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pbgunrunner · 03-28-2007, 10:15 PM

Anyone else get sick of your thumb bouncing off of the take down lever? Maybe its just me and my big hands, but when I put my left thumb along the frame where it should be I would get it smacked on the edge of the TDL- NOT condusive to good shooting! So I took it to the bench grinder for a trim! It didnt turn out too bad either for a quick job done by hand if I do say so! Anyone else try this or am I the only idiot in the group?

th1npower · 03-28-2007, 10:40 PM

being left-handed does have some perks..

nice quick fix..

leeindy · 03-28-2007, 11:06 PM

looks good. i actually like having my finger hit that. kinda lets me know i have the same grip every time

leeindy · 03-28-2007, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by XD Springer

Hmmmmmmm, I wrap my right thumb down and over my left thumb. Left index finger supports the front of the trigger guard, but I don't "pull" on it. Rather I support the guard so the trigger finger doesn't push the gun to the left.

Left fingers run in the grooves of the right fingers. Push with the left arm, pull with the right arm. Seems like there's ten zillion variants for this stance. I'm pretty square with the feet, knees bent, squated pretty much.

Then there's the offhand stance . . . one handed feet in line with the arm more or less.

What's the "target objective" I suppose is the issue? I just wanna hit a 9" paper plate at 25 feet, repeatedly.

the whole point is consistent grip. but you dont have to listen to me

listen to grandmaster todd jarrett
http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...32856867071363

JBIV · 03-28-2007, 11:42 PM

I think that is great. I always have to adjust, gave me a blister on my thumb first time shooting it. Good Work! Let us know if that spots develops any rust issues. That part is probably melonite, but I'm curious to see how it works out for you.

pbgunrunner · 03-29-2007, 10:26 AM

...next time I have some Duracoat mixed up Ill hose it and the slide release (maybe all the small parts...) so rust shouldnt be an issue!

03-28-2007, 10:15 PM	#1
pbgunrunner XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 160	Took my TDL to the bench grinder!!!!! Anyone else get sick of your thumb bouncing off of the take down lever? Maybe its just me and my big hands, but when I put my left thumb along the frame where it should be I would get it smacked on the edge of the TDL- NOT condusive to good shooting! So I took it to the bench grinder for a trim! It didnt turn out too bad either for a quick job done by hand if I do say so! Anyone else try this or am I the only idiot in the group? __________________ XD .45ACP Tactical Canyon Creek trigger job Agrip in black Don's Fat Rod Wolf #20 lb spring Tru-Glo TFO's Pistol Gear barrel fitted by Canyon Creek Bar-Sto magwell/bumpers Gettin' close to my idea of perfection!

03-28-2007, 11:06 PM	#3
leeindy XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: montana Posts: 2,892	looks good. i actually like having my finger hit that. kinda lets me know i have the same grip every time __________________ USAF F-15 Attack Control Specialist / Range Officer / Defensive Pistol Instructor "A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity" Sigmund Freud Anchorage Practical Shooters Club aka ANPRACS ANPRACS Match Videos click here and here USPSA # A-58756 IDPA # A28338 Co-Founder of the OFFICIAL XDtalk Competition League Another good gun forum http://www.nationalgunforum.com

03-29-2007, 10:26 AM	#6
pbgunrunner XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 160	I thought about that too... ...next time I have some Duracoat mixed up Ill hose it and the slide release (maybe all the small parts...) so rust shouldnt be an issue! __________________ XD .45ACP Tactical Canyon Creek trigger job Agrip in black Don's Fat Rod Wolf #20 lb spring Tru-Glo TFO's Pistol Gear barrel fitted by Canyon Creek Bar-Sto magwell/bumpers Gettin' close to my idea of perfection!

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03-28-2007, 10:40 PM	#2
th1npower XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: eye-oh-uh Posts: 562	being left-handed does have some perks.. nice quick fix..

03-28-2007, 11:42 PM	#5
JBIV XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 267	I think that is great. I always have to adjust, gave me a blister on my thumb first time shooting it. Good Work! Let us know if that spots develops any rust issues. That part is probably melonite, but I'm curious to see how it works out for you.