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In some cases even that isn’t enough. For those with very large hands it can sometimes be necessary to wrap the thumb around the backside of the gun, crossing the backside of the shooting hand thumb.

This is recommended only in very rare cases, because it presents a couple of risks. First, if shooting a revolver with a hammer it’s easy for the thumb to interfere with the hammer spur. This can keep the hammer from traveling back far enough, effectively preventing the gun from firing.

Second, if the person in question also owns autoloading pistols and mistakenly does this while shooting one, his thumb can suffer severe lacerations from the rearward moving slide. In such cases it’s not unusual to have the damage go clear down to the bone. I only recommend this technique for people who absolutely need it, and absolutely will not be shooting autoloading pistols.

Sometimes I find shooters with very long thumbs, where the trigger finger actually contacts the shooting hand thumb even with the thumb curled down. In these cases it’s necessary to modify the finger placement on the trigger, using the pad of the finger rather than the first joint. This is less desirable because of the reduced leverage the trigger finger can employ, but it is occasionally the only way to be able to shoot the gun.