doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Why do most prefer a straight stock?

Two triggers and a straight stock for me, though I do like and shoot an open semi-pistol grip or Prince of Wales grip fine.

Thanks for all the replies. It's good to see that there are some others who prefer the PG-DT setup.

I am 6 ft 5 inches tall with fairly long arms. Most of the old guns were made for someone not that tall. I shoot right handed and find that pistol grip stocks are easier to hold since I don't have to cant my right wrist as much to grip the stock as I must with straight grips.

Straight grips were standard on matchlocks. Obviously that's the sort of grip that a proper gun should have.

bah, hum bug...

count me as another who much prefers pistol grip and double triggers. I don't own much, but every one is in that configuration.

The position I have to keep my wrist in with a straight stock was the biggest problem I had with them. I think that was also the reason it made it harder to manage recoil. For me, the second shot was actually more difficult with the straight stock. I use past tense because I don't have them any longer.

It would be nice to be able to walk into a store and buy a SxS gun set up the way I like, but I guess I need a time machine for that to ever happen. It's the same with fishing rods; no rod manufacturer makes a decent pistol grip rod these days. They don't target anyone except tournament bass fishermen and those guys want straight handles. I can build rods like I want, but not a gun.