I've often told my students that a gun which doesn't fit their hand makes it much more difficult (if not impossible) to shoot accurately, particularly at speed and under the duress of an attack.
...Not only do you need to be able to get your finger on the trigger properly (on or adjacent to the first joint of the trigger finger) while the barrel is aligned with the bones of your forearm, your hands must make full contact with the grip.
...Controlling recoil is an issue because the offset hand position causes the recoil forces to be channeled into the joint at the base of my hand, and I don't have good kinesthetic alignment so I need to use the sights more often, but even with all that it's a good deal easier for me to shoot than the much smaller and lighter Model 42!
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