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dyl · February 20, 2021, 06:11 PM

I'm a little surprised about the index finger around the trigger guard. I thought that was popular in the 80's, which may have been when this instructor learned his craft.

My concern with wrapping your index around your trigger guard is that as your "foregrip" index finger tires, it will apply differing levels of pressure which will pull your pistol off to the side at different rates, and respond to recoil differently. All the while you have to tension your grip to resist sideways pull. Why introduce that inconsistency?

I suppose you could try it and just pick and choose what you want to keep.

February 20, 2021, 06:11 PM	#12
dyl Senior Member Join Date: October 31, 2009 Location: Ohio Posts: 1,310	I'm a little surprised about the index finger around the trigger guard. I thought that was popular in the 80's, which may have been when this instructor learned his craft. My concern with wrapping your index around your trigger guard is that as your "foregrip" index finger tires, it will apply differing levels of pressure which will pull your pistol off to the side at different rates, and respond to recoil differently. All the while you have to tension your grip to resist sideways pull. Why introduce that inconsistency? I suppose you could try it and just pick and choose what you want to keep.