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Originally Posted by Superman
Your advice over the years, and now in this thread, is very much appreciated. SS Vaquero it is. The final decision then becomes 5.5 v 4.62. Six v half-dozen, I think. I will see what Cabelas can show me from their glass case.
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I prefer the 4.62" barrel. It's just far easier to pack around, especially if you wear it in a hip holster and are planning to do so in your car or truck. It won't ride up and jab you in the ribs as much. It really doesn't give up anything in accuracy, velocity, or "shootability" either. To me, the longer barrels are best left to the dedicated hunting guns.
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Originally Posted by flatbutt
Tangent alert: I'm curious about the bore axis on wheels guns vs pistols. The examples poster here look to have higher bore axes than a pistol. Coupled with what looks like a smaller grip area do the wheels guns require a different grip? I cup and saucer my G19.
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They do have a much higher bore axis than most pistols. Coupled with the rounded back side of the grip, this high axis makes it roll back in the hand upon firing. Doing so really helps with heavy recoil.
I'm not sure what "cup and saucer" is, but I simply hold them in my right hand, then wrap my left around the front of my right. I push away with my right and pull towards me with my left. I put my left index finger on the front of the trigger guard. We cock them with our left thumb, not our right:
Some folks wrap their right pinky under the grip. This is supposed to help if you have large hands. I have
really large hands, but I still prefer to have my pinky on the front strap of the grip.
You will notice that the right middle finger is well below and away from the trigger guard. If you want your pinky on the front strap, your middle finger is going to be right behind the trigger guard, in that radius. Some folks don't like how it gets hammered under recoil in this position. I have a big, permanent callous on the first knuckle of that finger from years and years of getting whacked by these trigger guards. I actually had to file and sand the back of the trigger guard on that little .44 mag shown above - it peeled half my knuckle off the first day I fired it. I often wrap my knuckle with tape before shooting these things.