Glocks and "Limp Wristing"......A lil demo for new owners....VIDEO

I'm at the office so I couldn't play any sound... Am I correct in saying that according to this video the limp wristing issue is with Glocks only?

So far, I haven't had any issues with any of my pistols (including Glock)
 
Then your not "Limp Wristing" :), if you have a firm hold, then there is no problem. Some new shooters are a lil soft on the grip and that can/will cause problems, it seems to be more of an issue with glocks and there light polymer frame. If you are aware of a possible problem, then you can correct it, most people dont limp wrist, but some do. This is not glock bashing, this is a demo showing that it does/can be an issue. Thats all.
 
I took a first time pistol shooter to the range last week & saw this for the first time. With a loose two handed hold he had on a Glock 34 the slide caught the ejecting case. Once he firmed up his grip, it never happened again. I've only shot about 600-700 rounds through this pistol but have never had any kind of feed issue before or since.
 
Limp wristing would be a problem for any pistol. In my opinion, the occurance is often more common on vertically straighter grips(narrower grip angle) and high bore axis pistols...less so for Glocks

Also to note: because polymer guns tend to be lighter in weight, polymer guns may be more prone to problems with users limp-wristing.

eg a small grip angle pistol + high bore + lighter frame weight ~> more likelihood of failure/due to user error
 
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It's less of a problem firing factory loads, but the problem gets worse with light loaded reloads. I suspect how clean the gun is, the weight of the slide, springs and if the gun was lubed all factor in.
 
I've had this problem with 9mm Glocks, and I never considered myself limp-wristed..:jerkit: but maybe I am....

I have no such problem with my STI .40; CZ 75 9mm; Para CCW .45; Baby Eagle 9mm; Luger 9mm; Browning Medalist .22; High Standard Sharpshooter .22.

Me or the gun?? Doesn't really matter..... I just don't shoot a Glock!:dancingbanana:
 
My wife has this problem with the S&W M&P 9mm but not the M&P .40. I have shown her how to hold the 9mm a bit tighter and the 'problem' disappears. I have no problem with either of the guns.
 
I've only ever seen this happen with Glocks, it has something to do with the differential of transfer of recoil energy into the grip and slide masses, I would imagine it's also a possibility with the M&P (similar mass differential), next time someone says that their Glock won't feed we've got something to refer to - very handy :D. As with all firearms, the user is biggest factor in determining success or failure.
 
I saw a guy limp wrist a S&W 745 in 45 ACP, the pistol never had a problem until a new guy at the range tried it and he had a fewstoppage in the 7 rounds he tried to fire, the owner reloaded it and told the guy to hold on to it tighter and the problem went away. You could probably do it with most auto's if you really tried.
 
That looks like a pretty extreme form of limp-wristing in the demo. lol

Does "limp-wristing" refer solely to situations where you're holding on loosely enough that you're getting FTEs, or could it even apply to holding it a little too loosely and decreasing accuracy/efficiency in shooting?
 
I've shot around 3k through my glock 17 and never had a stoppage. When I take My girlfriend shooting though she has random stoppages sometimes. Like 1 or 2 a mag. Thanks for the post, I never thought about getting a stoppage from
'limp wristing" a weapon. Hope this will help her in the future.
 
i "rented" a glock-17 last week and out of 50 rounds i had 1 stovepipe and 1 FTE/double-feed.winclean truncated fmj ammo.i was holding quite firmly and for 1 stoppage the gun was resting on the bench in a firm hold.

my .45 acp also jams often(a 1943 colt pitted re-parked fraken-gun).
i guess it's me as i'll try holding on tighter next time...

the glock has seen thousands of rounds thru it as it the most popular "loaner" at that place...
 
imho, i think the demo video shows a dangerous situation with the gun recoil back and muzzle almost straight up at times close to his face

if it tilted towards him, and with finger on trigger, he could shoot himself with an accidental discharge

with all handguns, best to have a tight hold, look through the sights, and don't just relax even after ignition, do a follow through maintaining a tight grip, and keep looking through the sights as aligned, this "follow through" works with shooting, just like with golfing, darts, and other sports, to get the projectile to target. also important for double tap drills.
 
Gotta love the USP - it simply refuses to jam no matter what you do to it. Kinda surprised that G17 was the least reliable of the bunch though.
 
Also of note, if any of those pistols had been DAO, I kinda doubt he'd even have been able to pull the trigger, holding onto them all sideways like that.

Shoulda stuck his pinky out, and asked for a cuppa tea!

And shoudn't we call them NEGLIGENT discharges, as opposed to ACCIDENTAL ones? (Personal bias).

Neal
 
Thanks so much. I had no limp wrist problems on my first shoot a month ago witht eh glock 9mm but I did with a SIG 1911 in .45. A few minor feed problems. The range guy said I might be limp wristing, but I didn't know what he meant. I thought it was just because I was using "dirty" range guns. I am now convinced that I had a loose grip with a relaxed wrist allowing the gun to move back to far too fast. Thanks so much for the post. You just made me a better shooter.
 
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