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Brewster11
PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 11:46 am  Reply with quote



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Slightly OT but I shot 5 rounds of trap & skeet a couple days back and my cheekbone still smarts. Ok it was a 20ga, very light O/U that feels great in the hand and scores well, but a couple times it gave me a sharp upward whack on the cheek. And right now at this moment I might prefer going in for a root canal instead of more punishment from that little rascal.

Is it poor fit, poor mount, or both?

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Builder
PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 12:10 pm  Reply with quote



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Too much pitch on the butt?

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fn16ga
PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 12:16 pm  Reply with quote
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Builder wrote:
Too much pitch on the butt?


+1 My Rizzini slapped me in the face worse than any gun I have ever shot . I shoot it really well though, so I adjusted the pitch and the problem went away .
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Brewster11
PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 7:54 pm  Reply with quote



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I adjusted the pitch and the problem went away


So the toe might be too long relative to the heel, causing the gun to rise and bite the cheek?
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Brewster11
PostPosted: Thu Aug 30, 2018 9:42 pm  Reply with quote



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Measured pitch is about 2 1/4” at the muzzle of 26” barrel. My best fitting 16 ga has 1 3/4” at 26 in. So there it is, thanks.
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PostPosted: Fri Aug 31, 2018 3:40 am  Reply with quote
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https://shotgunreport.com/2013/10/01/fitting-for-face-slap/
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