Troubador222

I have been reading the Forum a lot. Just picked up my P95 (used, but seems in excellent shape) last week, but I have been very busy with work, and have not had time to get out to the range yet. This weekend I will have some time, and plan to go shooting. I have been reading in here that most folks who own them think they are great firearms, and never have any trouble. The few who do have some trouble, with jamming etc., I have seen suggestions it might me limp wristing. My question is, what exactly is limp wristing?

I grew up with revolvers, rifles and shot guns. My dad taught me to shoot. He was a WWII vet, Marine and sharpshooter. I sold most of my guns years ago, and went a long time without shooting. About 4 months ago, I went to a gun show, and bought a 380, and spent what I had at the time. Cobra380. I had not done the research at the time, but did before I ever took it out, and what they described was right. It does jam. I found out a lot of that is ammo specific, and it really likes hardball FMJs and nothing else. After doing the research, and starting to look I came on the P95 for a good price. (More than the Cobra brand new.) Like I said, I have not had time to get out to the range, somply because work has been kind of nuts.

I guess I understand the idea of "limp wristing" as not holding the pistol tight, but what I dont know, is how does that make the pistol jam.


Thanks in advance folks. Even though I shot a lot when i was younger, I want to be safe.

Troubador222

BTW, just to qualify, mine is a P95DC and the serial number shows it was made in the late 90s. Does year of make, make any difference?

Waveform

Best example of limp wristing I witnessed was my friend's 11 year old son learning to shoot his dad's 9MM Glock. Because he wouldn't/couldn't grip it firmly there was a lot of muzzle flip and frequent jams - FTE mostly (failure to eject.) Apparently the loose grip ("limp wrist") absorbs too much or the recoil energy instead of transferring that energy into effective cycling - eject the spent case and load a new round. When the boy's dad or I shot the gun there were no problems. I don't think it requires a death grip to eliminate "limp wristing" but just a good, solid, firm hold.

There are some great videos on Ruger's website that are well worth watching that cover the basics of stance, hold, etc. There's one series called "Beginner's Shooting Tips" that covers all the basics.

Ruger Videos

Benemorte

In short, "limp wristing" is a term used to describe the effect of improper hold on a pistol, resulting in the pistol being unable to complete its recoil cycle.

Simply put, if you are not taking a firm enough hold on some firearms, you may be transferring/absorbing enough of the guns energy from recoil that there is not enough "left over" to let it cycle properly.

Most agree it is caused by how stiff you are holding the gun both at your hand, and wrist.

Your gun may not be suffering from this affect at all. Has anyone else shot the gun? If so, what were their results? Was it properly cleaned and lubricated? Just how is the pistol failing when it does? Are you using quality ammo?

Allfat

Check out these links, you will learn what you need to know.

Limp wristing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

computerdynamics

The LCP is the type of gun that will not function properly if limp wristed IHMO.

Troubador222

OK, thank folks. I get the idea. That video really shows it. I would guess he is exaggerating the poor grip. It's like any tool. On a survey crew, when we got an inexperienced guy, and we were opening up property lines in brush, we would always send the guy away to cut by him self, because they always threw the machete.