Got bit on my main hand thumb?

[taseal]

Not sure what it was, but everytime I shot, Something pinched (or scratched, not sure) my thumb. after like 30 rounds or so, I realized there was some blood on the gun and my thumb. looking at the gun, I saw some blood next to the trigger by the trigger housing. I realized because of the small grip, I can't get a full grip on this thing (duh) so the pistol tends to go towards path of least resistance (where my support hand should be) so I think everytime the gun recoils, it's hitting my thumb. I tried to keep my thumb out the way, but then you can't wrap around the grip, and it becomes even more awkard to shoot....

   

   IT IS NOT MY SUPPORT HAND!

   

   any ideas or hints on how to remedy this?

   

[teacher]

Chong grips

[RogueTS1]

If that is your support thumb I would say there is a good chance it is the gases escaping the cylinder and hitting your thumb. I have experienced similar issues when first shooting the little revolvers. It felt like something sharp hitting my thumb. when I moved my support hand thumb away from the front of the cylinder it never happened again.

[taseal]

this is my main hand. (I'm a lefty)

   

   I love the chong grips, but it adds too much bulk. I need this thing in it's smallest form possible.

[Dinadan]

Roguets has a point, but you would have to have your thumb up by the  

   forcing cone for that. A few times I have let my  support thumb (shooting  

   two handed) get up at the front of the cylinder, and while I was never  

   actually cut it sure can hurt.

[taseal]

it was main hand. not off hand. so it was resting near trigger area, and with path of least resistance, looked like it went towards my thumb. if you look closely at the pistol, you'll see little bit of blood by the trigger housing area.

[heyjoe]

press the thumb of your support hand on the backstrap in a parallel position to the backstrap. this should help in reducing movement of the firearm while firing.

[taseal]

it's not my support hand!!!

[Uncle_Lee]

Don't get mad Taseal.

   They can read, they just can't remember what it was.

   

   Is your thumb getting pinched between the trigger and housing?

   Nope didn't think so.

   

   I just dug out a mini. My thumb is laying around the rear of the cylinder when I hold it to shoot it. Those safety notches can have some pretty sharp edges. Is one of those biting you?

[RogueTS1]

I think Uncle Lee has found the problem. Based upon the picture of the laceration and examining the grip hand while holding a mini it appears that the shooting hand thumb could sit right along the rear of the cylinder and as he said those notches can be sharp. Some repeated recoil would do it and the trigger blood could just be drippage; it seems to line up correctly.

   

   Try and rest your thumb on top of your shooting hand ring finger. Better yet, get the secret service grips. They will keep your thumb away from the cylinder and the trigger and manage the recoil much better.

[txbob]

OK, I'm a newby here. What are "the secret service grips"?

   

   txbob

[heyjoe]

Taseal i know its not your support hand thumb that is being cut. I was telling you to press the thumb of your support hand against the backstrap in order to stabilize the gun when you fire to cut down the movement of the gun, thereby preventing the thumb on your DOMINANT hand from being cut.

[taseal]

lol sorry guys. love you all

   

   when I get home, let me see how i'm holding it and see where it lands. when I did that, I actually saw my thumb floating around the trigger housing area, and when I saw the blood I was almost sure, but i'll have to look closer. it can be the safety notches too. but the cut is same axis as my thumb (horizontal) a safety notch would be more diagonal or vertical. I'm going to check to make sure wen I get home though.

   

   heyjoe, I think I know what you mean. I'll try that too

[taseal]

ok I verified, it is the trigger housing (sides of trigger area on the frame). the angle that the cut comes up perfectly matches the area where there is blood.  

   

   heyjoe, the method you mention is kind of awkard. or I got it wrong. could you provide a picture?

[grayelky]

I had to pull mine out of my pocket and hold it several ways to find how it could get cut like your thumb did. I had to lay my thumb alongside the top of my second finger. Could the nail on your trigger finger be doing the damage? It would be at about the correct angle, and same shape and size, I think. If your thumb was bent, would the cut be sorta curved a little?

[taseal]

Gray, it's the side of the trigger housing on the frame that comes up diagonally from the recoil that happens to hit my thumb. I laid the pistol and moved it like it would under recoil based on my hold. it lined up perfectly with the cut and went right along the angle of the cut. I have to figure a way out to keep my main hand thumb out of the way. I tried pushing down on my main thumb with my support thumb, and that sort of seemed to work. I will have to try at the range.  

   

   I posted about how to properly grip the mini. I'm gonna have to come up with a decent way to hold it , and practice it. I mean any hold will work for the distance this thing is intended for, but I would still like to find a nice way to do it.

   

   edit -  

   

   I just tried to hold it like you way you did. that would actually be a very similar but, but that brings me to another question. are you guys pulling the trigger with your middle part of your finger? I always use the 1st part (1st joint?) like I would with a precision rig, or a semi auto pistol. I never have that much trigger finger in any weapon I shoot. always the 1st joint.

   

   I did realize the grip is little better (wrap around) if I use 3rd or 2nd joint on trigger finger to fire. but I will almost have 0 trigger control that way

[RogueTS1]

Nope; I use the 1st joint or there abouts but then I do not have large hands. Larger grips should make it easier to grip and pull the trigger better.

[grayelky]

If you can't work out something else, try a little sanding/filing of the portion that is causing the cut. Slightly rounding it may solve your problem without having to learn a new grip.

[naabug]

keep your thumb off the side of the cylinder when you shoot.the back edge of the cylinder used to cut my thumb the same way.

[leatherneck70]

Im a lefty. same thing first couple of rounds cut thumb. realized it was the sharp edge on back of cylinder. take a file or stone and knock that edge down slightly.

[appliancejunk]

What are "the secret service grips"?

[RogueTS1]

Good example is what NAA refers to as "oversized" grips; blace rubber for the BW or the Rosewood ones.