Your solution to engaging slide stop

[Cump]

Put 10 mags through my Ruger Lc9s today. Twice, I got sloppy when shooting fast, my grip loosened up, and I engaged the slide stop upon recoil. This happened with the thumbs forward grip, but I'm not sure where the contact was since my grip lossened. I think the only other gun i have experienced this with was a lcp2.

I found two solutions, but they aren't my standard grip, so i have to practice more. And they may pose other problems... MOne was to ride the top of the safety with my right thumb, which seemed to secure my grip. The other was to hold it like a revolver, with the left thumb on top of the right.

Have you run into this with any micros or subcompacts, and what was your solution?

 

[Bama59]

Thumbs forward grip with M&P Shield keep my right thumb out just a little

 

[pblanc]

I am a right-handed shooter. The thumb of my shooting hand (right thumb) rides atop the knuckle at the base of my support hand thumb (left thumb). This keeps it out of contact with the slide and the slide stop levers of all of the pistols I shoot.

I shoot model 1911s this way as well. I do not ride the top of the thumb safety lever with my shooting hand thumb.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

I have boney fingers and hands that are a little above average in size, which doesn't make for the strongest grip. Rather than a thumbs forward grip, I often have to keep them jacked out to the side at about 30 degrees otherwise the slide doesn't lock on the last round. I am working on being very cognizant of the firmness of my grip, and shooting 10mm emphasizes a poor technique, so I use that feedback.

 

[ATLDave]

I ran into it when I stuck a thumb rest on my competition gun, which pushed the top of my left thumb up enough to bump the lever. I ground away the stop on the slide lock lever so it no longer can lock back. You may not want to go that route, but I would rather deal with a slide that won't lock back than settle for a grip that is less than optimal for recoil control and accuracy purposes.

Every once in a while, at a non-competition-oriented shooting range, I'll have a range safety officer ask/tell me to lock the slide back.* I tell them it can't be locked back. They always assume that I'm incompetent and that they will be able to lock it back. It's pretty funny watching them try to lock it back before finally conceding that, yeah, it doesn't lock back. Good times.

*In the context of me having the gun on the bench while I load magazines. If they're trying to clear/secure the range for some reason, I'll just bag the gun.

 

[BSA1]

I have too many years shooting revolvers. Thumbs are down and out-of-way. While in theory it slows down the time on my reloads in my case it is not enough to matter.