Jim Legg is very perceptive about length of pull. It has nothing to do with finger damage. You will find that the shortest length of pull without your thumb and nose colliding will give you a very comfortable and controlled look at the bird. Some prefer a longer pull, but an inch between the thumb and nose is more than enough. Some very talented competition shooters prefer the nose and thumb to be very close. My Army pistol coach taught me a basic that kept me on my team when others were being bumped. I guess it is something that rifle and pistol shooters are taught from birth, but I didn't know it, being a shotgun shooter. It works in shotgun shooting too, but is not as important except in your case. "The grip of the hand and the trigger finger are two different situations. The trigger finger is independent of the grip of the rest of the hand on the gun." In other words, don't grip the gun loose and let the gun recoil into your trigger finger. A death grip isn't neccesary, but control the gun with the right hand and let the trigger finger just pull the trigger, not assist in the grip. The "loose grip" is the forward hand which guides the gun to the target. I agree with the other posters who recommend just the first pad of the trigger finger should be on the trigger blade.
