Square or concave front trigger guards???

[owlhoot]

I notice this shape trigger guard seems to be gaining ground, and I can't figure out why. The only thing they do is make finding a holster more difficult as far as I can see. So tell me, do any of you actually use the front of your trigger guard as part of your grip when you're shooting?

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

Nope, not me. I find it actually weakens my support hand grip.

 

[Dirtpile]

I do on my G34 when paper punching. I find it steadies the gun.

 

[hhersh]

Yep, I use the trigger guard as part of my grip. My left index finger pulls toward my body from this hold, and steadies my grip considerably...

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

It is a pretty benign feature, not hurting anything except (and this depends on your sensibilities) appearance.

 

[Carl N. Brown]

The square or concave trigger guard is intended for aiding the two-hand grip mode, and some trigger guards are grooved or checkered for the purpose of aiding two-handed hold with the off hand wrapped around the trigger guard. And it does hinder putting the gun back into a holster, and to a lesser extend is not helpful on smooth draw either.

For the opposite of the Square or concave trigger guard, look at the Mauser HSC, Whitney Lightning and Wolverine pistols, or go back to the Remington cartridge revolvers. They were designed that way for holstering ease.

I have an H&K USP with the square and checkered trigger guard. The scope mount that bolts to the underside of the frame in front of the trigger guard has a relief cut for the top finger gripping the trigger guard in two hand mode.

In one pistol model from the early 20th century, its concave trigger guard is actually attached to the slide and is designed to used by the trigger finger to pull the slide back for loading/unloading (don't want to use a two hand grip on that gun). (The trigger guard retracts the slide, but does not reciprocate in cycling: it works like the bolt handle of a UD42 or AR15/M16).