It's been very interesting and educative to read this thread. But there's something I'd like toask y'all about. A few years back I read a very old article discussing balance. The author of the article claimed, that a (double) gun has perfect weight distribution if:
- the rear end of the gun (the stock and the action, with barrels and fore-end removed), taken separatly, balances at the grip (i.e., where the right* hand holds it)
- the front end (the barrels with the forearm attached, minus the stock) balances exactly where the left hand grips the gun when mounted
- the total gun balances exactly between the place where the right hand holds it, and where the left hand holds it.
Sorry if the description isn't clear enough, but I hope you see what's being meant. I don't know how much truth is in this method, since I'm not competent enough, but it seems rational and seems to work when tested on real guns.
What do you think about it?
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I'm being slighlty P-in-C here, speaking of right-handed shooters only, sorry...
