I know I've mentioned it before, elsewhere, probably several times, but hey, once more for ...... well, once more. When I started in CAS
(Long ago in a Galaxy far, far away), I shot standard SAA replicas, just like most everyone else. Never really well. Close, but very few
clean matches. Just plain didn't fit with the SAA/Navy type grips. I never figured out why. Even worse with Rugers. Never figured that out either.
Then one day, I picked up a set of Open Tops with Army Grips. BINGO. Clean match first time out. Never looked back. I've converted EVERYTHING I shoot to Army Grips. Even my '51 Navy Conversions. Yep, Army grips. Then after a long stay in a Hospital, with an even longer recovery, got back into shooting and switched to Cap Guns. First Cap Guns were/are a set of 1860s with 5 1/2 inch barrels. After
set up, shot the 1860s REALLY well. Then I picked up a set of Pietta 1851 44s with Pietta Navy grips. Oh krapola, some kind of AWFUL.
Those Trombone Bell grips were/are horrible. Traded em off as quick as I could for Army grips. Happy was/am I. Started building
Snubbies. Snubbies got Army grips too. Lots more clean matches.
So. Where are we. We shoot Army grips. Don't like nor shoot Navy grips well at all. Never figured out why. Not worried about it. It's
sort of like, I shoot Brass rifles very well. I don't like '73s. Go figure.
I think it important, for folks to get out there and try different things BEFORE they drop a ton of money on guns they aren't going to like nor shoot well. So many new folks hear "Get Rugers, built like tanks" and then drop a bundle on guns that don't suit them. Then they either quit the game, or drop another bundle on "other" guns in the search for what works. Try before you buy.
Of course, most of us have figured that out. Of course, most of us dropped a bundle figuring it out
No two shooters are alike. Of course, when "we" screw up, it gives us a great excuse to get more guns
Coffinmaker