Playing around with it dryfiring, it's just poor trigger control... but I seem to keep the gun much more steady through the trigger pull with a VERY light pressure on the frame with the left thumb. Yeah... Brian may cut it off, or break it for me to fix it!
Probably because I have to force my trigger finger so far outward to get the pad of my finger on the trigger, it makes the pull awkward, and I push the gun to the left pulling the trigger.
Thanks.
Jack
that made me take another look at the picture. I can't tell but in the upper pic it look's like the bottom of your trigger finger maybe making ccontact with the trigger guard. Make sure that does not happen.
Also on parts to make your trigger finger shorter, you might try the wedge MSH it's for an S_I but can be easily modified to fit a 1911.
http://www.dawsonprecision.com/ProductDetail.jsp?LISTID=27C0000-1094593472
Also may get some inexpensive grips and try epoxy to build up the right panel some.
P.S. I could never run with out my left thumb lightly touching either it just felt weird hanging out in space.
I just read the other day that Saul Kirsch builds up his grip with epoxy putty of some sort. I'm REALLY curious to see how thick his grip is.
I played around with it- laid my hand flat against the top of the slide... the tip of my middle finger at the bore, the heel of the hand goes all the way to the hammer.... Much longer than most people from what I see of grip pictures.
This, as I said, leaves very little "real estate" for the left palm on the grip panel because the fingers of the right hand cover so much of that panel.
Doublestacks fit me a lot better, but I live in california... the only 1911 doubles we can get are paras..
Since I sent back the 1911, I only have the 22/45 and an "XD" to play with- though I think you may be right- I might be lightly touching the bottom of the trigger guard with the trigger finger-
I'll have to check and work on that when I get the sig back. Doesnt happen on the 22/45 but they're similar.... not the same.
Thanks for the input.
Jack