Pistol with improved grip

A firearm comprising a trigger and a handle, wherein the handle is configured to be gripped by a hand of a user of the firearm and comprises:

• a front portion located under the trigger and facing a firing direction;
• a back portion located on a rear side of the handle facing a direction opposite of the firing direction;
• and
• primary and secondary side portions located between the front portion and the back portion, wherein the primary side portion is configured to receive a shooting hand of the user and the secondary side portion is configured to receive a support hand of the user;
• wherein the secondary side portion includes an elongated ridge protruding away from a surface of the secondary side portion,
• wherein the ridge is configured to engage a heel of the support hand thereby allowing the support hand to absorb a portion of a recoil force when the firearm is fired, and
• wherein the secondary side portion includes a swale positioned to a rear of the ridge such that the height of a rear face of the ridge is increased to be offset from the height of a front face of the ridge.