SR_Guy
Bearcat
I've got an SR1911 and an SR45 among other guns. After firing mostly the SR45 in the past year (trying to figure out what factory or reloaded ammo it likes), I recently went back to the 1911. To my great dismay, I found that I am now firing unintentional double-taps. Not always but more often than I'm comfortable with. I've tried with other 1911s (my girlfriend's SR1911, a rented S&W and Springfield, a friend's Para) and got the same results with all but the last one, which had a longer trigger pull.
With multiple guns tested, as well as varying ammo, I am pretty much convinced it's somehow my fault. I figure I need to retrain myself, and I'm thinking of using a live round followed by a snap cap for that (to see if the hammer falls on the snap cap). The big question is: what should I be working on and how ? I've read that a loose grip might allow the gun to move enough to cause an unintentional second trigger pull after recoil. At the same time, other opinions state that a "death grip" (tightening the fist, including trigger finger, to try and control the recoiling handgun) might be causing that.
Has anybody here successfully fought this problem ? If so, what did you find that worked for you ?
I'm also curious why I'm only seeing it with 1911s but not on my other polymer SRs. Could it be the single action compared to the striker mechanism ? Am I doing the same thing but the latter needs more effort to fully cock and doesn't go off ?
Thanks in advance for your advice.
With multiple guns tested, as well as varying ammo, I am pretty much convinced it's somehow my fault. I figure I need to retrain myself, and I'm thinking of using a live round followed by a snap cap for that (to see if the hammer falls on the snap cap). The big question is: what should I be working on and how ? I've read that a loose grip might allow the gun to move enough to cause an unintentional second trigger pull after recoil. At the same time, other opinions state that a "death grip" (tightening the fist, including trigger finger, to try and control the recoiling handgun) might be causing that.
Has anybody here successfully fought this problem ? If so, what did you find that worked for you ?
I'm also curious why I'm only seeing it with 1911s but not on my other polymer SRs. Could it be the single action compared to the striker mechanism ? Am I doing the same thing but the latter needs more effort to fully cock and doesn't go off ?
Thanks in advance for your advice.