight picture.
Or a scope!

I just shoot at 25 yards,
A bead sight is a possibility.
Wilson?

 

[hittman]

If you only going 25, a 7.5 inch Redhawk might be in your future …….

 

[seasterl]

IMO, heavy handguns just need to be fired from a rest of some sort. I draw the line with 7.5” and hand hold those, but I do have an unusual S&W 629PC with a fluted 8 3/8” barrel with Pachmayr grips that balances very well hand holding. I like all-black front and rear sights with a square notch, and 0.090” front / rear if I can get them. Alternatively, I like red fiber optic fronts.

Getting back to your setup, I think you’d like a 7.5” Redhawk and there are aftermarket sights for it, too. Use an aftermarket grip that helps position your trigger finger so you’re pulling straight back when it breaks. I like to have a “straight back” thought in my head which seems to yield better groups for me. Lighter trigger helps, but transferring more of the grip holding pressure to your support hand frees your trigger hand up to pull the trigger without also having to support the heavy weight.

 

[J. Yuma]

after shooting the 4.25 barrel Anaconda, I agree.
I bought the 10.5 SBH because it was available for a good price.
I bought the 9.5 SRH because I thought it was similar to the SBH.
After discovering a simple folding pistol rest I was getting pretty good results.
My right eye started giving me trouble and I figured I'll stop trying to hit tight groups and just hit the target.
DA became a bit later, the challenge appealed to me.

Not going Redhawk, but maybe a 4.62 SBH? The short barrel Anaconda feels so much "lighter?"

I enjoy standing up now, and the skill required for DA has been a learning experience.
I shoot my Single Six at 25 with a 7.5 barrel at 25 yards too, with basically the same issue, I can't hold it rock steady, the Anaconda is the same.
I always "sight in" from a rest to make sure it's me and not the guns.
It’s not the guns

Anyway, much food for thought.

 

[Mobuck]

You have a monster of a revolver that you don't seem to shoot well? Seems the answer has been offered--get a lighter, lower recoiling, easier to shoot handgun.
I just sold all of my 44 mag revolvers except one simply because I no longer shoot them much and not very good if then.

 

[thinckley]

IMHO, it comes down to what the gun is for. If you plan to shoot competition with it, then it is not the right gun for that. If you plan to use it for woods walking, it might be a little long, but as long as you can hold it to "minute of charging bear", then that is good enough!!!

You could try lightening up the springs, which will help take that out of the equation, but as far as I am concerned, a gun needs to be great for it's intended use, not great at everything.

 

[XUSNORDIE]

Long distance handgunners swear by a v-notch rear and bead front for the most precisely repeatable sight picture.
Or a scope!

Before I moved on to optics on my hunting handguns the v-notch w/gold bead front was my favorite to use.

divorce?
never.

Sometimes it's a must but it is costly both financially and emotionally. The Great Mistake (AKA X-wife) decimated my first gun collection. With exception of only two which were left on purpose to fit her divorce agenda. But I digress, that post was about you divorcing yourself from a revolver you don't care for anymore.

I just shoot at 25 yards,
A bead sight is a possibility.
Wilson?

Why not Ruger? They can still be found.

 

[J. Yuma]

You have a monster of a revolver that you don't seem to shoot well? Seems the answer has been offered--get a lighter, lower recoiling, easier to shoot handgun.
I just sold all of my 44 mag revolvers except one simply because I no longer shoot them much and not very good if then.

IMHO, it comes down to what the gun is for. If you plan to shoot competition with it, then it is not the right gun for that. If you plan to use it for woods walking, it might be a little long, but as long as you can hold it to "minute of charging bear", then that is good enough!!!

You could try lightening up the springs, which will help take that out of the equation, but as far as I am concerned, a gun needs to be great for it's intended use, not great at everything.

plinking at the 25 yard indoor range, for fun.

but my question was: should I expect to hold any handgun rock steady?
I can't hold a single six rock steady.
this is the best I can do with my Anaconda.

 

[JBP]

At the outdoor range I'll shoot my 9.5 SRH (topped with a Leopold EER handgun scope) off sandbags. At the indoor range I shoot it offhand. A couple of months ago for some stupid reason I moved my weak hand under the trigger guard. Big mistake. The recoil made the trigger guard come down onto my thumb's tendon. Hurt like hell and it's still not 100%.

 

[J. Yuma]

so maybe I'm expecting too much out of myself?
In any event, I ain't selling this Super Redhawk.
If I gotta go back to a rest, I will.
But I doubt if I'm ever gonna hold it rock solid steady.

 

[seasterl]

Holding rock-steady for 25-yard targets is tough and takes practice, too. I like to first do load development (hand loading) to see what the gun likes first, and I do this from a rest. Then I move to off-hand standing. Usually the lightest gun with best sight radius and largest grips wins (a delicate balance of this combo!). I’ve owned the original Anaconda and a recent production model and sold both. I sold my recent model since I couldn’t get it to group well with anything (even sent back to Colt), so I don’t have a high opinion of them even though I wanted to love it.

My parting suggestion: get a 7.5” Super Blackhawk 44Mag (or 6.5” Blackhawk 357Mag), and install a hand-filling rubber grip and Wolff 30-ounce trigger spring. These offer good sight radius while minimizing barrel weight, are economical, and the grips and springs are readily available and easy to install.