Some Comments & Questions on Ammo, Chapter 2

Doubs · 09-04-2002, 05:15 PM

[quote]Originally posted by jim haycraft:
<strong> I also unloaded 50 rounds through my 1911 WWII vintage Colt, again without incident, except for a blood-blister that developed on the web between my right thumb and forefinger; something was whacking me at each shot, but I was having too much fun to notice until after.</strong><hr></blockquote>

Jim, you have suffered the wounds that come from holding the 1911/1911A1 too high on the grip. The beefy part of your hand's web rolls over the tang and is pinched by the hammer spur during recoil. Lowering your grip just a fraction of an inch will prevent it happening again. One of the modifications of the 1911 to the 1911A1 configuration was making the grip tang longer to lessen the possibility of pinching the web. Although it's difficult to see now, my right hand carries a scar where the hammer of my 1927 Argentine got me when I first bought it.

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09-04-2002, 05:15 PM	#2
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,736 Thanks: 819 Thanked 1,769 Times in 586 Posts	[quote]Originally posted by jim haycraft: <strong> I also unloaded 50 rounds through my 1911 WWII vintage Colt, again without incident, except for a blood-blister that developed on the web between my right thumb and forefinger; something was whacking me at each shot, but I was having too much fun to notice until after.</strong><hr></blockquote> Jim, you have suffered the wounds that come from holding the 1911/1911A1 too high on the grip. The beefy part of your hand's web rolls over the tang and is pinched by the hammer spur during recoil. Lowering your grip just a fraction of an inch will prevent it happening again. One of the modifications of the 1911 to the 1911A1 configuration was making the grip tang longer to lessen the possibility of pinching the web. Although it's difficult to see now, my right hand carries a scar where the hammer of my 1927 Argentine got me when I first bought it.