mpk Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Hi all , I have a gun that feels comfortable and i shoot ok with it. Im thinking about buying a new gun and was wondering how to work out gunfit and what the important dimensions are. I want to measure all the important bits on the gun i use now so i have a rough idea of a gun that will be close to fitting when i go and look at some. I know you could probably speak about gunfit for a month of sundays but the basics would be greatly appreciated. Cheers all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerH Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 (edited) Hi, try this link for a start, which in turn has some good links within it. I found it very helpful! http://www.hollowaynaughton.co.uk/holloway...honcoaching.php Sets things out in a basic and easy to understand way. Hope it helps a bit. Cheers Roger Edited April 14, 2010 by RogerH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigglet Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Mike ***********s book entitled " Gunfitting" is well worth investing in if you want to understand the subject better. It's all explained in a comprehensive and easy to understand way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jega Posted April 14, 2010 Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 A old boy once gave me some good advice/tips on trying a gun for the first time ,Close your eyes tight now mount the gun until it is in the most comfortable position for you ,now open your eyes and see where your eye is in relation to the bead,next try the same method but have the gun out of your shoulder and mount it quickly as if you were in the field while swinging the gun open your eyes and again see where your eye is on the bead.It helps to have another person with you to check your eye alignment from the other end looking towards the chambers (gun empty obviously).Iknow this is a very rough and ready little test but i've always found it to work really well . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpk Posted April 14, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2010 Cheers for the advice guys. Rogerh i had a look at that website and it was very helpfull , it also makes sense to mount with your eyes closed etc . very nice little test as a guestimate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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