- Aug 5, 2014
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As some of you know I shoot on the regular and am fairly well versed in firearms and shooting related practices...
However after the range this weekend I am having a few issues that I cannot correct and its playing havoc on my accuracy and on my hands.
Due to not having a large stature and having average to small sized hands I can't the best of grips on my larger pistols. My older much more compact 9mm I have 0 issues with but my Walther PPX (.40) and Kahr TP45 I am constantly scraping the top of my thumb near the base of it to the point of ripping skin away and making it painful to shoot.
I can't set my grip any lower as I won't have a good enough handle on the firearm. Is there anything I can do short of selling my two pistols to correct this? Also, do you guys have any suggestions on how to help my grandfather with his grip problem? He's in his 80s and I like to take him out to the range as it is one of the few things he can still do (Post-Polio, Heart Surgeries, Knee Replacements, Hip Replacement in the last 7-10 years). However, he recently bought a Ruger SR9E and it's quite fickle with firm grip and failure to extract. What can I do to help his grip; if there is even anything I can do.
However after the range this weekend I am having a few issues that I cannot correct and its playing havoc on my accuracy and on my hands.
Due to not having a large stature and having average to small sized hands I can't the best of grips on my larger pistols. My older much more compact 9mm I have 0 issues with but my Walther PPX (.40) and Kahr TP45 I am constantly scraping the top of my thumb near the base of it to the point of ripping skin away and making it painful to shoot.
I can't set my grip any lower as I won't have a good enough handle on the firearm. Is there anything I can do short of selling my two pistols to correct this? Also, do you guys have any suggestions on how to help my grandfather with his grip problem? He's in his 80s and I like to take him out to the range as it is one of the few things he can still do (Post-Polio, Heart Surgeries, Knee Replacements, Hip Replacement in the last 7-10 years). However, he recently bought a Ruger SR9E and it's quite fickle with firm grip and failure to extract. What can I do to help his grip; if there is even anything I can do.