The trick with Centennials in general is to use boot grips, and choke as high on the hump as possible. The Airweights and AirLights are especial stinkers to shoot, but the high hold and grips will make a difference. The steel Centennials are much nicer to shoot, but obviously heavier.
I have a steel 940 that is surprisingly rappy to shoot with 9mms; a bike glove cushions the recoil.
Moon
Good deal on the Cobra.
Since it has some weight to it you'll enjoy shooting it more!
Get some 130 fmj ammo for practice. None of that recoils much.
Wadcutters and some of the 125-148 gr lead loads have even less recoil.
A little discomfort during training is far outweighed by the convenience of carry. Adapting to recoil is easily done over time. A J Frame with a good load can easily be deployed, in a defensive situation, out to 25 yards.
Getting hits somewhere on a silhouette at 100 yards is doable. Getting solid C.O.M. hits at 50 yards requires some effort, but can be done with regularity.
Train 2 Win
I like the S&W.
On days I want to CCW a wheel gun, my gun of choice is an S&W 327PC. It's a short 2" barrel, Titanium/Scandium (21 oz.) but built on a larger N frame so you can shoot full house .357 mags all day long comfortably. The best thing about the 327PC is it has an 8 round cylinder. I would hope you can get the job done with 8 rounds but just in case you can't I carry a spare moon clip giving you 16 rounds total of .357 magnum goodness.
Last edited by MadDog; 08-02-19 at 14:45.
The real question usually is whether you are actually going to carry that double stack semi automatic and extra magazines. Most people say they will and do a pretty good job but find themselves over time in more and more situations where they’re not actually carrying and the gun is left in the car or worse. I have a lot of guns I have no gun that is more convenient to carry than a J frame . I am fortunate to be self-employed, so there are usually additional weapons at my office and of course my home. But a good lightweight revolver can be simply dropped in a pocket without a holster if need be something I would not recommend with almost any semi automatic. That being said there is no doubt if I’m going to get in a shoot out in the parking lot with the twins from breaking bad I would much rather have a higher capacity handgun, preferably loaded with the heaviest , widest bullets I can find in the newest possible design . You just need to make sure that in your desired to be prepared for the ultimate shoot out you don’t put yourself in a situation where you’re not armed because of inconvenience in the situations you’re actually going to be in .
Let those who are fond of blaming and finding fault, while they sit safely at home, ask, ‘Why did you not do thus and so?’I wish they were on this voyage; I well believe that another voyage of a different kind awaits them.”
Christopher Columbus
People just have to be honest with themselves. I find a G19 size gun more comfortable and convenient to carry. Very rarely do I have an issue with it. I won't be carrying one while mowing acres of land but for every day stuff, winter to summer, it's not an issue.
I tried revolvers but their shape and grip make it a no go. It's just thick for iwb and pocket as well as hard to get to and not to mention it rotates in the pocket ending up upside down with the barrel pointing out and the grip up and towards the inside. A pocket holster makes it look like I have a brick in my pocket. And this isn't even considering the tiny grips.
But, if you're not going to carry something like a G19/26 then a pocket semi or revolver is the way to go. My old man want to carry so he bought himself a HK USP 40. It sat in his sock drawer for over a decade until he bought a Ruger LCP 380. Now he carries every day. I use one when carrying at a formal event. In a holster inside dress pants it's fairly comfortable and totally concealed
Last edited by Arik; 08-03-19 at 09:28.
As has been mentioned, the Ruger sp 101 in .357 at 25oz. is about as heavy as I would plan to carry, especially Cc during the summer. I know some others are capable of carrying heavier revolvers but for my personal limitations I would not daily carry my other revolvers. I have a 3” gp100 and a 4” s&w 686, both of which are my favorite guns to shoot. I think about the weight and carry a g43.
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