shooting wierd

[dcnewyork]

OK. the other day I smashed my right index finger, my trigger finger. Went out shooting today, hurt to pull trigger. So i just adjusted my grip,put my hurt finger on the bolt, squeezed trigger with middle finger. WOW I shot better that way than ever. At least from a bench, I was shooting very well, I could actualy feel the triger break so much better with my middle finger. The cool thing was that I already had my hand on the bolt, Talk about a fast follow up! Any one ever shoot like this, or know someone who does? Should i practice like this? Is there anything inherently wrong with squeezing trigger with a finger other than trigger finger? Is it a bad habit? but i really did shoot pretty sweet, and it felt good. Granted i was only shooting one gun, others may hurt if i tryed, but for this one i may have found a sweet grip.

[bladerunner]

whatever works for you....one problem i see is that if you had a hard kicking caliber,it would tend to get out of your hand easier with only your two weakest fingers holding it

[mountainview]

Well DC, welcome to the world of middle finger trigger pullers. For some of us, it is a requirement rather than an option. Since I got arthritis rather severely in my "trigger finger", I've had to use the middle one. I thought it would cause me a lot of problems and was worried that my shooting days, much like my youth, was behind me. But my experience is much like yours and I've not found any loss in my accuracy or ability to control my firearms though other chores can be problematic (arthritis sufferers can relate I'm sure). The one thing I have found is that it is a good idea to keep the index finger snug on the bolt since some of the hard kickers can jump and whack your finger though you do tend to learn that lesson right quick.