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 08-07-2007, 04:00 PM | #1 | Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 5 |  Limp Wristing
If your wrist is not strong enough to hold the glock or the recoil is too much for you can this cause the slide to jam and make it lock up? Thanks How can you prevent this ? Wrist brace? | 
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| 08-07-2007, 04:35 PM | #2 | Moderator Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Austin, Texas, by God!! Posts: 6,061 | limp wrist
Switch to a revolver. I worked on a pistol for a friend who was having problems. I could only replicate the problem by holding the gun with thumb and two fingers, crooked wrist (like goose neck ala Charlies Angels).
Steel framed guns have much less of a propensity for limp wrist related malfunctions as the inertia of the heavy frame prevents movement of the frame inducing malfs. | |
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| 08-07-2007, 09:19 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Near Marion, IN Posts: 718 |
Technically "limp wristing" won't cause the slide to jam, rather it not allow the slide to go fully to the rear, resulting in a stovepipe, or failure to eject.
Solution..... make sure the shooter's grip is correct, and practice. You may want to drop down to a smaller caliber until the shooter is used to recoil, and has developed the proper grip. A little bit of "muscle memory" goes a long way.  __________________ NRA Life Member
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| 08-14-2007, 08:37 PM | #4 | Junior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 27 |
Glocks (at least the 17, 19, 23, 26 & 27) seem to cycle no matter how you hold them -
Did have trouble with the Desert Eagle in .44mag a few times, though  | |
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| 01-31-2008, 03:40 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 197 |
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Originally Posted by jberry
Glocks (at least the 17, 19, 23, 26 & 27) seem to cycle no matter how you hold them -
Did have trouble with the Desert Eagle in .44mag a few times, though |
Not for the 23. Mine will stove pipe when my brother shoots it. Limp wrist is his problem. | |
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| 01-31-2008, 06:24 PM | #6 | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 15 |
Doug, Sorry about your brother...They say every familay has one. ; ) | |
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| 02-01-2008, 01:58 AM | #7 | Supporter and Jeepaholic Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Pharr, TEXAS Posts: 42 |
Is there an exercise that will help strengthen the wrist? I want to strengthen my weak hand for shooting from my weaker side. | |
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| 02-01-2008, 02:23 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 471 Likes Given: 1
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Originally Posted by jberry
Glocks (at least the 17, 19, 23, 26 & 27) seem to cycle no matter how you hold them -
Did have trouble with the Desert Eagle in .44mag a few times, though |
My DE in 50 AE is very sensitive to this. Ya really gotta HOLD that sucker! __________________
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| 02-02-2008, 03:49 PM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 197 |
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Originally Posted by Loco40
Doug, Sorry about your brother...They say every familay has one. ; )
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HAHAHA. He has to stick with his 9mm. | |
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| 02-03-2008, 03:20 AM | #10 | Supporting Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 3,885 |
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Originally Posted by BlueXJ
Is there an exercise that will help strengthen the wrist? I want to strengthen my weak hand for shooting from my weaker side.
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It's more the way you hold the pistol than it is arm strength. It is easier to show someone the correct posture than it is to explain it. Chances are that your wrist is rotated outward away from the plain that your wrist bones form and that your grip is too "relaxed". | |
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