Posted: 8/8/2014 4:13:08 PM EDT
| When shooting your 1911 where do place your thumb? I try underneath ,but always end up flipping the safety on. If I place thumb on top it just feel uncomfortable. I have a Dan Wesson Valor ,with the extended safety .Extended safety or no extended safety? Do they make one in between? Are the hard to change out? |
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When shooting your 1911 where do place your thumb? I try underneath ,but always end up flipping the safety on. If I place thumb on top it just feel uncomfortable. I have a Dan Wesson Valor ,with the extended safety .Extended safety or no extended safety? Do they make one in between? Are the hard to change out? If right handed your right thumb should always be over your left and also stick out to the left. |
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When shooting your 1911 where do place your thumb? I try underneath ,but always end up flipping the safety on. If I place thumb on top it just feel uncomfortable. I have a Dan Wesson Valor ,with the extended safety .Extended safety or no extended safety? Do they make one in between? Are the hard to change out? "Proper" placement is on top of the safety. See pic... http://www.shootingillustrated.com/index.php/17456/thumbs-forward-handgun-grip/ |
http://shopwilsoncombat.com/Thumb-Safety-Low-Lever-Bullet-Proof-Stainless/productinfo/6SLLBP/ It will need proper fitting |
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"Proper" placement is on top of the safety. See pic... http://www.shootingillustrated.com/index.php/17456/thumbs-forward-handgun-grip/ Quoted:
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When shooting your 1911 where do place your thumb? I try underneath ,but always end up flipping the safety on. If I place thumb on top it just feel uncomfortable. I have a Dan Wesson Valor ,with the extended safety .Extended safety or no extended safety? Do they make one in between? Are the hard to change out? "Proper" placement is on top of the safety. See pic... http://www.shootingillustrated.com/index.php/17456/thumbs-forward-handgun-grip/ I really like the grip you posted. It does two things that will help a shooter and make shooting different guns more consistent. First the heel of the strong hand is on partially on the back strap and as high as possible. No matter the grip angle the position of the strong hand hardly changes. Second the weak hand is canted forward. This puts tension in the weak hand wrist down that will help to control recoil. It also cants far enough forward it wouldn't matter if you shot a Glock or 1911, the weak hand grip angle is nearly the same. Placing your thumb on top of the safety does several things. It insures the safety is never bumped off. It forces the strong hand to take a high grip to control recoil. It moves your strong hand thumb out of the way to get a high weak hand grip. |