There are some things that a GOOD gunsmith or armorer can do to your 442 to make it easier to shoot. It doesn't need to be more accurate, because it's already more accurate than most shooters will ever be ... it can be made easier to shoot accurately, though.
An armorer can try a couple differently rated trigger rebound springs in it. These should be tested with dry fire and live fire, however, as you don't want it too light. The trigger may hesitate in returning forward, or not return forward at all, if the spring is too light. Also, the rebound slide itself can be "cleaned up" regarding burrs, unnecessarily sharp edges, etc. Leave the hammer spring alone ... Let a GOOD armorer or gunsmith do the work. Don't tinker.
Even the newer models have rudimentary sights that are difficult to see under the best of circumstances. Brownells sells some neon orange sight paint that will make your front sight stand out, and if you can see the front sight clearly, you'll be less likely to raise it too high ... causing the rounds to impact much higher than you expected ... I've seen so many folks with off duty and CCW snubnose revolvers that just couldn't maintain a steady sight picture, which sent their rounds everywhere ... How can you know where your rounds will impact if you can't maintain a steady sight picture? You can't ... The sight paint will last through a couple of cleanings if you're careful, but it's also easy to reapply.
After trying many different grips over the years, I finally found the new Bantam grips to be both light and sufficiently sized for a proper grip ... for me. This is a strictly subjective, personal choice.
The non-Scandium & Ti revolvers are generally sighted for point of aim & point of impact to match with 158gr standard pressure ammunition. You can cetainly use light weight ammuniton ... just expect it to noticeably shoot anywhere from a little to a lot lower than point of aim out past 5 yards.
Tamara is right ... your finger will feel the pain of sufficient practice. These are lightweight weapons, and the normal recoil of standard ammunition will eventually be transferred to somewhere on your trigger finger. Mine gets hammered on the bottom of the first distal joint ... the first joint in from the tip of the index finger. That can happen to me anywhere from 50-300 rounds of regular ammunition, depending on the day ...
A smoothly increasing pressure during the trigger stroke, not jerky or a sudden "clenching" spasming yank on the trigger, will do wonders to control the steadiness of your sight picture. This will, in turn, allow you to "follow through" on your sight picture/sight alignment, and keep the barrel from moving too much before the bullet has left the barrel.
MAKE SURE YOUR WEAPON IS EMPTY, AND THE AMMUNITION IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN ... you get my meaning ... then take a 3/8" dowel, about 2-3' long, and placing it in the barrel of the EMPTY & UNLOADED REVOLVER ... do some dry firing. Does the end of the dowel move more than you expected? Place a nickel on the front sight and do the same thing. The goal is to dry fire without the nickel falling off.
Once you can see your sights, maintain a steady sight picture or sight alignment, and perform a smooth trigger stroke ... your little 442 can shoot into a 2-3" circle at 15 yards all day long ... even with you shooting it. On good days I can hold mine steady enough to make a 1" group at 10 yards. But not for very long ... Then again, I don't intend to use it for that purpose, either.
Of course, you don't need to shoot a 1" group with these little revolvers ... they weren't built for competitive target use, not that I know of, anyway ... and I only do it once in a while to challenge my grip, sight alignment and trigger control. The rest of the time I'm satisfied to keep my hits within a reasonable group from 1-15 yards ... while using reasonable targets. Then I back out to 25-50 yards and shoot at reduced sized pepper poppers. You define reasonable for yourself.
After you achieve everything else, if this is intended to be a CCW weapon, practice with your UNLOADED weapon to get a consistent grip on it during the draw and presentation. You can't hold it cockeyed and do everything else properly. Well, at least I sure can't, anyway ...
But, you CAN learn to fire your little 442 accurately. You can do it. Have confidence in yourself, and apply yourself ...
An armorer can try a couple differently rated trigger rebound springs in it. These should be tested with dry fire and live fire, however, as you don't want it too light. The trigger may hesitate in returning forward, or not return forward at all, if the spring is too light. Also, the rebound slide itself can be "cleaned up" regarding burrs, unnecessarily sharp edges, etc. Leave the hammer spring alone ... Let a GOOD armorer or gunsmith do the work. Don't tinker.
Even the newer models have rudimentary sights that are difficult to see under the best of circumstances. Brownells sells some neon orange sight paint that will make your front sight stand out, and if you can see the front sight clearly, you'll be less likely to raise it too high ... causing the rounds to impact much higher than you expected ... I've seen so many folks with off duty and CCW snubnose revolvers that just couldn't maintain a steady sight picture, which sent their rounds everywhere ... How can you know where your rounds will impact if you can't maintain a steady sight picture? You can't ... The sight paint will last through a couple of cleanings if you're careful, but it's also easy to reapply.
After trying many different grips over the years, I finally found the new Bantam grips to be both light and sufficiently sized for a proper grip ... for me. This is a strictly subjective, personal choice.
The non-Scandium & Ti revolvers are generally sighted for point of aim & point of impact to match with 158gr standard pressure ammunition. You can cetainly use light weight ammuniton ... just expect it to noticeably shoot anywhere from a little to a lot lower than point of aim out past 5 yards.
Tamara is right ... your finger will feel the pain of sufficient practice. These are lightweight weapons, and the normal recoil of standard ammunition will eventually be transferred to somewhere on your trigger finger. Mine gets hammered on the bottom of the first distal joint ... the first joint in from the tip of the index finger. That can happen to me anywhere from 50-300 rounds of regular ammunition, depending on the day ...
A smoothly increasing pressure during the trigger stroke, not jerky or a sudden "clenching" spasming yank on the trigger, will do wonders to control the steadiness of your sight picture. This will, in turn, allow you to "follow through" on your sight picture/sight alignment, and keep the barrel from moving too much before the bullet has left the barrel.
MAKE SURE YOUR WEAPON IS EMPTY, AND THE AMMUNITION IS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF TOWN ... you get my meaning ... then take a 3/8" dowel, about 2-3' long, and placing it in the barrel of the EMPTY & UNLOADED REVOLVER ... do some dry firing. Does the end of the dowel move more than you expected? Place a nickel on the front sight and do the same thing. The goal is to dry fire without the nickel falling off.
Once you can see your sights, maintain a steady sight picture or sight alignment, and perform a smooth trigger stroke ... your little 442 can shoot into a 2-3" circle at 15 yards all day long ... even with you shooting it. On good days I can hold mine steady enough to make a 1" group at 10 yards. But not for very long ... Then again, I don't intend to use it for that purpose, either.
Of course, you don't need to shoot a 1" group with these little revolvers ... they weren't built for competitive target use, not that I know of, anyway ... and I only do it once in a while to challenge my grip, sight alignment and trigger control. The rest of the time I'm satisfied to keep my hits within a reasonable group from 1-15 yards ... while using reasonable targets. Then I back out to 25-50 yards and shoot at reduced sized pepper poppers. You define reasonable for yourself.
After you achieve everything else, if this is intended to be a CCW weapon, practice with your UNLOADED weapon to get a consistent grip on it during the draw and presentation. You can't hold it cockeyed and do everything else properly. Well, at least I sure can't, anyway ...
But, you CAN learn to fire your little 442 accurately. You can do it. Have confidence in yourself, and apply yourself ...