Sigma 40 Blaster
New member
Guys...especially those who like their plastic .40 cals.
I was shooting IDPA this weekend (and last month) and was almost embarrassed at the muzzle flip I was experiencing that no one else seemed to be having in their pistols. One guy gave me some advice that I tried out last night...curious if other "snappy" pistol shooters use the same grip.
Two handed, left thumb over right thumb (my hands are too small to have both pointed down range). Isosceles stance, elbows locked in, weak hand pushing back slightly, strong hand offering resistance BUT not pushing.
It's a very different grip than I'm used to (someone here called it the bar of soap grip) and my accuracy at 15 yards suffered BUT my recoil control was excellent, follow up shots were much faster, and my "fliers" were just to the left instead of being all over (vertically lined up well). Anyone else here use that (or similar) grip technique on snappier pistols? I don't have much problem with 9mm or .45, just this stupid .40 cal that I love so much.
Also, any right handed left eye dominant shooters? I always shoot about two inches to the left...I don't know if it's shooting isosceles or what but I'm consistently about 1.5 inches from the X at 7 yards. I'm almost to the point of just drifting my sights to compensate IF I can prove that it's not my trigger technique (have guys load snap caps instead of live rounds...no jerking going on).
I was shooting IDPA this weekend (and last month) and was almost embarrassed at the muzzle flip I was experiencing that no one else seemed to be having in their pistols. One guy gave me some advice that I tried out last night...curious if other "snappy" pistol shooters use the same grip.
Two handed, left thumb over right thumb (my hands are too small to have both pointed down range). Isosceles stance, elbows locked in, weak hand pushing back slightly, strong hand offering resistance BUT not pushing.
It's a very different grip than I'm used to (someone here called it the bar of soap grip) and my accuracy at 15 yards suffered BUT my recoil control was excellent, follow up shots were much faster, and my "fliers" were just to the left instead of being all over (vertically lined up well). Anyone else here use that (or similar) grip technique on snappier pistols? I don't have much problem with 9mm or .45, just this stupid .40 cal that I love so much.
Also, any right handed left eye dominant shooters? I always shoot about two inches to the left...I don't know if it's shooting isosceles or what but I'm consistently about 1.5 inches from the X at 7 yards. I'm almost to the point of just drifting my sights to compensate IF I can prove that it's not my trigger technique (have guys load snap caps instead of live rounds...no jerking going on).