digs into my hand

musicman · April 13, 2009, 11:22 AM

Mornin', anyone else have this problem? Both my revolvers seem to do this but the 1851 really hurts. It has a pointedness to the rear of the grip that digs into the heel of my palm everytime I fire. I tried to put a small piece of foam on it but tried this AM and that didn't help much. ( arthritis, one of the joys of old age)

If anyone has had this, what did you do? Thanks for any help, John

Smokin_Gun · April 13, 2009, 11:28 AM

Place only your first 3 fingers around the grip/trigger of the Navy, little finger below the grip, see if that helps.

Fingers McGee · April 13, 2009, 05:10 PM

Piettas are notoroius for their trumpet bell grip profile. You probably need to switch over to 1860 Army grips. They're longer and aren't as sharp in the back.

Doc Hoy · April 13, 2009, 08:05 PM

I came up with two Remingtons (Both ASM and one steel and one brass) and I had to use Smokin Gun's suggestion on mine. I am not doing anything but getting the feel for the performanceof these pistols so I have been using a two hand stance exclusively. So my left hand goes over the grip and hand and little finger and god knows what else.

I use a modified two hand stance when I shoot my Colt Sheriff's model. I hold the grip in my right hand and genuflect (not Catholic but I'll try anything that keeps me right with the lord when I shoot this pistol) with my left hand. This pistol has chain fired on me so I am not taking any chances.

musicman · April 14, 2009, 01:45 PM

Thanks, I'll try to change my grip and if that doesn't work maybe I'll try to change the grip on the revolver. I assume you have to replace the brass also when you change the wood? John

Smokin_Gun · April 14, 2009, 04:29 PM

The 1860 Army grip of the same Mfg. should interchange with out a problem. You will have to get a backstrap/grip and trigger guard and wood grip of the same Mfg.

A Colt 1851 Navy with an 1860 Army Grip Assy.

Fingers McGee · April 14, 2009, 04:59 PM

What Smokin_Gun said.

FM

CaptainCrossman · April 15, 2009, 07:27 AM

if the grip is cutting into your hand, are the grips finished smoothly, the wood matching the brass strap and no edges sticking out ?

April 13, 2009, 11:22 AM	#1
musicman Member Join Date: January 30, 2006 Posts: 25	digs into my hand Mornin', anyone else have this problem? Both my revolvers seem to do this but the 1851 really hurts. It has a pointedness to the rear of the grip that digs into the heel of my palm everytime I fire. I tried to put a small piece of foam on it but tried this AM and that didn't help much. ( arthritis, one of the joys of old age) If anyone has had this, what did you do? Thanks for any help, John

April 13, 2009, 11:28 AM	#2
Smokin_Gun Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, CA Posts: 1,195	Place only your first 3 fingers around the grip/trigger of the Navy, little finger below the grip, see if that helps. __________________ "I Smoke Black Powder" "Favor an 1858 Remington" SGT. Smokin' Gun, Mosby's Rangers 43rd Virginia Cavalry C.S.A. SASS# 19634, ... Admin:http://blackpowdersmoke.com/oldcoots/index.php

April 13, 2009, 05:10 PM	#3
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,715	Piettas are notoroius for their trumpet bell grip profile. You probably need to switch over to 1860 Army grips. They're longer and aren't as sharp in the back. __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

April 13, 2009, 08:05 PM	#4
Doc Hoy Senior Member Join Date: October 24, 2008 Location: Chesapeake, VA Posts: 3,341	Yup! I came up with two Remingtons (Both ASM and one steel and one brass) and I had to use Smokin Gun's suggestion on mine. I am not doing anything but getting the feel for the performanceof these pistols so I have been using a two hand stance exclusively. So my left hand goes over the grip and hand and little finger and god knows what else. I use a modified two hand stance when I shoot my Colt Sheriff's model. I hold the grip in my right hand and genuflect (not Catholic but I'll try anything that keeps me right with the lord when I shoot this pistol) with my left hand. This pistol has chain fired on me so I am not taking any chances. __________________ Doc My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government. Thomas Jefferson

April 14, 2009, 04:29 PM	#6
Smokin_Gun Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 2005 Location: Mojave Desert, CA Posts: 1,195	The 1860 Army grip of the same Mfg. should interchange with out a problem. You will have to get a backstrap/grip and trigger guard and wood grip of the same Mfg. A Colt 1851 Navy with an 1860 Army Grip Assy. __________________ "I Smoke Black Powder" "Favor an 1858 Remington" SGT. Smokin' Gun, Mosby's Rangers 43rd Virginia Cavalry C.S.A. SASS# 19634, ... Admin:http://blackpowdersmoke.com/oldcoots/index.php

April 14, 2009, 01:45 PM	#5
musicman Member Join Date: January 30, 2006 Posts: 25	Thanks, I'll try to change my grip and if that doesn't work maybe I'll try to change the grip on the revolver. I assume you have to replace the brass also when you change the wood? John

April 14, 2009, 04:59 PM	#7
Fingers McGee Senior Member Join Date: March 20, 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,715	What Smokin_Gun said. FM __________________ Fingers (Show Me MO smoke) McGee - AKA Man of Many Colts - Alter ego of Diabolical Ken; SASS Regulator 28564-L-TG; Rangemaster and stage writer extraordinaire; Frontiersman, Pistoleer, NRA Endowment Life, NMLRA, SAF, CCRKBA, STORM 327, SV115; Charter member, Central Ozarks Western Shooters Cynic: A blackguard whose faulty vision see things as they are, not as they should be. Ambrose Bierce

April 15, 2009, 07:27 AM	#8
CaptainCrossman Junior member Join Date: April 2, 2009 Posts: 381	if the grip is cutting into your hand, are the grips finished smoothly, the wood matching the brass strap and no edges sticking out ?