Shadow 2 Undercut.

[speedseeker]

So, just shot my buddies Shadow 2 and loved it. My own Shadow 2 is in transit and I can't wait for its arrival.

That said, my question: Why is there an undercut in FRONT of the trigger guard on the frame?  The grip is great, you can really feel how the hand sits high up on the gun  due to the undercutting in the beavertail and on the bottom side of the trigger guard. But, why is there undercutting in front of the trigger guard?  How would this be used???


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[Psyop96]

Probably for the comp shooters who favor placing their support hand index finger on the trigger guard face to get a correspondingly high hold as their firing hand.

[speedseeker]

Probably for the comp shooters who favor placing their support hand index finger on the trigger guard face to get a correspondingly high hold as their firing hand.

That's what I figured. Just seems odd because, at least from how I see shooters using the front of the trigger guard, just the tip of the finger rests there which gives little opportunity to slip upwards on the gun. Anyways, was just curious as I couldn't imagine how others would use the undercut.


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[Psyop96]

Robin ?ebo varies his support hand grip but in here, he's holding high up and wrapped around the front.

[speedseeker]

Robin ?ebo varies his support hand grip but in here, he's holding high up and wrapped around the front.

Really interesting grip he's using in this pic. When looking closely it doesn't appear he's applying much pressure. Just stands to remind that we should avoid dogma when it comes to our sport. Not sure I could pull that grip off but if it works good for him - and the Shadow 2 forward undercut helps just that little bit extra.

Thanks for sharing.


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[speedseeker]

Robin ?ebo varies his support hand grip but in here, he's holding high up and wrapped around the front.

Just to add a bit more...If I were to use that grip and apply the pressure I normally would with my support hand, the palm of my support hand would interfere with the tip of my trigger finger.  Just goes to how how varied shooters are when it comes to grip.


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[Shadow2]

What would make the most sense to me would be a swapable trigger guard.  you could have multiple sizes, cuts, shapes for competition or defense ect.

[TCKev]

I have XL hands and don't think that would be a comfortable grip for me even though I could reach it without a problem

[rhart]

Doesn't look like that left hand is doing much of anything as far as recoil management.

[speedseeker]

Doesn't look like that left hand is doing much of anything as far as recoil management.

That's the first thing I thought, looks like it's just hanging out there.


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[Psyop96]

Could be a staged pose for a photo shoot.

[1SOW]

Angus Hobdell also used to use the weak hand finger on the trigger guard.  He posted some time back that he quit using it but left open the option.

[Psyop96]

Recently posted shot of ?ebo with the S-2.

[jsedacca]

You'll see a lot of comp shooters (especially women) use this grip for recoil management. I believe the Miculeks use this. Seems to work for them, but everyone is different.

[maleante]

Doesn't look like that left hand is doing much of anything as far as recoil management.

The US secret service trains to shoot like that. I didn't think it would be a good hold until I tried it. It's faster and more stable making my shots more accurate at the same time.