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<blockquote data-quote="Jefpainthorse" data-source="post: 1687516" data-attributes="member: 11766"><p>Take this for what its worth.</p><p>Every new shooter I've ever heard that talks about bad grip angles, gun feels to thick, to thin or I "shoot good" with this that or the other usually comes in two classes.</p><p>Those who don't know</p><p>And those who have enough training or experience to have an opinion about preferences</p><p></p><p>A correct grip (your hands ...not the handle on the gun) will feel stupid at first. If your thumbs are locked your doing it wrong. Most modern handguns have a grip angle and thickness that's designed to be gripped in a two handed hold... thumbs up and forward... fingers locked under the trigger guard and the index finger contacting the tigger on that finger's tip.</p><p>The average handgun will accomodate that when held (correctly) in average hands. Gun pundits expound on grip angles... the PO8 Luger is supposed to have the perfect angle- and it probably does if you were trained to shoot one-handed as everyone was before the 70's.</p><p></p><p>Invest the time in learning correctly... it won't matter so much what you pick up to shoot if you KNOW HOW TO SHOOT. I have has this proven time after time... I shot with some people years ago who offered a standing bet when I was learning... shoot this match with my gun... and I will trade with you. A shooter with the fundementals can pick up a strange gun and make it hum. I can do that now myself...but I had to open my mind up and learn instead of blaming the gun instead my lack of practiced fundementals.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jefpainthorse, post: 1687516, member: 11766"] Take this for what its worth. Every new shooter I've ever heard that talks about bad grip angles, gun feels to thick, to thin or I "shoot good" with this that or the other usually comes in two classes. Those who don't know And those who have enough training or experience to have an opinion about preferences A correct grip (your hands ...not the handle on the gun) will feel stupid at first. If your thumbs are locked your doing it wrong. Most modern handguns have a grip angle and thickness that's designed to be gripped in a two handed hold... thumbs up and forward... fingers locked under the trigger guard and the index finger contacting the tigger on that finger's tip. The average handgun will accomodate that when held (correctly) in average hands. Gun pundits expound on grip angles... the PO8 Luger is supposed to have the perfect angle- and it probably does if you were trained to shoot one-handed as everyone was before the 70's. Invest the time in learning correctly... it won't matter so much what you pick up to shoot if you KNOW HOW TO SHOOT. I have has this proven time after time... I shot with some people years ago who offered a standing bet when I was learning... shoot this match with my gun... and I will trade with you. A shooter with the fundementals can pick up a strange gun and make it hum. I can do that now myself...but I had to open my mind up and learn instead of blaming the gun instead my lack of practiced fundementals. [/QUOTE]
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