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Lloyd, here’s my two cents worth: I have the same problem with straight gripped stocks and higher volume shooting. I find that when I slide my hand a tiny bit rearward for the second trigger I’m not gripping the stock as firmly as the with the front trigger. As a result my middle finger gets a beating with the triggerguard. A bump guard might help or you can test it by wrapping some electrical tape around the rear bow behind the rear trigger. Just a thought….
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The middle finger gets bumped by the trigger guard because in recoil the gun moves and the finger remains stationary and inevitably the two smash together. The cure is to get the hand moving back together with the stock.
First point is the grip. Having the hand too close to the trigger guard, which happens when more than the first finger pad is put on the trigger.
Second point is the thickness and non slip surface of the grip area. A slim uncheckered straight grip SXS taught me that. A hand filling frip with a non slip surface will keep the hand and stock together during recoil.
Rubber pads on the trigger guard did nothing to stop my problem. The pain is a unique pain, like toothache in the hand. The problem stopped when I went to a thicker gripped stock.
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Try setting up for the back trigger and then use just the tip of your finger on the front trigger for the 1st shot. Most of these guns are set up with the front trigger shooting the right and more open choke first.
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I hope you figure it out, Lloyd. Sorry I can't offer any help, but it's a problem I don't suffer with. I can shoot back trigger first, or front trigger first, without it happening. One point I would add, though. I do not even try to shoot heavy recoiling, straight-grip shotguns. Too hard to regain control of the gun in recoil from the first shot. I much prefer pistol grip stocks for heavy loads. All my straight-grip shotguns, that I actually use, are .410s.
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Lloyd, here’s my two cents worth: I have the same problem with straight gripped stocks and higher volume shooting. I find that when I slide my hand a tiny bit rearward for the second trigger I’m not gripping the stock as firmly as the with the front trigger. As a result my middle finger gets a beating with the triggerguard. A bump guard might help or you can test it by wrapping some electrical tape around the rear bow behind the rear trigger. Just a thought…. That’s exactly what happens to me when I’m not paying attention. Straight gripped stocks and not gripping firmly enough. I bought the little rubber bumpers (mail order) but had solved the problem by the time they arrived.
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Joe Wood: That sounds about right to me. I'll try to hang on a little tighter for the next event.
James: Thank you for confirming that.
Stan: I guess the lesson for me here is that there's clearly a place for pistol grips in shotgunning, especially when the charges (and payloads) are large. Who says an old dog can't learn new tricks?
Thank you all!
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