Normally, you adjust the comb horizontally only so the barrel is not pointing right or left. The center and front bead should be stacked one on top of the other. If you do that and the gun shoots right or left, that's another problem.
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How do I choose the best adjustable comb for a shotgun?
Making sure that the comb is in the correct position is arguably the most important part of fitting a shotgun. Positioning the comb accurately for both height and cast is critical in allowing the shooter to mount the gun correctly and to obtain the optimum shot placement. An adjustable comb makes this process easier.
How do you adjust the stock on a pistol?
This is accomplished chiefly by adjusting the comb, the portion of the stock on which the shooter's cheek rests. Adjustable combs provide both up/down and left/right adjustment.
How do adjustable Combs work?
Adjustable combs provide both up/down and left/right adjustment. A stock of the correct length with a properly adjusted comb allows the shooter to see straight down the rib of the shotgun. Adjustable combs are standard on many trap guns or may be added to existing stocks. Step 1
How to change the point of impact on a comb?
Don't believe it go to a patterning board, the proof is in the results! If you do not move the comb, lower the front of the rib and/or raise the rear, point of impact will be higher. If I was selling stocks, I would tell everyone that was the only way to change point of impact too.
How long is a shotgun pull?
Typically, this will range anywhere from 14 1/4″ to 15 1/2″ for a gun designed to be used by an adult.
How to tell if a gun is too long?
A sign that the length is too long is if when mounting the gun, you aren’t able to mount the gun into the shoulder pocket but instead it ends up being mounted on the end of your arm.
How to check for cast issues?
To check for cast issues, get back in front of the mirror (again with a proven empty and safe gun) and see if your eye sits centrally on the rib of the gun (without having to roll your head). The image below shows the correct position plus two wrong positions.
What is the correct gun fit?
Correct gun fit is one of the three fundamental building blocks to successful shotgun shooting. We have already covered the other two – eye dominance and gun mount so this article completes the foundation series.
What happens if your stock is too short?
If the stock length is too short, you’re likely to feel more recoil and have less control when handling the gun. When it comes to temporary solutions for remedying a short stock, a slip on recoil pad can be helpful and some come with different sized foam inserts which allow you to extend the stock by different lengths.
What should the iris be on a gun?
The iris should sit central and directly on top it of it, like this: If you see any of the below, the drop on your gun is either too much or too little. If your eye sits too high in relation to the rib, seek advice from a good gunsmith as alterations to the stock may be needed.
Where is the butt on a gun?
Take a look at your shoulder pocket, the position on your body where the butt sits when you mount the gun – the chest is bigger than the shoulder so the toe end of the stock generally benefits from more cast in relation to the heel end.
What is the comb on a shotgun?
The comb is the top surface of the stock , and is the section of wood that makes contact with the underneath of a shooters cheekbone when a shotgun is correctly mounted. Making sure that the comb is in the correct position is arguably the most important part of fitting a shotgun.
Why use adjustable combs?
An adjustable comb makes this process easier. Adjustable combs are frequently fitted to obtain a comb position that can not achieved with a particular gun by the more usual casting techniques, or when the shooter wants to be able to alter the comb position for shooting different disciplines with the same gun.
What is an adjustable comb?
Adjustable combs provide both up/down and left/right adjustment. A stock of the correct length with a properly adjusted comb allows the shooter to see straight down the rib of the shotgun. Adjustable combs are standard on many trap guns or may be added to existing stocks.
How to shoot a trap gun?
Step 1. Take the trap gun to a shooting range. Fire one shot at a shotgun pattern board from a distance of 30 yards. A tight choke should be installed on the barrel.
What happens if you have adjustable comb on a gun?
If you have a gun that only has the adjustable comb you are stuck with what ever sight picture the height of the comb gives you. If you have both you make your comb adjustment and leave your head at the same position and then adjust the rib to what sight picture you want.
What happens if you don't move the comb?
If you do not move the comb, lower the front of the rib and/or raise the rear, point of impact will be higher. If I was selling stocks, I would tell everyone that was the only way to change point of impact too.
How much does a pivot bead rise?
It depends on where the pivot is, zzt. If it's right under the bead, there will be no change. If the pivot is an inch in front of the bead, and you raise the back a quarter inch, the bead will rise about 0.007 inches, depressing the POI by about a quarter inch at 40 yards, on the average.
Can you move the point of impact on a GoldEx?
GoldEx. The point of impact can only be moved on an adjustable rib if you raise or lower the front bead. The rest of the rib does not matter at all. You raise the front bead, and do nothing else, you will shoot lower. You lower the front bead and do nothing else, the gun will shoot higher.
Does adjustable rib change point of impact?
The adjustable rib does not change the point of impact. After you set the point of impact the way you like, 60/40, 90/10 or what ever you like, you simply use the adjustable rib to select the sight picture you like to see. Don't believe it go to a patterning board, the proof is in the results!
Does a higher rib make a rifle shoot higher?
A higher rib, with raising the stock for the same sight picture won't make it shoot high. Your head is like the rear sight on a rifle, raise it up, shoot high, the front bead is like a front sight on a rifle lower it, you have to raise the muzzle up to line it up, so it will shoot higher. It has to. H.
Does raising a comb change POI?
Any time you raise or lower the comb, or raise or lower the front bead, you change POI. It is as simple as that.#N#To add to what Neil said, even if your rib pivots at the front, the front bead may still move a bit, and that will affect POI, albeit not by much. It's really basic math.
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Summary
- Hopefully you now have more of an understanding about gun fit and how/why the different measurements are used and taken. There is no substitute for spending some time with a seasoned gun fitting pro and as mentioned a number of times in this article you should absolutely do this before having any alteration work carried out on your gun. If you have been wondering ho…