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[Twiki357]

Colt pulls back, not up. Ruger pushes in I think.

[edgalang]

Ruger...pushes in.

[Flyin Brian]

I shoot mainly Colts & S&W if we're talking swingout-cylinder DA revolvers. As for preference, it's not much difference once you get used to them both. I guess I have a very slight preference for the Colt since pulling back pulls the butt into my palm and I don't need to have a tight grip with my right hand.

It's kind of like my old Truckin days... Peterbilt has the clutch on the floor, Kenworth has the clutch hanging off the dash. Unless you're driving one truck every day, you better learn to drive both styles

[Flyin Brian]

Brian -

For me I really like the Dan Wesson style, I don't know if it was the way the grip/frame combination was set up on my M15 .357 but it felt like I could release the cylinder while still properly gripping the revolver without changing my grip, all with one hand. Yes, no complaints, I hope to get fluent in all styles

I can understand how the firm right grip is comfortable but i changed my way of thinking on this a few years back. If you ever watch a video of a real skilled revolver reload, you will probably see them holding the frame in the left hand and doing the actual cylinder loading with the right. This makes perfect sense if you consider that by laying the frame into the left palm, you can push up with your middle and ring fingers and use your thumb from the top to hold the cylinder from rotating. You note have compete control of the firearm, ready to load, and your right hand completely free.

My main issue with the right hand on the grip method is there is no way to hold the cylinder from rotating except with your left hand, now you need a third hand

Everybody has their own way but one i tried it this way it sure felt like the best combo for me.

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[RocketRider]

I own several revolvers (a few Smiths, a Ruger GP100 and a Colt Trooper) and I find them all pretty easy to operate even though they are all different.

If I had to pick, I'd probably pick the Ruger push button style. Most auto pistols use a push button magazine release, but I know that's a little different.

[Pofoo]

For some women, and others with limited hand strength, the Ruger is far easier than the S&W or Colt. S&W is the hardest, especially on the wife's 638 which is pretty stiff. She doesn't like to shoot it for extended times.

[QXSOUP]

as a lefty, I have always found Colt to be the hardest to open. Its impossible without a third hand.