Gallery: Learning how to handle a revolver

The correct handling of any gun is crucial for good shooting. This is especially true for revolvers, even though not a lot of consideration is devoted to their peculiar use

How to handle a revolver

To handle a revolver — This is how you should hold the gun when shooting in single action. Your thumb should be on the cylinder latch thumb piece and the trigger pushed with half of your last phalange. Your hand should be as high as possible

To handle a revolver — The gun’s axis is perfectly aligned with the shooter’s forearm

To handle a revolver — When shooting in double action, your thumb should be moved downwards and touch the tip of your index finger which leans on the trigger with the junction of the last two phalanges

To handle a revolver — Use your weaker hand to enclose your stronger hand. The thumb of your weaker hand should push the thumb of your stronger hand. This will allow you to resist the recoil and increase the shooting pace

To handle a revolver — This should be avoided. If you learn this technique, you may cause incidents when you use a semi-automatic handgun

To handle a revolver — Using this movie-like hold is useless, unless you suffer from arthritis

To handle a revolver — The thumbs are stretched out along the cylinder – which rotates – it could cause malfunctions. This is another technique you should avoid

To handle a revolver — Loading your revolver a) the thumb of your stronger hand is holding the cylinder latch thumb piece

To handle a revolver — Loading your gun b) the stronger hand isn’t holding the gun. The middle and annular finger of your weaker hand are holding the cylinder which opens up

To handle a revolver — Loading your gun c) the revolver, rotated upwards to ease the expulsion of the spent cases, is held by your index and pinkie finger. The thumb of your weaker hand holds the ejector rod

To handle a revolver — Loading your revolver d) the stronger hand aligns the fresh round in the speed loader with the cylinder chambers

To handle a revolver — Loading your revolver e) the round is in the cylinder

To handle a revolver — Loading your revolver f) the thumb of your weaker hand closed the cylinder and the gun is loaded and ready for use