SpringField says trigger slap is normal...

[Loves2Shoot]

Sorry I missed this thread. Some XD's do "slap" your finger hard, hard enough to hurt in fact. Where you place the finger doesn't matter, the trigger safety will sting your finger. It can be fixed, and it is not due to technique, it is mechanical.

I would say the number than do this enough to actually hurt from my experience is less than 1 in 100.

[The Knight Of Light]

I was wondering when you'd get here!!

I will buy into the trigger safety slapping.

[Osprey Whisperer]

Originally Posted by Loves2Shoot

Sorry I missed this thread. Some XD's do "slap" your finger hard, hard enough to hurt in fact. Where you place the finger doesn't matter, the trigger safety will sting your finger. It can be fixed, and it is not due to technique, it is mechanical.

I would say the number than do this enough to actually hurt from my experience is less than 1 in 100.

Is this an issue that could initially NOT exist, but develop over time? As I mentioned, the problem did NOT exist for the first 100 rounds or so, but the 2nd time out , I noticed this problem. The only work done on the gun between shoots was a standard cleaning.

Just wondering if this is an issue that can develop or is it usually existant from the get go? Also is this an issue that can be easily fixed or does the gun need to be sent back to Springfield ?

Thanks.

[Wheelgunner]

Originally Posted by 40SWXDSHOOTER

I'm sitting here dry firing my XD carry gun, I know dry firing is bad, so they say,...

Page 11 of XD Operation and Safety Manual, under Handling:

"...By practicing operations without ammunition (or with dummy shells), you will become familiar with:

• Safety Features,
• Trigger control (dry firing),
• etc...

[Wheelgunner]

Originally Posted by 40SWXDSHOOTER

... and use just the tip of your finger when you are shooting.

I believe that most professional shooters recomend the pad of your trigger finger.

I think if you use the tip of trigger finger there is a tendency to push the shot to the left.

I think Caswell had a target called the Handgun Target Analysis Guide.

The post about the Caswell target was on another thread somewhere.

[Wheelgunner]

Osprey Whisperer,

The trigger slap happened to me when I shot 115 gr. WWB ammo, but it did not happen when I shot mild 124 gr. load-X loads.

I am waiting for my order of 9 different loaded amuntion boxes of 9mm made from various manufacturers and consisting different bullet weights of 115 gr, 124 gr, and 147 gr.

Origionally I purchased them to see what might group the best in my particular XD.

Then I thought I could also monitor trigger feel upon firing.

But then my buddy gave me a sear & spring kit from Springer Precision. I just put it in and I hope to try it out sometime this coming week.

I'll have to get some more WWB 115 gr from the same store and hopefully the same lot to use as a control.

Dan

[40SWXDSHOOTER]

Originally Posted by Wheelgunner

I believe that most professional shooters recomend the pad of your trigger finger.

I think if you use the tip of trigger finger there is a tendency to push the shot to the left.

I think Caswell had a target called the Handgun Target Analysis Guide.

The post about the Caswell target was on another thread somewhere.

Ok maybe I should have said the pad instead of the tip, but you should use the part of your finger that is after the last knuckle going out to the end of the finger.

[powerstroker]

diesel mechanic

[powerstroker]

Originally Posted by 1GKEK

I'm tryin' to think of a career field that would build up a thick callous on the end of your trigger finger...........

any takers?

[Wheelgunner]

Originally Posted by powerstroker

diesel mechanic

Check That! Dump trucks, graders, backhoes, tractors, fire trucks, crane trucks, boom trucks, all take its toll on your hands and body.

Its how I got "hard hands".

Used to piss off the wife when I ran my hands up and down her fishnet stockings, my rough hands would tear up those silk stockings before I had a chance to rip them off.