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I've always thought of myself as having just average large hands, My fingers are long but not huge in diameter. When I pick up a 1911 with thin/slim grips like a NH Krestel or a DW ECP,
my trigger finger of my right hand pretty much lands at my 2nd finger joint. This is strange to me just getting into 1911's after shooting double stacked guns so long. Where does a 1911 trigger hit most trigger fingers, the 1st joint?
Which brings me to the question of 1911 trigger lengths. How much difference is there in a short trigger and a long trigger? Is a flat trigger longer than a curved trigger set at the same length? And finally, how much trigger length do you gain or lose by using standard thickness grips, (about .240 thick), vs. using thin or slim grips.
I guess I'm just going to have to learn to shoot a 1911 with more of my finger on the trigger. At least my trigger finger being pinched is over. Thanks all you guys & gals.
Jim D
my trigger finger of my right hand pretty much lands at my 2nd finger joint. This is strange to me just getting into 1911's after shooting double stacked guns so long. Where does a 1911 trigger hit most trigger fingers, the 1st joint?
Which brings me to the question of 1911 trigger lengths. How much difference is there in a short trigger and a long trigger? Is a flat trigger longer than a curved trigger set at the same length? And finally, how much trigger length do you gain or lose by using standard thickness grips, (about .240 thick), vs. using thin or slim grips.
I guess I'm just going to have to learn to shoot a 1911 with more of my finger on the trigger. At least my trigger finger being pinched is over. Thanks all you guys & gals.
Jim D