So, how do you grip a mouse gun?

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I recently stimpled my PM45, I also removed the CT laser and now it feels like a totally different gun.

Anyway, long story short I can't find a grip that I feel comfortable with that also keeps my thumbs away from the slide stop, I just don't have enough room for a decent two handed purchase.

So I'm curious as to exactly how the internet experts grip a mouse gun, have you guys found any tricks/tips for guy with big hands and little guns.

Please do share.:)
 
My right pinky curls up tight under the mag, and my left pinky lays on top of that. Just another one of those habits you might have to practice until you dont think about it anymore.
 
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I'm no expert and I have small hands so I basically do as most do and tuck my remaining finger (or fingers depending on how abbreviated the grip is), under the mag and keep my thumb down and out of the way.
 
If one has a concealed pistol permit or license, in other words- is legal to carry a concealed firearm, why choose a mouse-gun in the first place? A medium sized gun is easily concealed- maybe not to invisibility, but invisibility isn't required.

To more directly answer, if you have chosen to carry a small gun, you've already accepted the compromise. You do the best you can with what you have. If you don't like what you have and cannot accept the compromise, choose something else.
 
JTQ, that may well be my solution. I'll have to try it out and see if I can get used to it. Thanks for that.

The low grips are not going to work for me, it is PM45 so the increased bore axis would allow way to much muzzle jump.



If one has a concealed pistol permit or license, in other words- is legal to carry a concealed firearm, why choose a mouse-gun in the first place? A medium sized gun is easily concealed- maybe not to invisibility, but invisibility isn't required.
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Because I pocket carry.
 
Grip it between your index finger and thumb. Drop in nearest trash receptacle.:evil:
 
DeepSouth said:
Anyway, long story short I can't find a grip that I feel comfortable with that also keeps my thumbs away from the slide stop, I just don't have enough room for a decent two handed purchase.
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Honestly, don't use two hands. When I practice with my pocket guns, I fire them one handed. There's barely room enough for one hand let alone a second hand on many mouse guns.
 
Honestly, don't use two hands. When I practice with my pocket guns, I fire them one handed. There's barely room enough for one hand let alone a second hand on many mouse guns.
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I do the same.

These are last ditch, basically contact guns. By the time youre down to them, and at the distances youre likely to use them, the other hand will likely be busy anyway.
 
DeepSouth said:
I recently stimpled my PM45, I also removed the CT laser and now it feels like a totally different gun.

Anyway, long story short I can't find a grip that I feel comfortable with that also keeps my thumbs away from the slide stop, I just don't have enough room for a decent two handed purchase.

So I'm curious as to exactly how the internet experts grip a mouse gun, have you guys found any tricks/tips for guy with big hands and little guns.

Please do share.:)
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These were designed for gentle folks with medium or smaller hands and are intended to be shot one handed at distances of 10 paces or less. People with large hands should just use their fists.
 
With my LCP I mainly grip it with my right hand. Can barely get 2 fingers on the grip, and most of my squeeze is with my middle finger, to try and get a neutral grip that doesn't pull the muzzle down.
I cup my left hand and push the knuckles of my right hand into it about where the creases are in my palm. Both thumbs point forward, the left thumb hits the side of the frame where the laser guard is (if the barrel was any shorter, my thumb would stick out beyond it, can't imagine going any smaller than an LCP). Right thumb sits on the knuckle of my left thumb more or less to keep it off the slide. I can shoot reasonable groups out to 7 yards or so, its definitely not a precision set up for me but I can always find a way to carry it.
 
It's auctually slightly larger, my thumbs are lower. When I use that grip my thumbs are about 1/4-3/8 in under the slide stop and under recoil I'm afraid im going to hit it and lock the slide back. I've had that trouble in the past with a different gun, my wife's subcompact XD if I remember correctly.
 
I don't really care if my thumb holds the slide stop down. As AK103K said, "These are last ditch, basically contact guns."

A good firing purchase is more important to me under those circumstances than is the idea that the weapon will lock open on the last shot.
 
Loui Awerbuck used to talk about how you had a stronger wrist with your pinky pointing forward. The man didn't BS. Maybe that would help with the smaller guns.
 
A good firing purchase is more important to me under those circumstances than is the idea that the weapon will lock open on the last shot.
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My problem is that I'm afraid the slide will lock back on shot one or two. :eek:

Like I said, it hasn't happened to me with this gun yet but with my normal grip it sure looks like it will. Maybe I'm just worrying about nothing, more rounds down range may prove this to be a non-issue, but I have my doubts.
 
DeepSouth said:
It's auctually slightly larger, my thumbs are lower.When I use that grip my thumbs are about 1/4-3/8 in under the slide stop and under recoil I'm afraid im going to hit it and lock the slide back.
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You need to get your hands higher.

The slide stop is under my support thumb, between the two joints...there is no way to kick it on and the higher hold allows more leverage to counteract muzzle flip.

This is the placement of my strong hand thumb, you can see why I rest on on the back of the support thumb:

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My support hand is even higher and further forward on this EMP:

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Anyway, long story short I can't find a grip that I feel comfortable with that also keeps my thumbs away from the slide stop, I just don't have enough room for a decent two handed purchase.
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To me, that would be a clear sign to look for another carry gun. Not every gun works for every person.
 
I practice and shoot my 1 handed .That pretty much way I feel you will use for real . Likely be very close range shooting . Other hand might be busy blocking off attacker or already injured. . What if carrying a grand kid in arms :eek:. Going to drop ?:what:
 
You need to get your hands higher.

The slide stop is under my support thumb, between the two joints...there is no way to kick it on and the higher hold allows more leverage to counteract muzzle flip
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Yep, I see what your doing there. I think that'll work, doesn't feel the most natural at the moment but I think I can solve that with time and ammo. Honestly, it's probably because I've been doing it wrong for to long.

Such a simple solution, I should have figured that one out myself. :eek: I guess I was trying to hard to find something that "felt" right.

Thanks :)
 
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