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... and help me out a bit here ;)

Inexperience with pistol shooting aside, I am having a hard time getting a "good" grip on my Glock 17 gen 4... I have installed the largest back strap but it is still too thin for my hands... I have taken instruction from much more experienced shooters than I, and at the end of the day we all agree that the Glock is just too small for my hands... And it is not that my fingers are fat, or my palms are thick like most of the other guys that I have spoken to with "big hands" - but my fingers are very long :(. When I grip, the fingers (middle, ring and pinky) on my supporting hand wrap all the way around the knuckle on the main hand. Only a small portion of the supporting palm (maybe 2-3cm) is able to get on the grip because the fingers on my right hand take up all the space... Additionally, and for a bit of visual context when gripped, my index finger on the support hand can touch the takedown lever on the slide. :mad:

Unfortunately, trimming my fingers is not an option :HR:

I handled a 37 or 41 in Al Flaherty's and it still felt small in my hands. To this date, the only pistol I have shot/handled that had more grip than my hands was the desert eagle... Which sucks, because I am not buying another pistol until I can shoot this one good.

So, I guess my question is, are there any other shooters with larger hands that have tips on how I could modify my grip and finger positioning to work better with a glock?
 
Start shooting one-handed?

I do that. It doesn't solve the trigger at the first knuckle issue, but I embrace it by being able to wrap my whole hand around a grip :)

Mind you, glocks are not one-handed guns, I found. 1911 and CZ are better.
 
I am in the same boat. I have purchased 2 G17s Over the years and sold both for the same reason. The only small frame glock I could shoot was my G22 because I purchased the hogue grip that slips over the frame.

I've got a G20 that is the full size frame, not slim frame and it fits my hand like a glove. So if you really want a glock with large hands go 20 or 21.

I also recently purchased an m&p9 and it's now my go to. Oddly enough the medium backstrap on the m&p allows the most comfortable grip where the large one did not.
 
"The only small frame glock I could shoot was my G22 because I purchased the hogue grip that slips over the frame."



^ This

Maybe try putting a sleeve on the grip?
 
I do no have mitts your size perhaps but I agree with you that the backstraps did nothing to address the fact that the 17 was simply too "thin". The M&P backstraps actually "thicken" the grip and are more effective than the Glock fare.

My friend put me onto the Hogue grip which is rubber and stretched over the Glock. It actually creates a palm swell that turns the Glock into a very nice gun to hold. The beauty of the Hogue grip is that the ergos are spot in and it costs less than $20.00. I strongly suggest that you try one out. I use the stock grip on the Glock and the Hogue.

Let us know if you go this route and tell us what you think Mr. Big Mitts!
 
M16LR.50 said:
... and help me out a bit here ;)

Inexperience with pistol shooting aside, I am having a hard time getting a "good" grip on my Glock 17 gen 4... I have installed the largest back strap but it is still too thin for my hands... I have taken instruction from much more experienced shooters than I, and at the end of the day we all agree that the Glock is just too small for my hands... And it is not that my fingers are fat, or my palms are thick like most of the other guys that I have spoken to with "big hands" - but my fingers are very long :(. When I grip, the fingers (middle, ring and pinky) on my supporting hand wrap all the way around the knuckle on the main hand. Only a small portion of the supporting palm (maybe 2-3cm) is able to get on the grip because the fingers on my right hand take up all the space... Additionally, and for a bit of visual context when gripped, my index finger on the support hand can touch the takedown lever on the slide. :mad:

Unfortunately, trimming my fingers is not an option :HR:

I handled a 37 or 41 in Al Flaherty's and it still felt small in my hands. To this date, the only pistol I have shot/handled that had more grip than my hands was the desert eagle... Which sucks, because I am not buying another pistol until I can shoot this one good.

So, I guess my question is, are there any other shooters with larger hands that have tips on how I could modify my grip and finger positioning to work better with a glock?
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I have large hands with long fingers and own and shoot both a G17 Gen4 and a G21 Gen3, here's what I have found:
The Gen4 has a different grip angle than previous generations, I believe it to be straighter. I have run numerous rounds with all of the back straps provided, and with no strap at all. I have settled with no strap and a HOGUE wrap (I emphasize Houge, because there are other rubber wrap around grips but they aren't the same.) Even with this I have to modify my trigger hand hold slightly, rolling the pistol counter clockwise ever so slightly so the pad of my trigger finger is centered on the trigger. My support hand thumb is still on the slide stop and I have to curl it up and away. If I'm not very cognizant of my hold, I'll shoot low left (good groups, but low left.:p).

In contrast, the Gen3 G21 was built like it was made for us piano players! It is a remarkably large pistol, but the sweep of the grip, and distance/reach to the trigger is the ideal Glock to shoot...if only the texture was a bit better. I shoot the G21 stock no problem.
Going from the G21 to the G17 highlights just how different the frame/grip designs are, it makes the G17 feel like a girlie gun. YMMV.
I would advise that you try a model 21, perhaps the 17 just won't fit, for me it does fit, but I have to remember to do my part on the grip. A less than ideal situation really.
 
If you are more concerned with function over looks (I don't care how ugly a firearm is as long as it works) inner tubing can be used as a cheap grip wrap. You can add extra layers to make it bigger, and also add some extra pieces in the back to make it extend like a hump in between the grip and tubing.
 
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