Glock 26 trigger or sight issues

[rskent]

Lol boy I feel like I opened up a can of worms.

Not at all. That can has been open for a longtime. As far as the G26, Your gun your choice.
My guns are all zeroed for my hands. My guns, my choice.
My trigger finger is very short and fat so I guess you can predict where the rear sight on my G26 is.

As far as lasers. If you think it helps you, then I say go for it.

 

[JRadice45]

I have a bunch of Glocks, 17's, 19's, and 26's, and they all "shoot left" for me, with the rear sight centered. For me to get POA/POI, I have the right edge of the rear sight on every one of them, on the right edge of the dovetail.

I put night sights on every one I buy, and have the tool, and I know exactly where to put the rear sight that I normally dont have to move them when I first shoot them.

Ive tried all the things the experts say Im supposed to do, change my grip, change my finger positions, etc, and they all still shoot left, if I dont move the rear sight to the right.

Odd thing is, Glocks are the only guns I have to do this with. All my other handguns, auto or revolver, all have the rear sights pretty much centered in the dovetail, if there is one. The Glocks are the only ones I have to change.


Personally, I wouldnt get to crazy worrying about all this. Just drift the sight to the right where you need it and move on. As long as you hit what you were aiming at, who cares?

Same here. I have shot glock 26's, 27's, 19's, and 23's and the one thing they all have in common is the rear sight must favor the right to shoot straight. All of my other semi and revolvers have their sights centered.

I think it comes down to biomechanics and how the gun fits you.

I would leave the sights alone once adjusted for your eyes and shooting style unless you are a brand new pistol shooter. In which case practice for a few months before you make any changes.

 

[JohnKSa]

If you're having trouble getting enough finger on the trigger due to the grip size, the gun's always going to have a tendency to shoot left for you.

Can you get the pad of your finger comfortably on the trigger with a normal firing grip on the gun?

 

[lonestar2222010]

If you're having trouble getting enough finger on the trigger due to the grip size, the gun's always going to have a tendency to shoot left for you.

Can you get the pad of your finger comfortably on the trigger with a normal firing grip on the gun?

I feel like I can still not used to the double stack grip size though

 

[LiveLife]

I feel like I can still not used to the double stack grip size though

I think you maybe adding input to the grip with your 3rd-5th fingers as you pull the trigger back with your index finger (which maybe pushing the trigger to cause shots to move to the left of POA).

Have you tried this grip suggested in previous post? https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...-help-me-speed-up.824618/page-4#post-10902444

Key is using the "V" palm of your shooting hand with "Hook" of support hand to provide firm but neutral push/pull while relaxing the index finger and 3rd-5th fingers of the shooting hand (so as to not add input to the grip) to allow the index finger to freely press back without moving the front sight all the way until the striker is released.

And as demonstrated in the linked video, practice dry firing until you are able to release the striker without moving the front sight.

The push/pull should transfer the grip work to the shoulders and the chest/back muscles so the hands/wrists can be locked without being tired yet provide a solid hold to allow the trigger finger to press back.

When I teach point shooting, I have the students master this grip first (as this can be used with most semi-autos regardless single/double stack with varying grip size) and I have them practice dry firing until front sight does not move.

Then during range session, I have them synchronize POI with POA first by having them draw and checking the sight alignment to POA then next point shooting with focus on the POA (not on the front sight). Once POI is synchronized with POA, they are able to produce holes anywhere on target at will consistently - https://www.thehighroad.org/index.p...-help-me-speed-up.824618/page-4#post-10902245

 

[Obturation]

Can you produce a tight group consistently ? If so drift the sight. If the group is large or you have fliers practice more

 

[JohnKSa]

If the trouble is too little finger on the trigger due to a large group, the trigger pull will drive the gun slightly to the weak-hand side because the finger can't get fully on the trigger to pull it straight back so there's also a slight push towards the weak-hand side. This effect will likely be very consistent so small groups could result.

A similar result (with opposite effect) can happen when a person's hand is so big that they find it difficult to keep the pad on the trigger and curl the finger too far around the trigger. Instead of a straight back trigger pull, the finger also pulls toward the strong hand side, moving the point of impact in that direction.

1. Good groups to the weak-hand side, particularly if the shooter has small hands or the gun grip is large is probably a gun issue--grip too large for the shooter.

2. Good groups to the strong-hand side, particularly if the shooter has very large hands or the gun grip is small is probably a gun issue--grip too small for the shooter.

3. Groups that are larger than they should be (regardless of where they appear on the target) are likely the result of flinching/anticipation.

4. Groups that are decent, but low on the target are likely the result of yanking the trigger.