Where Do You Put Your Trigger Finger?

[alsaqr]

Outside the trigger guard.

 

[twofifty]

Indexed outside -but not alongside or against the trigger guard*- should become ingrained through muscle memory. Straying from what was learned through repetition is what sets up an ND.

* alongside trigger guard can be a problem with those who have thick fleshy digits. The fleshy bits will brush against the trigger.

 

[Steve in PA]

How little effort or distraction do you think it would take for a finger placed on the trigger guard to contact the trigger resulting in a AD/ND??? Sudden noise, slip, fall, bump, etc???

It would take direct movement of the trigger finger in order for the trigger to be contacted and pressed.

You may have a better fudge factor when carrying a revolver (heavier trigger pull), but you don't want to get into the mindset of thinking, okay.....I have a revolver I can do this (finger on the trigger guard), but tomorrow when I have my semi-auto I will do something else. You want one method, period. Finger indexed along the frame.

 

[Inebriated]

I keep mine along the frame. My finger extends past the front of the guard on most guns, so I have a pretty deliberate motion into the trigger guard.

 

[BigN]

On the trigger guard on the outside until I plan to use it.

 

[Al Thompson]

How much of an actual risk there is with a heavy DA is an open question

Rookie cop here shot and killed his training officer with a M65 S&W in 1992 or so. The rookie was pistol whipping some dude and he pulled the trigger.

 

[USAF_Vet]

Straight forward, against the frame, directly above the trigger guard - always.

Same as this.

 

[mortablunt]

It depends on the firearm. For a big handgun where I have to stretch to pull the trigger, I keep it on the grip. For a smaller handgun, I keep it rested on the front of the trigger guard. On a rifle with no pistol grip, I keep it behind the trigger guard. If the rifle has a grip, then I rest my finger on the front of the trigger guard. The finger stays out of the guard until it's shooty time, especially if I am doing things like moving around, reloading, counting rounds, or checking a malfunction.

 

[conw]

Where do you put your trigger finger when you are not shooting the pistol?

This strikes me as a very personal question.

 

[JoeSlomo]

Straight forward, against the frame, directly above the trigger guard - always.

Ditto...

I see some people make it a "job" to extend that finger out completely and focus on it being straight along the pistol like Mr. Johnny Safety...

Firearm safety IS a "job". It is also a personal duty, and for some, a professional duty as well.