Two Fingered Trigger pull, Why Not?

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pittspilot

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I was at the range to day and noticed that if I used both fingers on my SIG-PRO DA 1st Trigger pull that I was much more accurate then when I used one finger. The trigger felt just like my long-gun days. Any reasons why one would not want to do this. I thin the chances of having an AD when walking around the house at night are slim. It takes me exactly the same time to reach the trigger with both fingers, as it does one. I am also aware that I may not have both hands in a situation, but why not have the one that is most usefull to you and practise the other holds and trigger pulls. IE you are more accurate with both hands then one and worst with your left hand if you are a righty. We practise each one don't we.

Can you tell I feel a little like a dope for asking this question. It's just that the trigger-pull on the Sig Pro causes me to pull of target slightly. And yes I am practising my Dry-Firing.


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By using two fingers on the trigger, you are reducing the strength of your grip on the gun. This will reduce your ability to absorb recoil (thus increase the time to your second shot). More importantly, it makes it harder for you to retain the gun in the event that it is grabbed.

Take your gun to a gunsmith and get a trigger job instead. That and a lot of dry firing.

Jared
 
Hey, if it works for you then go with it. After all, it's your life, right? The only drawback I could see would be the reduced grip strength that M1911 mentioned. Besides the drawbacks he mentioned, you may also suffer a misfeed due to your hand not providing a good foundation for the gun to recoil against (same effect as limp wristing).

good luck.
 
Interesting...two finger triggers are a popular feature on paintball guns - the objective being (I think) to facilitate rapid firing. In paintball, due to the inherent inaccuracy of the projectiles and guns, careful aiming is uncommon. The most successful technique seems to be to quickly fire 5 or 6 paintballs at the target - assuming that one or two will hit and break. I don't care for the two-finger triggers in paintball, partially becauses it is so different from "real" guns, but who knows - maybe there'd be some advantages to this. I know a lot of other paintball players like them.

Doug

[This message has been edited by DougB (edited September 09, 2000).]
 
Pitts,

I am not an expert marksman, although I am slowly progressing. One thing I have repeatedly read -- and proven through practice -- is precision accuracy is more likely achieved with reduced forces on the trigger. That's why experts frequently use the ball of the trigger finger to shoot. By employing two fingers, the "light touch" desired to exert minimum off-target motion is essentially lost. That's my experience, at any rate.

Have you decided what law school applications you'll actually submit?

Regards.
 
My Hand strength is fine, I actually have good hand strength due to my job function, which is flying aircraft aerobatically. I guess I have just not gotten used to the trigger pull. Its seems that when I use the two finger trigger pull, I can feel the take-up and point of break better then I can when I do single trigger pulls. I guess I just have to practise dry firing more.
 
Thats very odd... I liken it to driving with your left foot on the brake.

If you can do it - and this works best for you... Then thats fine.

Braking with you left foot is best left to driving pros like race car drivers who have a great deal of training and drive specialized cars... I would leave trigger manipulation to the trigger finger personally.
 
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