Double Rifle Recoil On Trigger Hand

[RockSlinger404]

Morning fellow members,

I'm looking to the collective knowledge of the seasoned double rifle marksmen. How do you manage the recoil on the trigger hand, especially on your middle finger caused by the trigger guard? The rifle in question is a Heym 89B in 470NE. Due to the size of the trigger guard with the double triggers, the natural position of my hand places my middle finger close to the back of the trigger guard. Without a conscious focus on hand placement in an unnatural position, the trigger guard recoils on my finger. I've fired 50 shots with this rifle and getting to know it a lot better, this is one thing I can't figure out.

Any advice would be appreciated!

 

[KJE81]

Morning fellow members,

I'm looking to the collective knowledge of the seasoned double rifle marksmen. How do you manage the recoil on the trigger hand, especially on your middle finger caused by the trigger guard? The rifle in question is a Heym 89B in 470NE. Due to the size of the trigger guard with the double triggers, the natural position of my hand places my middle finger close to the back of the trigger guard. Without a conscious focus on hand placement in an unnatural position, the trigger guard recoils on my finger. I've fired 50 shots with this rifle and getting to know it a lot better, this is one thing I can't figure out.

Any advice would be appreciated!

Is the trigger guard hitting your finger with its back? If so this seems to be a usual solution that I sometimes have seen on both double rifles and shotguns: https://shotgunsportsmagazine.com/shop/product/bumper-buster-trigger-guard-rubber-corners

 

[RockSlinger404]

Is the trigger guard hitting your finger with its back? If so this seems to be a usual solution that I sometimes have seen on both double rifles and shotguns: https://shotgunsportsmagazine.com/shop/product/bumper-buster-trigger-guard-rubber-corners

Thank you for the reference, that is exactly the problem.

 

[Tokoloshe Safaris]

Rock slinger,

Many years ago I owned and hunted with an original Rigby rising bite, it did the same thing to my middle finger my solution required to items. One the little shoe that went behind the trigger ad was illustrated &. 2 shooting glove with tip half removed.

Problem solved. Boy in those days when I gave someone the finger they knew it.


Lon

 

[zephyr]

Check your length of pull .... If you bought the gun used The LOP was made for someone else..
A proper LOP will move your hand back and you will not need a trigger gaurd

 

[LP67]

Had same problem. JJ ( gunsmith in OK) sorted it by bending front trigger ever so slightly and made a huge diff. My finger use to be cut every time after a couple shots, no more!!

 

[Mark A Ouellette]

Had same problem. JJ ( gunsmith in OK) sorted it by bending front trigger ever so slightly and made a huge diff. My finger use to be cut every time after a couple shots, no more!!

I have had that same problem on a Chapuis and a Krieghoff double. My old Heym 88B however fits me like a glove and soaks up recoil.

JJ Perodrau informed me that most likely the radius of the grip of the offending rifles is too large. He offered to slightly bend the front trigger to alleviate the pounding my middle finger problem.

 

[RockSlinger404]

Thank you for the replies! It sounds like JJ is the "double whisperer", I just don't trust any gunsmith in South Africa enough to bend the trigger. I lengthened the stock by 0,5" with a spacer and new recoil pad, however the work was not up to standard and rather put back the original recoil pad.

 

[Ontario Hunter]

I had this problem shooting trap. Recoil pad was too soft. Got rid of the Limbsaver, switched to Decelerator, and that resolved it.

I also suggest try lengthening your LOP. Pachmayer makes a new slip-on pad called "Renegade" or something like that. I like it better than Decelerator. The Decelerator is a great pad for the range but its easy-on design is also easy-off. I lost four during three seasons pheasant hunting.

 

[Don Hinton]

KFE81
Which type did you buy set screw or spring steel?
Don

 

[grand veneur]

I also know the problem very well and still occasionally injure myself, less when hunting than at the shooting range when I shoot on a bench with rifles with strong recoil. It's not a typical problem for a DR from Heym because it can happen with double rifles as well as with bolt action rifles.

It's mainly because you don't hold the rifle strong enough, which happens especially on the bench rest when you are concentrating on accurate aiming. That is how it is in my case.

I live with it, the injuries are minimal and don't happen that often.

 

[Oldnerd]

I used to have this same issue. Examine the length of your pull.You won't need a trigger guard because a proper LOP will move your hand back.

 

[Sika98k]

I had this problem with the straight stock on my Webley&Scott 12 bore. My friendly gunsmith assured me that it was from not gripping the stock tightly enough. Reflecting on his advice I realised that this generally occured on a days pigeon shooting. You get a bit tired in the heat and relax your grip.
I've a Bonehill 16 bore with a Prince of Wales grip and I can, given the opportunity, shoot it all day. No middle finger injuries.

 

[The Engineer]

I do not have that problem with my 89B 450NE but both my Merkel and Heym 88Bs would bruise the middle finger. The very similar NECG pad totally solved the problem and it does not modify the rifle.