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July 18th, 2011 at 11:18 am
I don’t claim to be an expert handgun shooter, but there’s a few things I’ve noticed from shooting a variety of different handguns:
1) I have small hands.
2) When I shoot errantly, I tend (like many other people) to shoot low left.
3) A smaller (narrower) grip helps me control trigger pull/pressure because the Vienna Sausages I have for fingers have more room to manipulate the trigger; I don’t feel like I’m ‘reaching’ for the trigger as much.
4) I can control recoil more consistently with a smaller gripped handgun than a larger one.
5) I shoot more consistently with smaller gripped handguns than larger ones.
I’m sure there other technical (maybe even mental) reasons for the differences in the way I shoot a 1911 v. a Glock or larger gripped handgun. But for all intents and purposes:
Molon Labe + Small hands + narrow grip = lots of 10 rings.
Molon Labe + Small hands + bulky grip = not as many 10 rings.
July 18th, 2011 at 11:51 am
For those of us on the Opposite End, however, small guns can be a significant problem. I can’t put my trigger finger into the guard of a KelTec 32, for example. Of course, the best remedy is to spend many, many hours at various Gun Stores, Fondling the Merchandise, until you find those items that fit your individual hands, regardless of Sexual Orientation.
That’s MANY, MANY hours. ; )
July 18th, 2011 at 12:28 pm
And these hands were just right! I guess I’m very fortunate, I have quite enough hand to grip anything that was made to be gripped, enough grip to crush walnuts, and tapered delicate fingers.
July 18th, 2011 at 3:31 pm
As someone with dinky little kid-sized hands, I can say that as much as I love the 1911 platform, the safety is impossible for me to work without either adjusting my grip from the normal shooting position or just using my support hand. Same goes for the .45 USP. I really need to shop around for something that’s a better fit for my small hands.
July 18th, 2011 at 4:03 pm
I have small hands…I fit in medium women’s gardening gloves, and the USAF had to order me extra-small aviator’s gloves for me.
I have always had some problems shooting SOME handguns, but most of those are double-stack 45’s (can’t use a double-stack in a 1911, or Glock 45 or Sig. I do just fine with a single-satcker 1911, and since I shoot my Colt Anaconda with two-hands, always, I can manage that.
My 44 Charter Arms Bulldog is on the borderline of being too fat in the back of the grip, but there is room to shave the grips to ease that, and I usually shoot it two-handed as well. There are plusses: some small autos are known for having too-small trigger guards. I haven’t found one yet that is too small for me, and I have a dozen of them.
Bottom line? I can boom MY hand-cannons with the best of them, and that’s all that matters to me.