Semi Auto's With Recurved Trigger Guard
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persoanlly, i don't have any use for them.
it could be useful if u have huge hands and need a place for the weak hand index finger to rest.
rounded trigger guards help in reholstering and i think they look better.
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Mik
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it could be useful if u have huge hands and need a place for the weak hand index finger to rest.
rounded trigger guards help in reholstering and i think they look better.
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Mik
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There are not a lot of holsters out there that are designed for them, as far as I can tell - I could be wrong. I sure have not seen many for 1911's so converted.
At one time in IPSC shooting the weak hand fore finger on the trigger guard was the norm or rage so gunsmiths converted the fronts of the trigger guards to flat surfaces or concave ones, some even built them up at the bottom so there was a real hook there. All they really needed to do was checker the face of the guard but that is another story. That hold sort of lost favor but by that time gun companies saw what gunsmiths were doing and thought that shooters wanted that type of trigger guards and some of them began to offer them. Do they serve a purpose? I don't think so, my shots tend to string when I use the finger on the front of the trigger guard hold. Someone with REALL big hands might find them of use however.
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At one time in IPSC shooting the weak hand fore finger on the trigger guard was the norm or rage so gunsmiths converted the fronts of the trigger guards to flat surfaces or concave ones, some even built them up at the bottom so there was a real hook there. All they really needed to do was checker the face of the guard but that is another story. That hold sort of lost favor but by that time gun companies saw what gunsmiths were doing and thought that shooters wanted that type of trigger guards and some of them began to offer them. Do they serve a purpose? I don't think so, my shots tend to string when I use the finger on the front of the trigger guard hold. Someone with REALL big hands might find them of use however.
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"If there be treachery, let there be jehad!"
Recurved trigger guards are one of my little peeves. 
IMHO they're ugly and excessive--more of a fad or a gimmick to draw attention to the product than a useful feature. I believe that the worst examples are on late second generation and early third generation S&Ws, whose guards are recurved with a vengeance. S&W must also have concluded that these guards were too much. As Jim V says in his post above, all that was really needed was to checker the front of the guard. For the most part this is what S&W finally did.
My $0.02.
IMHO they're ugly and excessive--more of a fad or a gimmick to draw attention to the product than a useful feature. I believe that the worst examples are on late second generation and early third generation S&Ws, whose guards are recurved with a vengeance. S&W must also have concluded that these guards were too much. As Jim V says in his post above, all that was really needed was to checker the front of the guard. For the most part this is what S&W finally did.My $0.02.
Why is it when someone doesn't like something, they always pick on S&W to crab on?? Yes, at the time that the "industry" thought they were necessary, S&W produced some of their autos with that dreaded squared off trigger guard. They did change it. How come no-one badmouths Glock, they still come that way!!!!!!! ......SmithNut
If you mean trigger guards with the bottom front curved outwards like Glocks, then I totally disagree with basically the whole world it seems. I think all semi pistols should have these because (a) many people like me like them a lot and use them for weak hand support, and (b) even if YOU (and you and you and you) DON'T use them, what's the harm, though, in having them anyway?
A serrated/checkered guard is NOT enough to keep the finger from slipping is a high-stress situation in the way that I personally use them (weak-hand index finger for support to reduce muzzle flip and maintain better overall control) - it may be enough for YOU, but you're wrong to imply they're not needed for anyone. Why on earth WOULDN'T you want to have that extra grip on the pistol, rather than an inward curvature that directly defeats the purpose of the serrations/checkers????? I really grip that sucker tight and pull it into me right at the base/outward curve of the guard, to help with sight alignment and gun control (the real meaning of "gun control"). It can be a valuable retention tool as well if a VTA is attempting a takeaway. Again, the question is "Is there any logical (non-aesthetic) reason not to have it?" I've just given several reasons to have it. Also,
1. Snagging is not at all at issue here because these face the front, not the back, so they don't in anyway interfere with a quick draw;
2. Holster availability is a red herring non-issue because if the holster is designed for pistol "X", and pistol "X" has whatever kind of trigger guard, then the gun will fit the holster, period.
3. Ugliness is as always, a non-issue, because for true gunners, beauty follows function, and these are designed for an important reason, so they're attractive from the same standpoint that Glocks in general are attractive (to me) - they WORK.
That's why I think the SW99 is a step backward from the P99 and the new Steyr is only one feature away from the perfect defense pistol. Just my 2 pesos.
[This message has been edited by Futo Inu (edited February 22, 2000).]
A serrated/checkered guard is NOT enough to keep the finger from slipping is a high-stress situation in the way that I personally use them (weak-hand index finger for support to reduce muzzle flip and maintain better overall control) - it may be enough for YOU, but you're wrong to imply they're not needed for anyone. Why on earth WOULDN'T you want to have that extra grip on the pistol, rather than an inward curvature that directly defeats the purpose of the serrations/checkers????? I really grip that sucker tight and pull it into me right at the base/outward curve of the guard, to help with sight alignment and gun control (the real meaning of "gun control"). It can be a valuable retention tool as well if a VTA is attempting a takeaway. Again, the question is "Is there any logical (non-aesthetic) reason not to have it?" I've just given several reasons to have it. Also,
1. Snagging is not at all at issue here because these face the front, not the back, so they don't in anyway interfere with a quick draw;
2. Holster availability is a red herring non-issue because if the holster is designed for pistol "X", and pistol "X" has whatever kind of trigger guard, then the gun will fit the holster, period.
3. Ugliness is as always, a non-issue, because for true gunners, beauty follows function, and these are designed for an important reason, so they're attractive from the same standpoint that Glocks in general are attractive (to me) - they WORK.
That's why I think the SW99 is a step backward from the P99 and the new Steyr is only one feature away from the perfect defense pistol. Just my 2 pesos.
[This message has been edited by Futo Inu (edited February 22, 2000).]