Modifying the INSIDE of Glock trigger guard.

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dubsRedhawk

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Just picked up my first Glock. Wanting to see if my distaste for them is unfounded. I actually wanted a high-cap 9mm again and one that shoots the same mags has my AR-9. Now I have a 19 Gen 3

Problem I'm having is my trigger finger wants to rub the bottom of the trigger guard when shooting. I don't know if it's because of the angle of the grip, how wide or how damn close the guard is to the trigger itself but it's annoying. Never shot another gun with this problem. I am seeing all kinds of pic of guys modifying the outside bottom of the guard. Just wondering if anyone else has or had the same problem I am having with the trigger finger, when using the first knuckly crease, dragging the far inside part of the trigger guard??
 
You could undercut the trigger guard so your middle finger rides higher on the grip. But then the finger grooves would be off so file those down too. And then maybe round the edges on the grip because they're too square. While you're already this far along might as well file down the weird hump on the backstrap so the gun isn't pointing at a cloud when presented.

That should help.

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I don't know how it's done today but in the past --The original M 51 Remington was a fine pistol. In the design many people of various sized and shaped hands were tested . Thus the production pistol fit a large percentage of people ! Weird way of designing , right !
Finger grooves ?? IF they fir your fingers , maybe not too bad . If they don't fit they are terrible .
BTW , early in the custom game some custom smiths tried to shape and checker the front of the trigger guard for a better grip. It was soon tested by many and they found that it didn't work because it meant having to control an extra set of muscles ! Some time AFTER it was found to be worthless the factories used it on production guns . Some still make guns with that silly idea ! :rolleyes:
 
This is one of the reasons why i would never buy a used Glock. To many garage gunsmiths watching Youtube with a Dremel tool in their hand waiting to go to work on their Glock.:eek::rolleyes:
 
I can tell you this after looking at that grip. There is not enough material to remove to make a difference. That back strap is a hollow and you would not be able to do anything enough to make a difference before breaking through into the hollow part. I think the trigger guard is the biggest gripe and that as enough material to be tapered down. Just need to shoot the gun enough first to make sure I like it before I alter and lower its value.
 
This is one of the reasons why i would never buy a used Glock. To many garage gunsmiths watching Youtube with a Dremel tool in their hand waiting to go to work on their Glock
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Especially on parts and in areas you might not catch during a look-over......
 
Both my G17 and G26 were bought used and have been fine guns. The previous owner of the G26 shaved the hook off the bottom front of the trigger guard, so it looks like a normal rounded guard. I like it!
 
Suspect it's because the pistol is too small for your hand. Grinding some of the trigger guard out is probably not an option. Not much polymer there to grind. Mind you, there are no parts to damage either, but I really don't think you can grind enough off to matter.
"...using the first knuckly crease..." In too far. Should be just inside the swirl of the finger print. Hold you hand up like it has a pistol and look how straight back the knuckle moves compared to the pad.
 
What I really need to do is just go out and shoot the damn thing and go from there. I am be able to adjust in a way that is not too uncomfortable and get a little clearance. I do thing that there is just enough material that I can remove or just take the hard edge down a little to make a different. It's just such a wide, flat guard compared to other pistols. It has a 4 lbs trigger job do to it so I'm excited to try that out.
 
I have no doubt that you could do it. Many people not only undercut the rear end of the bottom of the trigger guard, they also fashion an "indexing cut" on the underside of the guard further forward to provide purchase for the index finger of their weak hand. If there is enough material to do that (and there is) you could surely shave down the inside of the guard. But I would not recommend trying to thin out both sides of the guard.

"Mutilating" a Glock 19 with a Dremel is absolutely the only way I can make it work for me. The finger grooves are an abomination for my hand. They do not fit at all. In order to make the grip long enough (just) to accommodate all of my fingers, the trigger guard has to be undercut and the finger grooves have to come off. It is really not hard to do this using medium and fine sanding drums and a Dremel. Just keep the speed down, take your time, and frequently check your work.

To answer your original question, no I have not experienced your problem. Although I dislike the grip angle, the exaggerated back strap palm swell (Glock "hump") and detest the finger grooves, there does seem to be enough room inside the trigger guard for my finger. The one pistol that does a number on my trigger finger due to contact with the bottom of the trigger guard is the HK VP9.
 
I actually wanted a high-cap 9mm again and one that shoots the same mags has my AR-9. Now I have a 19 Gen 3
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A Glock 19 is not a "hi-cap" 9mm. It has a standard-capacity magazine with 15 rounds.
 
Wanting to see if my distaste for them is unfounded.
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Did you see yet? It's already an expensive experiment. Might as well bust out the dremel and go all the way. Be sure to document the process with pics or video and share your results here.

I actually wanted a high-cap 9mm...
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Fifteen rounds is exciting in .40 or .45 but as Fishbed77 and Skadoosh already noted, it's long past cutting edge in 9mm. There are too many excellent guns with better ergonomics and more attractive curves that hold 15 or better. As much as I really want to see your explorations in amateur frame modification, you might be better served in trading the Glock towards one of those. It might not share mags but you wouldn't be the first person to use Glock mags without owning a Glock. ;)
 
dubsRedhawk said:
What I really need to do is just go out and shoot the damn thing and go from there....
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Yes, you do. The G19 is a great pistol, but if it doesn't fit your hands, it doesn't fit your hands. There are far too many good pistols in competition with the G19 to have to put up with an ill-fitting pistol. That said, the Dremel is also the Great Ruiner of Trade Value. If the G19 is a bad fit, I'd suggest trading it off before modifying it.
 
Yeah that hump on a non-adjustable back strap is weird. Whose hand is does that actually fit anyway?
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Actually it fits mine...

I am, and always will be, a 1911 guy at heart. Now I do have a few different 9mm handguns because, well, you should just have a few. I guess I come from the school of thought that says you adapt to the gun and shoot it without getting all picky and weird about grips and such.

I have several larger 9mm's including a Browning Hipower, Sig P226, a CZ75 and one baby 9mm, a Shield. The G19 being a compact fits somewhere in the middle of those.

I seem to shoot them all about the same and find nothing particularly objectionable about the Glock vs the others. In many ways I prefer the G19 as it is somewhat smaller for carry purposes and certainly it is much lighter than the others. My principal carry gun is the Shield though.
 
The Glock pinches my trigger finger between the tip of the trigger and the trigger guard. It's a shame because I shoot pretty well with them. Glock is a good IDPA gun.
Does anyone have a fix?
 
Regardless of what the industry might define as a "high capacity" gun, 17+1 is high capacity in my book and always will be for a pistol.

I don't think $400 is an expensive experiment. I always wanted to own a Glock and don't believe you can tell anything by just holding a gun (except for the reason of this thread). I want to give the gun a chance. What most of your are saying is sound advice and I can't really argue with any of it. Any light modification of the trigger guard, if any, will come once I have decided to keep the gun or not. It will be to just take down the inside left edge of the trigger guard and will be very very mild.

This is not a conceal carry gun. Thanks for all the input. Sorry for my grammatical error Highpower!
 
Regardless of what the industry might define as a "high capacity" gun, 17+1 is high capacity in my book and always will be for a pistol.
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By that logic, an "assault weapon" is a technical type of firearm, when in fact it is not, and is a term made up by politicians to vilify a particular category of firearms, based on a largely inconsistent and unrelated set of features.

17+1 is standard capacity for a Glock 17. It always was and always will be (unless Glock modifies the design of the pistol).
 
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