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| 218.1 | curious | PLATA::BILLINGSLEA | Swing easy... | Wed Sep 14 1988 14:02 | 9 |
| re: < Note 218.0 by SMURF::JUCH >
This sounds very interesting.
Is it worth having an inexpensive gun customized or should I go buy a
Browning?
ps. I can't afford a Browning. :-(
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| 218.2 | Sounds neat but pricey | BTO::RIVERS_D | | Wed Sep 14 1988 14:14 | 17 |
| Sounds like an interesting process. I wasn't aware that Orvis
offered this service. And to think, I was just down there 2
weeks ago.
So it sounds like you are going to get the work done on your gun(?).
Are you going to get the gun back for hunting this year? I talked
to a gunsmith about a month ago. I needed to have some choke work
done. He said he could do it by May (yes, I do mean 1989).
BTW, did you get a chance to cast an eye over the new and used guns
on the rack in the main store? Scary, the prices they were getting.
Cheapest I saw was a used Citori for $800 (only gun under a grand).
I was surprised to see that a big majority of their guns were s/s.
Good Grousin'
Dave
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| 218.3 | How about O/U's? | BPOV02::J_AMBERSON | | Thu Sep 15 1988 08:32 | 3 |
| Any idea what it costs to have tnem work on a decent O/U? (Superposed)
Jeff
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| 218.4 | how important is gun fit? | VELVET::GATH | | Thu Sep 15 1988 09:40 | 22 |
| I can't reply to this note with out errors...... so I'll
make it short
Herb Stratmyre
Bends stocks and will make necessarry modification in the Mass
N.H. area.
the other methods of getting proper fit is to do it your self.
and have a gun smith determine where your master eye is
with it relationship to the rib or sighting plane
I respectfully dissagree with bill's comment that skeet shoots and
trap shooters aim.
It ain't so. I'm afraid you are mistaken however you are entiled
to your own opinions and since I have enjoyed all of talks
I respect your opinion but I still disaggree.
sincerely
Bear
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| 218.5 | Where exactly is Stratamyre? | AUGGIE::WFIELD | | Thu Sep 15 1988 10:14 | 12 |
| I recently got a new Beretta 682 Skeet gun (which I point not aim),
and it doesnt fit quite as well as I would like. I have heard
Stratamyre mentioned before, but have not heard from anyone
that has actually had any work done by him. Where exactly is
he located? Does anybody have a feel for how risky bending
a stock is? When being fit is the try stock put on your gun?
I am pretty serious about having this done, and would appreciate
any info anyone could supply. Also if someone could shed some
light on exactly what dimesions are important, and how they are
taken I would be real interested to hear about that too.
Wayne
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| 218.6 | | BPOV02::J_AMBERSON | | Thu Sep 15 1988 10:16 | 1 |
| Herb Stratemeyer 603-456-7576
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| 218.7 | Pls Call and talk to him. | VELVET::GATH | | Thu Sep 15 1988 11:32 | 0 |
| 218.8 | notes about fit - keep questions coming! | SMURF::JUCH | | Fri Sep 16 1988 16:38 | 0 |
| 218.9 | Phone number | AUGGIE::WFIELD | | Mon Sep 19 1988 13:10 | 2 |
| The phone number in .6 is transposed. The correct number is;
Herb Stratemeyer (603)-465-7576.
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| 218.10 | Season Update (and gun fit) | MILRAT::JUCH | | Tue Nov 08 1988 17:21 | 19 |
| As a followup to my recent note, I have to say that I am enjoying
shooting more since I had my stock bent and fit. My percentage
on grouse has gone way up (no, you don't want to know what it was
- now it's over 25%). In fact, I shot the first grouse that my
pup, Jack, pointed, making it the first wild bird he pointed.
I think one of the nicest things about it is that I have more
confidence. If there is a shot within range, I'm more willing to
try it than before. If I miss, so what?
Season note - we saw many more grouse this year than last in New
Brunswick. For example, on one of our best days our bag was 6 grouse
and 8 woodcock; last year the ration would have been 1-8. The apple
crop was enormous. Lots of deer and BEAR using the orchards - Vibram
soles don't give traction in bear poop/apple sauce. The woodcock
are down - this past wekend we saw our first NH flight birds (in
White Mountain covers), and since deer season is open, it will be
Mass and RI until the ice comes. But I think generally the wood
cock are down from last year. Alas!
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| 218.11 | | SSDEVO::FISHERR | | Fri Jul 07 1989 19:00 | 15 |
| How does one who is buying his first shotgun, and has never used
one before, tell if it "fits"? It's a little difficult to know if it
feels right if one doesn't know how it is *supposed* to feel.
I'm in that position now. I don't want to spend a lot of money on a
fitting, like the originator of this note, because my first gun will
probably be a low-end model. I would, however, like it to fit
reasonably well. Is there a rule-of-thumb that relates body size to
stock size, like there is for bicycles? Is there a "rule" that says
where my hand should be in relation to my cheek or something?
I've read about "how it shoulders" or "how it comes up", but I don't
know what that means. Does it have something to do with how far
forward the gun must be pushed to clear the armpit and get to the
shoulder?
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| 218.12 | Feel the Fit | EXPRES::FERRARO | | Sat Jul 08 1989 01:00 | 12 |
| How it shoulders, or how it comes up refers to:.....
Moving your firearm from a safe carry position to the shoot
position without having to make any adjustments to the hold
once it reaches your shoulder.
It's basically that simple. When you pick up a shot gun or
rifle hold it like you would while hunting, then quickly
bring it to your shoulder in an aim position. It should feel
very comfortable without having to adjust the hold.
Greg
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| 218.13 | Weather dependant | SALEM::AYOTTE | | Mon Jul 10 1989 10:05 | 13 |
| I thought that the quick fit method was based on the length of
ones forearm. Measured from the inside of the elbow with the arm
bent at 90 degrees. With the gun held in this position, the trigger
finger should comfortably cover the trigger as one would do when
firing. This seems to work for me...... however, as soon as fall
weather rolls around my gun fit goes to hell. Especially since
I like to layer the clothes. That makes my gun fit change all day
long.
My dad does a lot of trap shooting. He has two stocks for his
favorite gun. One is for his "winter league" shooting.
Dave
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| 218.14 | Fit = Hit | DNEAST::BAKER_CHUCK | | Wed Jul 19 1989 10:22 | 17 |
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PROPER fit also means that the shotgun, when shouldered, is pointed
where you are looking.
The elbow to finger trick only measures length of pull. Drop and cast
also make a difference.
The method of looking at a small spot then quickly shouldering the
shotgun ( ALWAYS check that it's unloaded as soon as you pick it up )
then, without moving the gun, look at the sight. If it's right on the
spot then the gun is at least close.
I can fill in some more details if anyone wants them.
Chuck
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