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XDfishing_buddy · 03-30-2006, 11:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1GKEK

Mojo,

Stopped by the range at lunch for a "quickie". Sent 50 rounds downrange with the gentlest, lightest touch I could muster. I even whispered "gently" each time I fired.....

The trigger still does a number on my finger, and the people that were in the stalls next to me think I'm psychotic. Thanks for the advice.

Have you called SA? If so, did you get the same BS response I did?

Thanks,

XDFB

1GKEK · 03-30-2006, 11:47 AM

No, I didn't bother calling SA. I'm not sure it's a defect. I think more likely it's just the way it is. Maybe it's technique, maybe I've got "..city hands... from countin' money all your life..." (name that movie)

I suspect that the snappy (IMO) recoil of the .40 + the trigger safety design contributes to the aggrivation. I've got about 1,000 rounds through a S&W 5906 as a comparison point, and have never had a problem there. Of course a smaller round + smoother trigger + much heavier gun probably rules out "trigger slap" on teh S&W, but it's all I've got.

Maybe I'll just have to pick up that XD45 for comparison purposes. The wife will understand, it's for scientific research......

Cheers.

GAshooter · 04-05-2006, 10:24 PM

I havent had ne trouble with the trigger! Personally i like the trigger.

WyoBob · 04-06-2006, 08:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1GKEK

, maybe I've got "..city hands... from countin' money all your life..." (name that movie)

"Jaws"

WyoBob

abnrgrcol · 04-08-2006, 10:31 PM

mikeb: At the Police Academy I teach the recruits to:

1. Take up the slack as rapidly as possible to where the actual trigger press starts
2. Press the trigger to achieve a surprise "break" of the sear
3. Once the gun goes "bang" keep pressing through (also known as "followthrough")

All of the above is done gently, without hard pressure and without "mashing." Pressing too hard on followthrough could cause that painful finger syndrome.

I also teach a fast reset. ( "Reset fast, Press slow.")

I shoot an XD9, no problems with finger pain.

vashooter · 04-09-2006, 05:21 PM

Once again my two cents worth ...maybe you have a sore finger from loading mags? Or you might have city hands but I can shoot my XD40 all day and never get a scratch. Seems odd to me I hope you figure it out.

Migue · 04-13-2006, 11:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WHENSON417

Try shooting a CZ100. That trigger slap will bruise your finger in 10 rounds it is so hard...

Try a WASR-10. That will give you sore finger to remember.

No trigger slap on mine xD-40

chupacabrachus · 07-12-2006, 07:02 PM

My XD officially has trigger slap too. Last winter I just thought it was the cold making my finger hurt, but today it actually broke skin. My XD never ever ever used to do this. I've never used gloves before, my fingers are not any more or less callused, dry, moist, etc. Today I couldn't even finish 100 rounds due to the wound caused by the trigger. I'm calling SA.

Tard · 07-12-2006, 08:16 PM

I've fired 1500 rounds in a weekend class and never got a sore finger.
It was the ONLY thing not sore, however.

MaidMarian · 07-12-2006, 08:27 PM

And I thougt blistering from reloading was bad

04-05-2006, 10:24 PM	#33
GAshooter XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Augusta,GA Posts: 126	I havent had ne trouble with the trigger! Personally i like the trigger. __________________ 9mm 4inch Black XD Colt .357 Magnum Ruger 10/22 Mossberg 12 Guage Custom 280 Baikal .410 Savage Custom .17 HMR

04-09-2006, 05:21 PM	#36
vashooter XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Newport News. Virginia Posts: 236	Once again my two cents worth ...maybe you have a sore finger from loading mags? Or you might have city hands but I can shoot my XD40 all day and never get a scratch. Seems odd to me I hope you figure it out. __________________ \"there is nothing contrved by man by which so much happiness is produced by a good tavern or\"inn\"

07-12-2006, 07:02 PM	#38
chupacabrachus XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,431	it's confirmed My XD officially has trigger slap too. Last winter I just thought it was the cold making my finger hurt, but today it actually broke skin. My XD never ever ever used to do this. I've never used gloves before, my fingers are not any more or less callused, dry, moist, etc. Today I couldn't even finish 100 rounds due to the wound caused by the trigger. I'm calling SA.

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03-30-2006, 11:47 AM	#32
1GKEK XDTalk Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: O'Fallon, MO Posts: 47	No, I didn't bother calling SA. I'm not sure it's a defect. I think more likely it's just the way it is. Maybe it's technique, maybe I've got "..city hands... from countin' money all your life..." (name that movie) I suspect that the snappy (IMO) recoil of the .40 + the trigger safety design contributes to the aggrivation. I've got about 1,000 rounds through a S&W 5906 as a comparison point, and have never had a problem there. Of course a smaller round + smoother trigger + much heavier gun probably rules out "trigger slap" on teh S&W, but it's all I've got. Maybe I'll just have to pick up that XD45 for comparison purposes. The wife will understand, it's for scientific research...... Cheers.

04-08-2006, 10:31 PM	#35
abnrgrcol XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 51	mikeb: At the Police Academy I teach the recruits to: 1. Take up the slack as rapidly as possible to where the actual trigger press starts 2. Press the trigger to achieve a surprise "break" of the sear 3. Once the gun goes "bang" keep pressing through (also known as "followthrough") All of the above is done gently, without hard pressure and without "mashing." Pressing too hard on followthrough could cause that painful finger syndrome. I also teach a fast reset. ( "Reset fast, Press slow.") I shoot an XD9, no problems with finger pain.

07-12-2006, 08:16 PM	#39
Tard XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Machias, WA Posts: 3,928	I've fired 1500 rounds in a weekend class and never got a sore finger. It was the ONLY thing not sore, however.

07-12-2006, 08:27 PM	#40
MaidMarian XDTalk Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Panhandle, FL Posts: 43	And I thougt blistering from reloading was bad