1. allows a shooter to maintain his hold on the grip regardless of severity of recoil.
2. wide enough to spread the recoil over as large an area as possible according to hand size.
3. enough cant to allow the natural rise of the barrel under recoil- that is opposed to a straight back recoil which disapates recoil directly to the shooter.
4. Fits a hand like a glove made for that hand.
5. Everyone has an idea and there are many preferences out there.
The grip below has a wrap around palm swell. Slight/shallow finger groove in the front only for the two strength or support fingers. Wrap around support on the bottom or groove if you will so the heel of the hand to the end of the little finger is fitted into that groove thus allowing the palm swell to actually be smaller.
I have a short fingered wide palm hand so I have to rotate my hand a bit to engage the trigger. Grip is rock soild when shooting a 458 Lott from a 8 pound striker. I have a friend with ex-large hands and this grip allows him a normal, natural hold with the pistol a perfect extension of his forearm.
This grip has a thumbrest and though extremely comfortable off the bench for 223 and 6BR type cartridges. A 338 Edge will nearly twist itself out of grip. With my short fingers the 458 Lott will twist this grip from my hand using one and two hand grips.
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