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drdarkness
06-26-2012, 10:00 PM
I've heard some people say you should push your trigger back towards you and some say pull,which do you do?

Merc1138
06-26-2012, 10:01 PM
I use my Jedi mind powers to make it move.

Is this really a serious question?

XYZ
06-26-2012, 10:07 PM
I use my ring finger.

wjc
06-26-2012, 10:09 PM
I respect my trigger too much to push it.

forgiven
06-26-2012, 10:11 PM
huh???

drdarkness
06-26-2012, 10:25 PM
yes it is a serious question.

Merc1138
06-26-2012, 10:28 PM
yes it is a serious question.

Do doors confuse you as well or something? How would you "push" a trigger if the trigger needs to be pulled(or squeezed) toward you?

drdarkness
06-26-2012, 10:31 PM
By using the very tip of your finger some say that is pushing.

Merc1138
06-26-2012, 10:42 PM
And some people call it a number of words(that would likely get me banned). There is no difference other than the word used. If you want to ask whether people use the tip of their finger, joint, center of the pad, higher or lower on the trigger, etc. then you'd have a question that made sense.

IntoForever
06-26-2012, 10:51 PM
Mine is more of a lifting motion.

Ron-Solo
06-26-2012, 11:03 PM
:shrug:

drdarkness
06-26-2012, 11:16 PM
Merc you just don't understand and that's ok. A push is more of a rearward poke, so your finger is more curled back towards you.

noob_tube
06-26-2012, 11:21 PM
Neither. You're supposed to squeeze it.

Merc1138
06-26-2012, 11:37 PM
Merc you just don't understand and that's ok. A push is more of a rearward poke, so your finger is more curled back towards you.

So if you curl your fingers back to use just the tips to "push" the door handle towards you, you're not pulling the door open?

No, that's not how the English language works, and that's such a silly statement that I've never even seen that before with regards to shooting. Even the shotgun people who can't understand the dictionary definition of the word "aim" understand the difference between push and pull. I'm not the only one in this thread who had no idea what you were talking about(mostly because you don't seem to know), I'm just the one that brought it up.

Plisk
06-27-2012, 12:31 AM
Neither. Press.

Just my opinion.

Bill Carson
06-27-2012, 12:44 AM
Neither. You're supposed to squeeze it.

This

Maddog5150
06-27-2012, 12:59 AM
I twist mine like a nipple

alfred1222
06-27-2012, 7:41 AM
Wat De faqc??

russ69
06-27-2012, 9:17 AM
Add load until it trips.

Coded-Dude
06-27-2012, 9:29 AM
my guns are dangerous.....they go off without using the trigger. Kind of like this:

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BKinzey
06-27-2012, 10:42 AM
I'd rather use trigger control.

A few times I have used my Command Voice and the words "Make it so!" but that hasn't worked...... yet.

BKinzey
06-27-2012, 10:47 AM
Merc you just don't understand and that's ok. A push is more of a rearward poke, so your finger is more curled back towards you.

Yeah, a prod or a nudge doesn't work either. Whatever you do, DON'T GIVE IT A HEAVE-HO!:(:(

CS25
06-27-2012, 5:33 PM
I flick it, ever so gently ...of course.

stix213
06-27-2012, 6:05 PM
I use bluetooth

Bartin
06-27-2012, 7:09 PM
i push while squeezing. wait, that didn't come out right.

fiddletown
06-27-2012, 8:36 PM
When we teach our Basic Handgun class, we prefer "press."

The point is that the trigger needs to be pressed straight back smoothly and with only the trigger finger moving until the shot breaks by surprise. In our experience, "press" seems to convey that concept best.

The issue we've found with "squeeze" is that some people will squeeze the grip with their hand while "squeezing" the trigger. That just seems to be how beginners translate that word into an action.

And "pull" often becomes a jerk.

caldude
06-27-2012, 9:34 PM
I've heard some people say you should push your trigger back towards you and some say pull,which do you do?

A "push" is away from you, and a "pull" is towards you. So how do you "push" a trigger towards you?

bden
06-27-2012, 9:43 PM
I generally prefer to grasp the trigger pinching it between my thumb and forefinger and simply "pull" it rearward towards the grip. It's a unique grip, but it works for me. :shrug:

IntoForever
06-27-2012, 11:41 PM
I use the force!

Hopalong
06-28-2012, 5:33 AM
Neither. Press.

Just my opinion.

This gets my vote.

tbc
06-28-2012, 6:35 AM
We all understand how to shoot a gun right?

I have heard of press, squeeze, and pull. But push???

Sent from my iPhone

bohoki
06-28-2012, 9:32 AM
to fire the gun the trigger must be depressed

whatever synonym is used it has the same results

ckprax
06-28-2012, 9:33 AM
I point the muzzle at my chest, hold the frame in my left hand and use my right thumb to push the trigger. It works well but hurts like the dickens. I wouldn't recommend it.

Lancear15
06-28-2012, 9:35 AM
Both are wrong you squeeze ;)

It reality trigger pull depends on what kind of shooting you are doing.

MrExel17
06-28-2012, 9:55 AM
+1 for squeezing

Coded-Dude
06-28-2012, 10:00 AM
don't forget to cup the handle

:hide:

rkt88edmo
06-28-2012, 10:41 AM
Whatever helps you compress the trigger without milking or adding side pressure that will deflect your point of aim.

Just move the booger picker in the right direction without milking your grip.

greybeard
06-28-2012, 10:42 AM
don't forget to cup the handle

:hide:
Hey nothing wrong with cupping, I got my first wooly mammoth using the tea cup hold :oji:

CGT80
06-28-2012, 11:41 AM
Mine is more of a lifting motion.
M2 ?

The 1917's and 1919's are fun to shoot. That lifting motion was different.

It all depends on part I am welding and what type of metal I am MIG welding........Oh wait wrong forum.

I pull the trigger since it is behind my finger. Duh:43: I shoot my xd pistol the most. I prep the trigger. I take out the 1/16" of pretravel so that it is just ready to break, and I gently pull the trigger whenever I am on target, as quickly as possible.

On my 460 smith, the double action trigger is a bit heavy. It definitely takes a nice firm long pull. In single action mode, a gentle nudge is all it takes.

Bottom line, I dryfire the gun and do my best to keep the gun from moving while I move the trigger. If I do this when I shoot live fire, I will shoot pretty well.

BKinzey
06-28-2012, 1:57 PM
don't forget to cup the handle

:hide:

And say it's name?

:biggrinjester:

jlbflyboy172
06-28-2012, 2:27 PM
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17+1
06-28-2012, 6:00 PM
So if you curl your fingers back to use just the tips to "push" the door handle towards you, you're not pulling the door open?

No, that's not how the English language works, and that's such a silly statement that I've never even seen that before with regards to shooting.


:rofl2:

Twystd1
06-28-2012, 6:49 PM
I don't squeeze triggers.

I don't push triggers.

I don't pull triggers.

I PRESS triggers.

IntoForever
06-29-2012, 12:45 AM
Squeeze the trigger, Harley. Don't yank it, it's not your d***. Squeeze it.

anymoose
06-29-2012, 1:22 AM
has no one figured it out yet?

you squeeze the trigger if the barrel is pointed away from you, you push the trigger if the barrel is facing towards you.

I think whoever was giving the OP advice didnt like him.

Merc1138
06-29-2012, 1:38 AM
has no one figured it out yet?

you squeeze the trigger if the barrel is pointed away from you, you push the trigger if the barrel is facing towards you.

I think whoever was giving the OP advice didnt like him.

Oh really? Push or pull?

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_HqJzpiCcbpE/Sjfe2nKXr_I/AAAAAAAAARc/SUb2xtrudpE/s400/BackwardsGun.jpg
:p

voiceofreason
06-29-2012, 2:11 AM
When we teach our Basic Handgun class, we prefer "press."

The point is that the trigger needs to be pressed straight back smoothly and with only the trigger finger moving until the shot breaks by surprise. In our experience, "press" seems to convey that concept best.

The issue we've found with "squeeze" is that some people will squeeze the grip with their hand while "squeezing" the trigger. That just seems to be how beginners translate that word into an action.

And "pull" often becomes a jerk.

^^this^^

Ultimately, the goal is to fire the gun without changing the alignment of the sights. Oftentimes, people will line up their sights perfectly, then pull them out of alignment through poor trigger control and miss.


For all the CGers with smart a** remarks, please note that although it's fun for YOU...

an original poster or person searching the internet for a real answer to an honest question may be turned off from seeking knowledge from Calguns in the future, reading more smart a** remarks than real answers on this site. Let's not let this site devolve into "Yahoo Answers" or some other lame site where real answers are few and foolish remarks are the norm.

Please remember that we're in this for the long haul. Let's not do the Anti's work for them by being D*CKS to people asking honest questions.

Not everyone has grown up around firearms and consider their usage second nature and many who do scare me in terms of safety, or the lack of on their part IMO.

USMC 82-86
07-01-2012, 9:58 AM
When we teach our Basic Handgun class, we prefer "press."

The point is that the trigger needs to be pressed straight back smoothly and with only the trigger finger moving until the shot breaks by surprise. In our experience, "press" seems to convey that concept best.

The issue we've found with "squeeze" is that some people will squeeze the grip with their hand while "squeezing" the trigger. That just seems to be how beginners translate that word into an action.

And "pull" often becomes a jerk.


This^^^. I agree I taught my kids to shoot using the term press. I was taught to press the trigger to the rear. I have found when you ask someone to pull the trigger, they will often pull the gun to one side. When asked to squeeze the trigger they will often squeeze the entire gun in their hand.

Press, just seems place a visual understanding, that the trigger needs to move straight to the rear. It is much like when a spotter will tell a sniper to send it. We all know he means to fire/shoot. The difference is Fire and Shoot seem to have a command or time constraint component attached. Send it allows the shooter the freedom to fire when ready. Both are the same just different in perception. Shooting, is as much mental as physical if not more.

phdo
07-01-2012, 10:21 AM
I finger it until it gets nice and wet. Then, I methodically push my... Wait, that's for something else. -__-

cabinetguy
07-01-2012, 7:24 PM
neither. guns are dangerous. Leave them be and call an adult

VegasND
07-02-2012, 6:01 AM
This has definitely been one of the more informative threads posted to Calguns in some time.