My experience with finger grooves is; they are never located where my fingers need to be.
My experience with finger grooves is; they are never located where my fingers need to be.
I never liked the finger grooves on my gen 3 Glocks. I removed them and haven’t looked back since. I’ve also done the trigger guard undercut and added mag wells which help raise my hand higher on the grip.
This works for me, but might not be everyone’s cup of tea.
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While I respect the authors point of view in this matter, he should also concede that finger grooves may work for him, but that doesn't mean they work for everyone, especially in a mass produced platform, that isn't custom fitted for each shooter.
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There is not much room around here when debating SME's.. but here it goes anyway. Lowering your grip is just about the polar opposite of what every instructor I have used teaches. I get where Mr. Gonzales is coming from, as a super high grip on a Glock can cause trigger finger entry into the trigger guard to be troublesome for some folks, but not all.
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So much for undercutting trigger guard.
Jeez.
Absolutely my thought on that. Anything that lowers my grip is bad, I've always been taught the higher the grip the better for controllability.
Just did some draw and dry fire practice with my Carry Optics gun. Interestingly, finger grooves on the 19.4 with medium beavertail backstrap forces my grip so high, I almost NEED an undercut. So I find the grooves to be beneficial, especially if combined with a small magwell. Are you guys shooting 17s, or are my hands really that unusual?
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Perhaps you are just the lucky individual that the grooves location was designed for.
I never had an issue with finger grooves and they seem to fit my hand on every gun I've used. I have pachmyr grips on my Colt Defender and the A2 never bothered me. So maybe I'm an oddball too. In theory I have that magic hand geometry, I should like the Gen 4 better, but for me Gen 5 is better than the Gen 4 in every way. Timed.
I am using 19.5 with medium back strap and 19x with no backstrap. Its not about feel or comfort, it's about finding the best solution. I like the feel of no backstrap best, but medium works better. Glocks are cheap, reliable, and easy to work on. Custom work is generally cheap and the guns generally maintain their reliability so long as you're not dicking with triggers . It's a free country so pick your poison and shoot the crap out of it to find what works.
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