Left Index Finger, Front of the Trigger Guard?

[rlmx]

Is the front of the trigger guard on a Glock (& several others) cofigured for the left index finger? Why is the trigger guard shaped that way?

 

[shooter521]

That method of gripping the pistol was somewhat en vogue in the 80s and early 90s (which is why you see a squared or dished trigger guard on guns like Glocks, S&W 3rd Gen, and Beretta 92), but has pretty much fallen out of favor now.

 

[in625shooter]

What I see with the method of the support hand index finger on the front of the trigger guard is a right hand shooter usually pulls shots left and low. A left hand shooter usually pulls shots right or low.

We correct that style if we see it.

 

[cbseniour]

It is not there for your left index finger it just looks that way because it's cool. YOur left index finger should be under the trigger guard helping to support the gun. IF you wrap your finger around the trigger guard you will probably start pulling shots to the left.

 

[rlmx]

Thank you for the input! You have likely saved me time and frustration.

 

[cosermann]

OP, here's a bit of info on grip for you:

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...evolution_of_grip_and_stance.html#post2546755

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/tactics_and_training/195217-how_to_grip-4.html#post2606178

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/tactics_and_training/195217-how_to_grip.html#post2602416

https://www.indianagunowners.com/fo...185289-combat_grip_evolution.html#post2445016

 

[Leo]

I tried using it that way when shooting two handed and it messed me up. Often, in that styled grip the position of the left finger would contact the tip of my trigger finger during trigger pull. This is not a good thing for accuracy. As someone who shoots a revolver often, I also do not want to get in the unsafe habit of extending any fingers where they would be in the area of the cylinder/barrel gap.

 

[CAT 1000B]

I feel I have much better recoil control over the pistol if I have my finger under the trigger guard. The muzzle rises much more with my finger on the front of it.

 

[Blackhawk2001]

MY left index finger is always either above the trigger guard on the slide, or on the trigger itself. I don't know what you do with YOUR left index finger . . .

 

[JettaKnight]

What's wrong with all of you? The left index finger should be on the trigger! Are you talking about the right index finger?

 

[N8RV]

Obviously, the lefties have chimed in.

 

[rockhopper46038]

What I see with the method of the support hand index finger on the front of the trigger guard is a right hand shooter usually pulls shots left and low. A left hand shooter usually pulls shots right or low.

We correct that style if we see it.

This is exactly what I used to see with my S&W 4006 before a kindly gentleman corrected me back around 1994 or so. Darn thing was contoured and checkered so nicely I thought for sure that was where my finger was supposed to go. Indexed up against the bottom if the trigger guard is where my weak hand index finger goes now.

 

[SERparacord]

I just quick draw one handed, no problem. *signed three toes Pete*

 

[Kirk Freeman]

Answer: it was the style at the time.

I wore an onion on my belt when I took the ferry to West Lafayette. Rhino and I used to hang out at the mall wearing parachute pants and then we would go to the range and put our fingers out on the trigger guard because it was hip and cool.

Don't worry, rl, gun techniques are driven by The Cool. "Finger forward" (name given it by Mel Tappan [rip]) was the style for 20 some years.

All kinds of silly crap that is being done now be seen like parachute pants and mullets in 2033.

 

[Leo]

All kinds of silly crap that is being done now be seen like parachute pants and mullets in 2033.

Mr. Freeman has spoken prophetically, I have confidence he is correct.

 

[in625shooter]

Answer: it was the style at the time.

I wore an onion on my belt when I took the ferry to West Lafayette. Rhino and I used to hang out at the mall wearing parachute pants and then we would go to the range and put our fingers out on the trigger guard because it was hip and cool.

Don't worry, rl, gun techniques are driven by The Cool. "Finger forward" (name given it by Mel Tappan [rip]) was the style for 20 some years.

All kinds of silly crap that is being done now be seen like parachute pants and mullets in 2033.

rhino and parachute pants in the same sentence! That is some mental art work, I'm sure all the girls were like LOL

 

[Jeremy1066]

Answer: it was the style at the time.

I wore an onion on my belt when I took the ferry to West Lafayette. Rhino and I used to hang out at the mall wearing parachute pants and then we would go to the range and put our fingers out on the trigger guard because it was hip and cool.

 

[WebSnyper]

What I see with the method of the support hand index finger on the front of the trigger guard is a right hand shooter usually pulls shots left and low. A left hand shooter usually pulls shots right or low.

We correct that style if we see it.

I realized a bit back I was doing this and that it in fact is what seems to have had me pulling shots low and left. What made me really notice it was I just slip into shooting my Glocks this way, but when shooting my M&P 9C I noticed I was not doing this and not pulling shots.

At first I thought that I was flinching from the .40 recoil on the Glocks, but then I realized my offhand index finger placement.

I need to break myself of this.

 

[in625shooter]

I realized a bit back I was doing this and that it in fact is what seems to have had me pulling shots low and left. What made me really notice it was I just slip into shooting my Glocks this way, but when shooting my M&P 9C I noticed I was not doing this and not pulling shots.

At first I thought that I was flinching from the .40 recoil on the Glocks, but then I realized my offhand index finger placement.

I need to break myself of this.

A lot of folks don't realize what small things they do create bad groups until someone watches them shoot. I have noticed a lot of problems with ex military folks doing that. We give them a small familiarization course and shoot a few rounds then they go to the Federal LE Training center wher the point is driven home. we usually don't have to address it again.

 

[WebSnyper]

A lot of folks don't realize what small things they do create bad groups until someone watches them shoot. I have noticed a lot of problems with ex military folks doing that. We give them a small familiarization course and shoot a few rounds then they go to the Federal LE Training center wher the point is driven home. we usually don't have to address it again.

Yep, and unfortunately I usually shoot alone.

On the very rare trip to FL to see my brother, it is nice, because he'll watch me shoot and point out things I don't notice.