What's the reason for squared off trigger guards?

What's the reason for squared off trigger guards?
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So people who want to have something to grab on to. The advisability of doing so is debatable.

there is another point not mentioned. The squared off trigger guard give a (relatively) sharp "point" when the pistol is used as an impact weapon.

It's almost never talked about (outside of specialist discussions) because we all feel it shouldn't need to happen (because we should shoot and stop the attacker) but real world gunfighting still sometimes does include using the gun to hit someone, not just the bullets. its a last ditch, desperation thing, usually, but it can still happen.

So, its a feature some people think they need and use, and others don't, and don't use, and it has a feature no one wants to need to use.

personally, I don't use it, have tried, simply not for me. I have a couple of Sigs with it, I just ignore it, and, as far as I can tell, my shooting hasn't suffered because of that. ;)
 
"What's the reason for squared off trigger guards?"

To make pistols uglier?
Most likely to follow a fad that has now pretty much faded into obscurity.
 
I shoot a lot of USPSA , Steel Challenge etc. I never use a index finger on the
front of the trigger guard. There ARE some very good shooters that do. Jerry
Miculek, Eric Grauffel and Angus Hobdell come to mind.

However---in GSSF matches I do. Only on my G36 and G43. Gets my support hand
just a bit higher on the gun, and my accuracy and shot-to-shot splits are measurably
faster. I use a standard thumbs forward grip on the G17, G26 and G21.
 
I also see people shooting Glocks with their elbows locked, when I can't even hold most of my pistols with locked elbows; I think it must be the Glock grip angle? :)
 
I have a S&W 4566 in 45ACP it's built like a tank and shoots anything I feed it 100% . It has a square trigger guard , never bothered me and I hold it like any other . Finding a perfect holster could be a problem .
 
One of the few international competitors who uses the support hand index finger on trigger guard grip is Eric Grauffel who describes it some here and can be seen in the vid below.

Eric: I am one of the few guys having a support finger in front of the trigger guard. Why? Because for me it is very confortable. I have some other techniques especially on the move, and moving in and out of positions.
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http://blog.shooting-performance.co...auffel-one-of-the-best-shooters-in-the-world/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj_kfU8yoCY

tipoc
 
I put my left index finger on the front of the trigger guard. I was taught that way in 1987. Round or square I do it all the time.

David
 
I'm going to try it with my XD9 when I go to the range on Wednesday, but I'm not optimistic; my hands are somewhat smaller than average. I will actually working on implementing several tactics for improving my recoil control.

Edit to update -- As it turns out, my hands are big enough, and the index finger in front of the trigger guard does seem to make my grip more secure. I am going to do some more comparison shooting, but it looks like this modification may make its way into my arsenal, so to speak.

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Some old folks will just never adapt to bent over thumbs up squated "combat" stance, and just keeping using the modified weaver with the old push/pull. Works for semi's and revolvers.
 
zeke Some old folks will just never adapt to bent over thumbs up squated "combat" stance, and just keeping using the modified weaver with the old push/pull. Works for semi's and revolvers.
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And some still swear by the "cup & saucer" :rolleyes:
 
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