[Tsquare]

Anyone else experience a blistered area on the thumb joint in the webbing part of their strong hand after shooting the SOLO? I put around 60 rounds through mine for the first time (no failures) and this is what I walked away with. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Islander]

Wear your blister proudly!! Means you had a good day at the range!

 

[Tsquare]

Yes it does, but I am ready to go shoot again this weekend, and it will not be healed. This is the only gun that has ever done this to me, and I have shot almost everyone out there. I have dry fired at home, practicing different grip positions. I will just wrap it real good for the weekend, but its not something I want to deal with time after time. I wish Hogue made some wrap around grips for this beauty.

 

[Insta-Gator]

LOL, I was whining about a blister/raw area on the palm of my strong hand after shooting 50 rounds of .40 and 100 rounds of .45. I was advised to 'toughen up.'

Yesterday's 50 + 100 did not produce as much irritation. I suppose the toughening has begun.

 

[Chuck43]

Try an inexpensive pair of fingerless work gloves with leather palms available at most home center stores.

 

[Tsquare]

Here is a picture 2 days after

 

[Dude22]

Golf glove? It should help and doesn't add appreciable bulk. Just a thought.

 

[Islander]

That's why some people install a beavertail on their Glocks. Get an inexpensive golf glove to wear on range days. Wonder if others have experienced this problem with their Solo's?

 

[Tsquare]

That's why some people install a beavertail on their Glocks. Get an inexpensive golf glove to wear on range days. Wonder if others have experienced this problem with their Solo's?

That's why I posted. I was curious as well.

 

[Islander]

That's why I posted. I was curious as well.

Oops, I knew that! Forgive me, I'm old!!

 

[Tsquare]

Oops, I knew that! Forgive me, I'm old!!

No worries, I did'nt mean it in a negative way. I have read all the "bad" reviews about kimbers failing, I get a GREAT one, and my skin fails! Typical!!!

 

[Insta-Gator]

Almost looks like a slide bite.

 

[Tsquare]

Almost looks like a slide bite.

Not a slide bite. From recreating the recoil motion by hand, it is actually the safety that is causing it. Who knows, maybe I'm just a pussy and need to quit typing and shoot more.

 

[Insta-Gator]

Not a slide bite. From recreating the recoil motion by hand, it is actually the safety that is causing it. Who knows, maybe I'm just a pussy and need to quit typing and shoot more.

LOL, shooting more is always a good thing.

 

[JEF]

I wear a cheap pair of fingerless gloves when shooting on the range for the most part. At the end of shoot I run a mag with no gloves just to remind myself of the feel. I don't think shooting with gloves will affect my ability in a gun fight. I would be so pumped I'm sure I wouldn't be thinking about gloves.
The gloves also help me rack that stiff slide so much easier too. I'll put my palm of left hand near the front sites and rack it.

 

[Islander]

Not a slide bite. From recreating the recoil motion by hand, it is actually the safety that is causing it. Who knows, maybe I'm just a pussy and need to quit typing and shoot more.

Well since you mentioned it.........

 

[bigdog10]

I agree shoot more and callous that hand up!!

 

[Daviscc]

Me too

I was complaining on another forum about the trigger pull on my P238 and was told to "toughen up". I changed out the trigger instead.

LOL, I was whining about a blister/raw area on the palm of my strong hand after shooting 50 rounds of .40 and 100 rounds of .45. I was advised to 'toughen up.'

Yesterday's 50 + 100 did not produce as much irritation. I suppose the toughening has begun.

 

[Tsquare]

I will be ordering a new trigger for it, after I get my night sights. From what I read and can tell, Mepro has discontinued manufacturing night sights for the SOLO.

 

[Insta-Gator]

Just a thought from another forum../
Change Sights on Kimber Solo - 1911Forum