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I’m considering replacing my CCW so I stopped into a store today. Both the Glock and the Hellcat rub and irritate my middle finger where the trigger guard and front strap meet. It only takes a few seconds to realize that it’s not right for me. The Walter PPS had a nicely rounded junction and was very comfortable. Does anyone else have frequent issues with certain frames?
 
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I’m considering replacing my CCW so I stopped into a store today. Both the Glock and the Hellcat rub and irritate my middle finger where the trigger guard and front strap meet. It only takes a few seconds to realize that it’s not right for me. The Walter PPS had a nicely rounded junction and was very comfortable. Does anyone else have frequent issues with certain frames?

That's an incredibly common Glock "thing." In basic classes we see this with new shooters or recent Glock converts. It'll eventually callous up, but in the short term taping up the friction point (usually just distal from the second knuckle) works. By Day Ten the kids all look like they joined a cult that uses first aid or duct tape on the middle finger as a membership badge.
 
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The effect you describe is why I didn't enjoy shooting my brother's Glock a while back.

I discussed it with a P320 owner who grinned big and handed me a furniture sanding block (sponge). He'd run it over the trigger guard on his P320 a little bit. What a difference it made! Rub on the sanded area with your thumb a little, and the fresh sanding marks go away... can't really tell it's been done. Cool




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This bothered me so much shooting my first Sig, a P228, I decided to do something about it. Took down the edge a bit, then refinished over. (And you're right about Walthers, they seem to do that part right.)


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Glock knuckle hurts until you get used to it. Gen 5 is much better than previous gens though.
 
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I have that problem with about every handgun I own. I find it frustrating that gun manufacturers can't do a little more to alleviate that problem. They do just about everything else to make your grip more comfortable.


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I think the reason gun manufacturers don't do much to alleviate the problem is that it doesn't affect that many people.

I've only met a handful of people who had that problem in all my years of shooting and even now, of the couple of dozen I shoot with on a regular basis, only one has that problem, and he has very large hands.
 
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Most plastic framed guns have a small amount of flashing or mold mark in the center (side to side) that I trim down with an Exacto knife or razor blade. Some need a little sanding with a fine grit paper too.
I go completely around the frame of any new gun as it's also where the web between your thumb and index finger contacts under the beaver-tail and inside the trigger guard too.
Just a slight bit of that raised sharp edge does a job on the top or side of your finger where the skin is thin unlike the callus areas.


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I have a callus there


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I took a sanding wheel on my dremel and just slooooowly made a cut. A little fine wet dry to smooth it out, presto all gone.
 
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I don't seem to have that problem much. One of my best friends does, though. That's the main reason he hasn't bought a P320, yet. He likes it, but knows the trigger guard is going to irritate that finger badly.

ISTM it wouldn't be all that difficult on a "plastic" pistol to gently, neatly radius that a bit with a Dremel tool or the like?



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I don't seem to have that problem much. One of my best friends does, though. That's the main reason he hasn't bought a P320, yet. He likes it, but knows the trigger guard is going to irritate that finger badly.

ISTM it wouldn't be all that difficult on a "plastic" pistol to gently, neatly radius that a bit with a Dremel tool or the like?


It should be pretty easy, and a dremel might even be too aggressive for the job. I can imagine it getting melty or taking way too much off too fast if you weren't really careful.




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Geez, does no one actually read thread posts anymore? Literally the post above yours clearly states I take a dremel with sanding wheel to my Glocks (or 320’s if I needed that) and if you go slow it’s easy and effective. Follow up with suitable wet dry sandpaper to smooth/match it up.

I guess I’m on ignore.
 
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I haven't shot a Hellcat enough to notice.

The Glock- trigger guard reduction solves that problem.

Ken / Kent at Polymer Refined did an excellent job at stippling and the reduction. However, he decided to close shop.


Dremmel tool with the sandpaper wheel and GO SLOW! Practice on something before you get to grinding away your Glock! Plastic, a piece of kydex...


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ISTM it wouldn't be all that difficult on a "plastic" pistol to gently, neatly radius that a bit with a Dremel tool or the like?


Wrapping small pieces of progressively finer sandpaper around the correct size dowel works very well. Very little chance of taking away too much at once.
 
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On this note, I have a billet AR lower with a knife like edge on the machined it trigger guard. It's brutal, I don't know what genius thought it was a good idea. I'm getting close to taking a file to it.
 
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If you recall, this is one of those easily missed details that Langdon did to their 92 frames on the LTT Elite. Added a bevel along the whole trigger guard.
 
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High grit wet/dry sandpaper wrapped around a Sharpie does the trick in no time.
 
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I’m considering replacing my CCW so I stopped into a store today. Both the Glock and the Hellcat rub and irritate my middle finger where the trigger guard and front strap meet.
Have you actually shot them? My 3rd generation Glock 19 felt this way just holding it, but never gave me a problem actually shooting it. However, I have had a few guns gouge up my trigger finger. The worst offender was a CZ P-01. The sharply curved trigger gouged my finger so badly that it left a flap of skin hanging and stung for several days afterwards. It felt fine just holding it. I suggest, if possible, renting these guns.
 
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I have not shot either of them. I can’t imagine wanting to. I’ve decided to go with the PPS. They seem well regarded, it fits nice, and I can get it with the F8 night sights.
 
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