doublegunshop.com - home Forums General Discussion DoubleGun BBS @ doublegunshop.com Question about gunfit and specifically...drop.

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Don't forget Greeener came up with the Rational Stock back in the day. A hogback that did the same thing as a Monte Carlo. Fashion plays a much larger part than we want to admit. That and the changes of the human body as it changes and the habits and form of a shooter changes. Too high and too long are harder to shoot than short and too much drop. Add into that that an veteran shooter can adapt to many slight changes in dimension But a stock that "fits" on a day or for a season can make magic happen.

Amen. It's fun when that happens.

Shooters too often accept stock dimensions that hamper them in shooting well. I've been anal about it for the last 25 years or so, even to the point of building my own 4' X 4' steel patterning plate, in order to determine where each gun is shooting for me and whether or not it is regulated with the load in question. I have a few shotguns that have dimensions that aren't right for me, but I add length (and drop) to them to get them to shoot acceptably. When you are dealing with a gun with a sloping comb, and add length, it places your cheek farther to the rear (down the slope), which adds effective DAF (drop at face), which is what really counts. The reason they are not permanently altered is because I'm reticent to cut off a beautiful checkered butt, or nice heel and toe plates, to add a recoil pad. So, I just lace on my KickKiller leather pads.

I have a Beartooth slip on recoil pad in my gun safe. Two good things about the Beartooth:
1. It's relatively inexpensive.
2. It comes with inserts in various thicknesses, allowing you to make the LOP either just a little longer or a lot longer. Then find whatever works best for you and have a permanent pad installed.

An interesting conversation which I am afraid will never have a satisfactory conclusion.
We need to factor in what type of shooting we are doing , Trap , Skeet, Walked up , Fixed Peg Game shooting etc.
We only need to view the differing stock styles and shapes to see that no one size or style suits all of us.

Important that the eye is aligned correctly with the rib.

I agree Salopian, windage is way more important then elevation, Easy to float or cover the bird once you know the gun.