coltlover Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Nitrofin seems to be quite popular here. Love mine! May try one on a Dan Bedell open gun I have coming soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punished Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 I use one, wish I switched to it long ago at this point. Now if I can find an oversized mag release button that doesn't make contact with my offhand my world would almost be perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSGJohnV Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Punished, are you me? I have the same problem. I ended up just using a Dawson extended drilled and tapped release with a Wolff extra power spring. I have a nitro find as well. Love the hell out of that thing. Great index point and helps me get the same grip every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sschultz Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 I put one on my Para I had to do a very small amount of fitting. Wish I had done it long ago. Now I wish BladeTech would make a holster that would fit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximis228 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Love my nitro fin on both my open guns! I use the STI extended mag release and angle it so it doesn't hit my weak hand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waktasz Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Are you supposed to put the tip of your thumb on these things or jam it into the base of the thumb? I have grip tape on my frame slightly forward of where coltlover has his, and that's where my thumb goes. I can't figure out how people are comfortably using these devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximis228 Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Are you supposed to put the tip of your thumb on these things or jam it into the base of the thumb? I have grip tape on my frame slightly forward of where coltlover has his, and that's where my thumb goes. I can't figure out how people are comfortably using these devices. Its all about hand size. I have a big palms and shorter fingers. My weakhand thumb natural lays where the rest is at. I know people with larger hands would like the Go Gun thumbrest better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punished Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 Punished, are you me? I have the same problem. I ended up just using a Dawson extended drilled and tapped release with a Wolff extra power spring. I have a nitro find as well. Love the hell out of that thing. Great index point and helps me get the same grip every time. Could be! Definitely awesome for an index point. I have the dawson extended mag release now, with the button my hand applies just enough pressure to either cause a jam or the mag drops slightly and it wont feed. So I've found the extended release with no button attached works perfectly. My weakhand barely touches the release at this point, so I don't think Ill ever find something to mount on it and not cause problems. I'm always confused on how everyone shoots with extended buttons and doesn't have this problem. Specially the guys with larger hands. Are you supposed to put the tip of your thumb on these things or jam it into the base of the thumb? I have grip tape on my frame slightly forward of where coltlover has his, and that's where my thumb goes. I can't figure out how people are comfortably using these devices. I consider myself to have medium sized hands, when I grip the gun the nitrofin rests towards the rear of my thumb and I find it helps me drive the gun during recoil and gives me an awesome index point. I know this is not the proper way to shoot with a thumb rest as putting force on a *thumb rest [generic]* will cause you to push your shots, but I'm on target faster and have quicker splits with it. I honestly feel this one, $110 part completely changed how my 2011 handles. Because of how easy the install was and that I wanted something to sit back towards the web of my thumb I went with the nitro fin over drilling/mounting a more forward placed thumb rest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigcraig Posted October 16, 2015 Share Posted October 16, 2015 I like the Nitro fin a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quack Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I use it in my home built gun. My other guns feel naked without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billdozer Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I put one on my Para I had to do a very small amount of fitting. Wish I had done it long ago. Now I wish BladeTech would make a holster that would fit. I called and asked them. They made me a wrs holster for an edge with one, for 4 gun. I had to wait a minute, but it got done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911A12011 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 i like them limited and planning to try them out for open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punished Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I put one on my Para I had to do a very small amount of fitting. Wish I had done it long ago. Now I wish BladeTech would make a holster that would fit.I called and asked them. They made me a wrs holster for an edge with one, for 4 gun. I had to wait a minute, but it got done. This is where I'm stuck now as well. I have a safariland but now with the nitrofin it doesn't quite fit. I'm thinking of cutting a slot down the holster to make it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billdozer Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I cut out a BladeTech doh holster for uspsa. No big deal to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Antichrome Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I love my Nitro Fin, wont have a Limited gun without it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11287 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 I agree with many of the above post about good result with the NitroFin. Also look at the one from Phoenix Trinity. A little different angle but I love mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TennJeep1618 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 (edited) I currently use one on my Limited gun. I'm about to replace it with a GoGun, though. My thumb rests on it well, but it doesn't do anything to help control recoil. Edited October 17, 2015 by TennJeep1618 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sschultz Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Bill can you post a pic of your holster and the cuts you made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmetzler01 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I have a nitro fin, used it on my Aperio, but don't use it any more. The product works well and I like it; however, I was having problems with my grip on my ccw as I was becoming too reliant on the thumb rest. Now I have one grip for both my competition gun and my ccw. I may use it again in the future as I do like the product. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911A12011 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I put one on my Para I had to do a very small amount of fitting. Wish I had done it long ago. Now I wish BladeTech would make a holster that would fit.I called and asked them. They made me a wrs holster for an edge with one, for 4 gun. I had to wait a minute, but it got done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911A12011 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 hey billdozer, pls show us a picture of your blade-tech that fits the fin nitro. thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billdozer Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I'll try. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ngqo2w6mrdyxcfk/2015-10-17%2021.24.54.jpg?dl=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billdozer Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 https://www.dropbox.com/s/gsonvp7mady6v91/2015-10-17%2021.24.00.jpg?dl=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1911A12011 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 thanks billdozer! i'll order from blade-tech on monday. is the second picture the "WRS LEVEL II DUTY HOLSTER" from factory? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billdozer Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Yes. It took them a couple months to get a fixture made for it and get it produced, but it looks a lot better than my dremel special. Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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