I shoot mostly doubles with double triggers and almost all are Damascus (so I am shooting light loads--3/4 oz, keeping pressures sub 6k). About a month ago I was shooting 5 stand with one I had not used in a while. Bird goes out, I fire the right barrel with the front trigger and I experienced excruciating pain in my right middle (bird) finger--recoil from the detonation and the finger obviously got wacked by the back end of the trigger guard. To the point I was thinking I had broken the finger. I looked at it and so as not to hold things up for the other shooters, took the second bird with the other barrel--no problem with that one. But immediately the finger swelled and a huge knot formed. So I switched guns to finish the round--using a pump. But I knew I was finished shooting for the day.
When I got home I assessed the situation and started examining the trigger guards on the other guns. It is amazing to me the difference in size and even shape of trigger guards. I don't know if different makers spend much time assessing the conformation of their trigger guards or not. I also made several leather slip-on guards to use when I am using these guns to cover said bird finger. That helps but not sure if it will totally solve the problem. I'd love to hear if any one else has had that problem. Thanks, Gil
