This is happening while I am dry firing. I have tried to modify my grip and trigger squeeze, and at times it seems to get fixed. But I don't seem to be able to do this consistently.
How do I go about fixing this?
How do I go about fixing this?
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Handgun twitches right on trigger break
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I am trying different positions on my index finger.
The tip (first pad) does not do well.
The first joint does well sometimes.
The second pad does well sometimes.
Some combination of grip and finger position and squeeze seems to work, but I am having trouble identifying what exactly makes it work. Asking for help on how to go about debugging this.
Yes
Yeah - I found the first one in the pic recommended in many places. But I can't seem to make it work. The second position seems to work sometimes. Maybe I just need to practice more. Or maybe there is something wrong with my grip or trigger squeeze.
It's a very tiny twitch to the right on trigger break.
Darkslide
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You may need to change the size of the trigger shoe, or change the distance of the pull. This video is for 2011’s, but the principle is the same.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsEVvPX-8Ug
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SsEVvPX-8Ug
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Get some training and then practice it’s operator error.
Once you get that down, you can move onto some advanced techniques, Bend your knees,lean forward.. butt out..
Aim with your shoulders, keep both eyes open and don’t stand still.
Then the final lesson, shoot first… but sometimes that goes either way
Once you get that down, you can move onto some advanced techniques, Bend your knees,lean forward.. butt out..
Aim with your shoulders, keep both eyes open and don’t stand still.
Then the final lesson, shoot first… but sometimes that goes either way
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Had the same problem with my MA peasant compliant S&w Shield 9mm. 10lb trigger pull because it doesn't have a manual safety (The manual safety version has a 10.5lb tirgger
). Installed an apex trigger group; Problem solved. And people wonder why I buy old handguns b4 the BS started.
What kind of pistol "shooting"?
I don't know much of anything about combat-style shooting, so I can't help you there.
For "bullseye" shooting, though, here's what I have to do; each and every shot I have to be actively thinking about moving that trigger straight to the rear (notice I didn't say squeeze). I don't think about sight alignment, sight picture, or anything else at all. Just trigger movement.
I'm a mental midget, so I have to think of only one thing at a time.
I don't know much of anything about combat-style shooting, so I can't help you there.
For "bullseye" shooting, though, here's what I have to do; each and every shot I have to be actively thinking about moving that trigger straight to the rear (notice I didn't say squeeze). I don't think about sight alignment, sight picture, or anything else at all. Just trigger movement.
I'm a mental midget, so I have to think of only one thing at a time.
Got shoot a target(s)
Go slow, and call each shot
Make note of where / what you saw (where you called your shot as should have hitting)
Do this short distance and then back up slowly
Post pics on NES
I can notice movement while dry firing, doesn’t mean the bullet doesn’t impact where intended when actually shooting. Make sure you aren’t drying firing your way into an actual problem…
Go slow, and call each shot
Make note of where / what you saw (where you called your shot as should have hitting)
Do this short distance and then back up slowly
Post pics on NES
I can notice movement while dry firing, doesn’t mean the bullet doesn’t impact where intended when actually shooting. Make sure you aren’t drying firing your way into an actual problem…
allen-1
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The trigger finger has one function. It’s to pull the trigger back without disturbing the sight picture.
It is NOT part of your grip. Build a solid grip, align the sights, pull the trigger without doing anything else.
Focus on the slide- is it moving when you pull the trigger in dry fire practice? It shouldn’t.
It is NOT part of your grip. Build a solid grip, align the sights, pull the trigger without doing anything else.
Focus on the slide- is it moving when you pull the trigger in dry fire practice? It shouldn’t.
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So it's not the gun? Its been me all along?
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I would guess that it's a grip issue.
Wait - assuming you're right handed. If not, see Glock Low Left online.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUPMau0P9d4
Not the best video, but hits the basics. If you hold hte gun properly and grip with enough pressure, suddenly, the trigger-press is 99x easier to do without moving the gun.
Wait - assuming you're right handed. If not, see Glock Low Left online.
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUPMau0P9d4
Not the best video, but hits the basics. If you hold hte gun properly and grip with enough pressure, suddenly, the trigger-press is 99x easier to do without moving the gun.
Practice.
Grab your non- dominant wrist with your dominant hand and squeeze like you are holding a pistol- then learn to move your trigger finger without altering the strength of the grip (you can feel every finger amount of squeeze onto your non-dominant hand).
Practice more.
Get some dummy rounds and load up a few mags with a dummy round on the bottom and then a random number of live rounds. Mix them up so you dont know which is which. Shoot and observe your trigger work once you failure to fire the dummy round. Get into the mindset "if my gun fails to fire it should not move when it goes "click"".
Practice some more.
Grab your non- dominant wrist with your dominant hand and squeeze like you are holding a pistol- then learn to move your trigger finger without altering the strength of the grip (you can feel every finger amount of squeeze onto your non-dominant hand).
Practice more.
Get some dummy rounds and load up a few mags with a dummy round on the bottom and then a random number of live rounds. Mix them up so you dont know which is which. Shoot and observe your trigger work once you failure to fire the dummy round. Get into the mindset "if my gun fails to fire it should not move when it goes "click"".
Practice some more.
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Your on the list.
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You just suck....everyone else...... its the trigger.
Isn't this what is termed "trigger slap", when the trigger breaks and there's an excess of travel past that point?
I haven't figured out if it actually affects my POI but really annoys me on some guns (until I fix it) and don't experience it at all on others
It's aggravated by a clean/abrupt break, heavier pull weight and less than ideal grip/form by the shooter but can be somewhat mitigated by implementing some form of trigger stop. A lot of aftermarket triggers address this, myself I add something, for example drilling the frame for a set screw behind the trigger or maybe an added device somewhere on the trigger bar. Glocks for instance are very easy to add an adjuster screw behind the trigger bar '+' on the left side of the rear 'trigger mechanism housing'.
I haven't figured out if it actually affects my POI but really annoys me on some guns (until I fix it) and don't experience it at all on others
It's aggravated by a clean/abrupt break, heavier pull weight and less than ideal grip/form by the shooter but can be somewhat mitigated by implementing some form of trigger stop. A lot of aftermarket triggers address this, myself I add something, for example drilling the frame for a set screw behind the trigger or maybe an added device somewhere on the trigger bar. Glocks for instance are very easy to add an adjuster screw behind the trigger bar '+' on the left side of the rear 'trigger mechanism housing'.
bauer
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Not sure
. (Im not, and have never been, an NRA instructor, and don’t believe I got it from one, but could be wrong).I’ve had this (or variations of it) for years. Seemed an appropriate thread to deploy it in.
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