Increase efficiency in shooting with AR Pistol Grips

When you refer to AR Pistol Grips, you refer to the portions of pistols held in hand. These grips allow the gun to be gripped so that the pistol is held in a forward position that allows the pistols to be held properly oriented in the vertical axis.

A pistol grip also serves at times as part of the storage for magazines or other tools. It can also be a part of the mechanism that facilitates the charging of the pistol. When the pistol grip is held in hand between the palm and the fingers, the forefinger is in a position to pull the trigger, whereas the thumb is clear to release the safety catch without having to move the palm or other fingers.

AR Pistol Grips' size will vary depending on the hand's size, length of the finger, and other comfort factors. When a pistol or handgun is aligned with the forearm bones, then the recoil from the pistol is absorbed.

The pistol grips in use must allow such alignment to be achieved easily and without any problem. The hand holding the pistol grip needs to be as close to the pistol's bore so that the recoil felt is less and allows recovery between shots. Good shooting practice also requires the supporting hand to be held under the trigger, with the fingers parallel to the shooting hand.

Pistol grips are the only part of any handgun that can be customized and made into very personal attachments. For instance, Skeletonized AR 15 Grip is quite popular these days. Just changing the design and the color of the handgrip allows you to give any pistol a unique and very personal look.

While looks and color can be of importance, any such customization also has to pay very serious attention to how it can promote the way you can handle the weapon and operate it.

The pistol grip should allow the weapon to remain in the same position after firing a shot without requiring any conscious effort on the part of the user. It should be able to use the straight thumbs method of holding the pistol, which is now considered the best way of holding a gun.

In this method, the supporting hand below the trigger guard has the thumb pointing to the front. The thumb of the shooting hand, which normally operates the safety mechanism, rests on this thumb, also aligned to point forward.

Final thoughts

AR Pistol Grips must allow a gun to point at any target naturally. It must also allow the person operating the weapon to waste very little time in aligning the sights. Delays here, especially in law and order situations, can make a difference between life and death.