doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Trigger guard hits middle finger when firing.

Same here, plenty of "knuckle busting" in my life, but never from a shotgun trigger guard.

I think it's a LOP problem, The trigger hand can be very loose if you are solidly behind the stock butt. What barely goes back, barely nips the knuckle I would think.

A floppy mount? Well?

I have large hands and very strong hands.
The length of pull is longer than I usually use (it's 14 3/4 inches and my usual length of pull is 14 inches) but I can usually shoot a longer straight grip.

Pete

I on the other hand have quite small hands. I have worked with my hands all my life so they are "Reasonably strong but not extra ordinarily so.

I think this may be one of those imponderables. I am quite sure that a good shooting coach could solve it for you, in person. But, conjecture over the 'net prolly won't.

Glad I'm in the minority.

SRH

I also fall under the very large hands group. As a young man I considered going into OB but decided out of kindness to all future female patients my oversized mitts would not be tolerated well. Hand strength is very much something I have always enjoyed. Until my body started wearing out extra strength came in handy, now it just makes the PT easier.

Never had a problem with a trigger guard hitting my middle finger. That might be because I have large, strong hands, long fingers or just dumb luck. Happy either way. On guns people complain about hitting their fingers I look at the shape of the trigger guard. More than a few people complain about guns with very flat rear trigger guards. Very much like a brick wall. Always figured the trigger guard was too close to the middle finger and to upright for the finger to have much room.

......And hand grip on a shotgun opens a whole �nuther can of worms�. You guys with really strong hands, I would think if you grip a shotgun wrist as though it were a pipe wrench, fluidity and ease of movement to your target would likely be impaired. I don�t think a death grip on a shotgun lends itself to good shooting.

Buzz, one mans 20% is another mans 50%. A very strong man might have a stronger grip with a much lower effort.

Like KyJon said.

I am not aware of gripping the gun tightly. Quite the opposite actually. I like heavier guns than most of you, from what I have gathered on here, and tend to let it recoil like it wants to.

SRH

Apologies for double post

So true. I used to attend worship with a fellow Christian, now deceased, who made his living as a carpenter, he also had large hands. Wen he shook hands with you he would put you on you on your knees & not even realize he was squeezing, such was the strength of his hands.