Finger inside trigger guard

[Robert Richardson]

Outside of matches, as in real life threatening conditions, how many fingers will be inside the trigger guard? For most people, finger outside is a conscious movement, not natural. Just saying.

 

[longbeard]

Outside of matches, as in real life threatening conditions, how many fingers will be inside the trigger guard? For most people, finger outside is a conscious movement, not natural. Just saying.

Practice is what makes it natural.
Finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot is one of the 4 rules. It sounds like you are suggesting safety isn't a priority even in life threatening situations. I would disagree. Shooting people you don't intend is definitely a bad thing.

 

[Trapper Jim]

Outside of matches, as in real life threatening conditions, how many fingers will be inside the trigger guard? For most people, finger outside is a conscious movement, not natural. Just saying.

Millions. And that’s why they need training. If a caveman came upon a handgun, it is intuitive to pick it up with your finger in the trigger guard. It takes education and training with lots of practice to learn it right. We have proven the answers to good gun handling but many won’t know the question.

 

[Robert Richardson]

Practice is what makes it natural.
Finger off the trigger until you are ready to shoot is one of the 4 rules. It sounds like you are suggesting safety isn't a priority even in life threatening situations. I would disagree. Shooting people you don't intend is definitely a bad thing.

No disagreement. Just saying that practice is the only way to make this a natural thing. Just talking about human nature. Don't read into what I said.

 

[bwframe]

Every gun carrier should spend a little time in the shooting sports. A casual match or two, with some frequency, and there would be a LOT more safe gun handlers. We would not have to be discussing finger on the trigger at all.

Your best practice to learn safe gun handling is when someone is watching to make sure you are handling your gun safely.

 

[04FXSTS]

Every gun carrier should spend a little time in the shooting sports. A casual match or two, with some frequency, and there would be a LOT more safe gun handlers. We would not have to be discussing finger on the trigger at all.

Your best practice to learn safe gun handling is when someone is watching to make sure you are handling your gun safely.

I also encourage this. Shooting sports are not training but you do get practice going through the motions of safe gun handling. Finger out of the trigger guard is a conditioned reflex I don't even think of but that is how I pick up a gun. Jim.

 

[Grelber]

Outside of matches, as in real life threatening conditions, how many fingers will be inside the trigger guard? For most people, finger outside is a conscious movement, not natural. Just saying.

It is neither here nor thar perhaps, but it is my opinion that lack of trigger finger discipline is what led to the murder of Ashli Babbitt.

 

[Tanfodude]

It is neither here nor thar perhaps, but it is my opinion that lack of trigger finger discipline is what led to the murder of Ashli Babbitt.

Nah, video shows that shot was deliberate.

 

[Grelber]

Nah, video shows that shot was deliberate.

We can agree to disagree.

 

[Tanfodude]

We can agree to disagree.

Deliberate. https://nypost.com/2021/01/07/videos-show-shooting-of-ashli-babbitt-during-capitol-siege/

 

[Tanfodude]

So, I supported the Indiana section match couple weeks ago by shooting the match. And my performance was cringe. But not as cringe as the lady squad mate who has her finger on the trigger the whole time during malfunction clearing, mag change, and running between arrays with the handgun lowered to chest level. LOL

 

[BoltThrower]

It's pretty obvious to watch that finger and see who is a a serious shooter and who isn't. It becomes a subconscious mechanical skill with just the smallest amount of dryfire firing.

There is one RO in MI who consistently calls people on it, he even stopped me once to verify where my finger was.

 

[Grelber]

Ghost thread revival but I didn't have the picture available back when. Officer's finger on trigger immediately before he stepped forward, raised his gun and shot A.Babbitt in the throat.

 

[Hawkeye7br]

Acknowledge that this is old thread revival. But the topic is fingers inside the trigger guard---

Fingers in the trigger is not limited to action events. Each year, in both 4h and now Scouts, we've had ND from youth shooters who were properly instructed and emphasis warned of the dangerous outcome when closing a bolt action rifle. Kids are sitting at the bench, rifle on sandbags, working the action without clenching their fist closed or without their fingers extended away from the rifle. They close the bolt with their fingers flopping around, fingers go inside the guard just as the bolt closes...gun goes bang...

PLEASE-- parents, uncles, grandads, etc...instruct youth to operate the bolt with fingers clenched in a fist or with them extended out and away from the trigger guard.

 

[Trapper Jim]

The evolution of a ND by a Casual Gun Owner begins when Randy Redneck has his curiosity aroused by the 2A ads. Understanding that it is his right and he doesn’t need anything but a gun.

Now Randy has seen all the caution signs, four gun rules and advice on this forum. But he doesn’t “live it intrinsically”.

So without proper training, he attains one. Laying there on the table, it is intuitive that he puts his finger in the trigger guard to pick it up. Just hang out in a gunshop and you can bear witness to this act all day long.

So since Randy has not yet had a bad experience in doing this, he continues to self learn this irresponsible act. Unfortunately, the bad habit will stay with him forever, even for generations, or after sport shooting, military or police employ, or even some professional instruction course, or until his ND injures or kills his 3 year old toddler in the next room.

Again, this recipe for disaster falls on Randy and all could be avoided if he would “learn and put it into practice and training forever”. That takes commitment , work ethics and responsibility standards.

Much easier to sit on the pot, read gun zines, buy the TShirt, pay the NRA dues and dream of gun fights.

And now you know……..


See you on the range….(and I will be watching your gun handling skills)