Jimbob 2705
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Hi All,
Basically fitting my new adjustable butt pad system (XPad) and I'm changing the pitch at the same time to suit me
In the past I've always found when mounting that the shotgun pivots on my shoulder, not giving a nice firm mount and almost rocking back and forth
So now I've set it (using pitch spacers) so that it gives simultaneous contact with my shoulder, and doesn't pivot - Feels a lot better and my mount feels more solid and consistent. I've set it so it feels comfortable from a great range of target heights (from rabbits to driven) as I mainly do sporting clays
I'd class the pitch as positive i.e. the heel of the stock sticks out more than the toe
Doing the door frame pitch test, I'm getting a distance of 9" at 28" barrel length - which is a massive amount!
There's so much positive pitch in fact that the top lever can't touch the door frame if the buttpad is flat on the floor!
Problem is I've never seen a shotgun with so much pitch before...and I'm just thinking have I got something wrong?
I haven't had a shot with it yet, but I'm going to tomorrow as that will make my decision up - but I'm just curious if anyone knows of anyone who shoots with a large amount of pitch?
Many Thanks,
James
Basically fitting my new adjustable butt pad system (XPad) and I'm changing the pitch at the same time to suit me
In the past I've always found when mounting that the shotgun pivots on my shoulder, not giving a nice firm mount and almost rocking back and forth
So now I've set it (using pitch spacers) so that it gives simultaneous contact with my shoulder, and doesn't pivot - Feels a lot better and my mount feels more solid and consistent. I've set it so it feels comfortable from a great range of target heights (from rabbits to driven) as I mainly do sporting clays
I'd class the pitch as positive i.e. the heel of the stock sticks out more than the toe
Doing the door frame pitch test, I'm getting a distance of 9" at 28" barrel length - which is a massive amount!
There's so much positive pitch in fact that the top lever can't touch the door frame if the buttpad is flat on the floor!
Problem is I've never seen a shotgun with so much pitch before...and I'm just thinking have I got something wrong?
I haven't had a shot with it yet, but I'm going to tomorrow as that will make my decision up - but I'm just curious if anyone knows of anyone who shoots with a large amount of pitch?
Many Thanks,
James