Middle finger

If you wish to make a donation to this forum's operation , it would be greatly appreciated.
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/targettalk?yours=true

Moderators: pilkguns, m1963, David Levene, Spencer, Richard H

Forum rules
If you wish to make a donation to this forum's operation , it would be greatly appreciated.
https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/targettalk?yours=true
Post Reply
User avatar
Azmodan
Posts: 427
Joined: Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:00 pm
Location: Romania

Middle finger

Post by Azmodan »

All the weight of the pistol is held by the middle finger. Specifically, the bone of the second joint.
After 30-40 shots, the area starts to become quite sore. (even with long breaks after each 10 shots)
20190825_130828.jpg
I've put some spongy double tape on the middle finger rest on the pistol, but it seems it;s not enough.
How do you alleviate this problem? What do you put in the pistol so the finger bone doesn;t rest directly on the wood?
Airpistol: Feinwerkbau P8X
STP: Pardini SP
CFP: Pardini HP
Freepistol: TOZ-35
PPC: CZ Shadow 2
PCC: Nova Modul CTS9
BR50: CZ 457 LRP
Gwhite
Posts: 3423
Joined: Sat Sep 04, 2004 6:04 pm
Location: Massachusetts

Re: Middle finger

Post by Gwhite »

The weight should be across the second section of bone, not the joint. Your grip may be too small. That section of the finger should be centered & perpendicular to the bore. Some grips may also have finger grooves that interfere with nobby knuckles, and may require trimming.
william
Posts: 1470
Joined: Mon Mar 01, 2004 12:31 pm
Location: New Hampshire, USA

Re: Middle finger

Post by william »

Ditto Doug. The weight should be supported by a fairly large area of finger. See what's marked on the pic.
file.jpg
file.jpg (12 KiB) Viewed 1323 times
There are plenty of articles all over the web about grip design / modification. You might want to start with Nygord's Notes.
User avatar
Azmodan
Posts: 427
Joined: Tue Feb 19, 2019 4:00 pm
Location: Romania

Re: Middle finger

Post by Azmodan »

i see... the thing is my pistol is a FWB100. And the middle finger rest has a huge gap in the middle for the adjustments screws...

original:
20190402_183016_1.jpg
current:
20190825_165015.jpg
how i grip:
20190825_172029.jpg

i saw this picture online
Capture.PNG
Capture.PNG (244.8 KiB) Viewed 1313 times
... but i cannot tell what he put in there (cork?) and if there are other practices
Airpistol: Feinwerkbau P8X
STP: Pardini SP
CFP: Pardini HP
Freepistol: TOZ-35
PPC: CZ Shadow 2
PCC: Nova Modul CTS9
BR50: CZ 457 LRP
Tangohammerli
Posts: 373
Joined: Tue Feb 06, 2007 10:35 pm
Location: Eastern Idaho

Re: Middle finger

Post by Tangohammerli »

To my untrained eye and experience with my own grip, it looks like his grip is too narrow for his middle finger. Try adding to the area to move this pressure point to the desired position.
-TT-
Posts: 408
Joined: Thu Oct 13, 2016 10:57 am
Location: Massachusetts

Re: Middle finger

Post by -TT- »

If that were mine, I would remove material from the underside of the upper right (to relieve pressure on the first knuckle), and add material to the underside of the upper left (to transfer weight to the second knuckle). This would give a much better platform to support the gun. I would not worry about the open space below the trigger.

Definitely take out whatever that shim is you have on the right. The goal should be to feel a bit of weight evenly on that finger. If you grip the gun, then relax, does the gun tilt forward and the barrel moves straight down? Or does it deflect to the left? I predict the latter.
Post Reply