I'm used to very small forearms that taper as 95% of my rifles are old single shots from the 1800's which often have this type of forearm. I cradle the forearm in my offhand when shooting them offhand and don't grasp the forearms tightly. I have larger hands and never had an issue just keeping my fingertips off the barrel and resting them along the sides of these forearms.


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