English style gun stock...

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Ok, have the urge to buy a sxs (Italian) with an English type stock.
Straight grip if you will, what does this type of stock offer over a POW or pistol grip shot gun offer.
Been hankering for a SxS for some time for no their reason that to have owned one and shot one...
Would be used for grouse while taking time away from deer and maybe toss a few clays for it.
Just never shot one of these guns so no idea what to expect from such a gun.
Thanks in advance.
Rob
 
Some say it allows for a quicker finger placement on the back trigger because you can slide the hand back and others claim that this is BS. Really, it is a personal choice. Some people can't shoot a gun with a straight grip stock. Personally, I like a straight grip and I find them a bit more agile. But this is just my opinion. You should really try the gun and see how it fits you to make sure the drop is right for you.
 
A-5 of your "nightmares..."

Personally prefer the POW grips over straight grips... I find the lower wrist position gets me settled into position better... but I am a bigger galoot... need all the help I can get.
 
Well, considering this one is halfway across the Province, I'm likely to bow out.
It isn't a must have other than being a sxs and of Italian Pedigree it has the papers to prove it too;)
Thanks for the insight guys !
Rob
 
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Italian Bernardelli Elio SXS 12G choked full and half....
Looks like extractors???
 
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If you plan on carrying condition one, and walking a long way at the ready, straight grip is nicer on the wrist. I think mine is a little faster to mount on fast flushing, passing birds than my pistol grip S/S too, especially if the angle is high. Those are the only advantages I've noted, really.
 
I find that I have to keep the elbow on my grip arm higher with a straight stock to avoid canting the gun. It is just a shooting style adjustment that is easy to implement.

I have double guns with straight grip, Prince of Wales grip and full pistol grip, and I cannot see an advantage with one over the other when using double triggers.

This is probably because they are all European guns with relatively open grips.
 
I know a little about it... for what its worth ,

A classic straight wrist or even the drawn out Prince of Wales style offer a better transition between the front and rear trigger of a double trigger gun ,but these styles like any other are something that has to fit the user or be fitted to him/her to realize its full potential.

An off the shelf shotgun is anticipated to fit the everyday Joe and they do that quite well in most cases ,we just pick up a certain shotgun and they feel fantastic ...but do it shoot like that ? not necessarily
I experimented for quite some time to find my perfect fit (helps that I do this for a living ) but my physical measurements and what I shoot well are two different things ,setting out for a day with measurements ,a try-stock ,shells and a pattern plate will tell the tale , other than it is luck of the draw .

A closed pistol grip is going to bunch up a larger hand ,but if its what a certain individual like's then it can be made to fit ,but to make the quick transition between front and rear triggers there has to be room for the hand to move /shift and nothing can be less obtrusive than the straight hand stock ,it is after all designed that way - for that purpose .

Hope that helped ,
Chris
 
I've used both and have settled on a pistol grip for better shooting. The English grip does look very classic though. Nice lines esp on a gun with 28" bbls.
 
I shoot both and have ordered stocks in both styles in SXS guns, O'U's , and pumps.
have heard arguments and points both ways and can honestly say for me that it doesn't matter.
That being said, I prefer straight stocks- just because!
Cat
 
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FLHTCUI said:
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Italian Bernardelli Elio SXS 12G choked full and half....
Looks like extractors???
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From the pics it looks like extractors which is again a personal choice---but less to go wrong. It appears to be a decent looking SxS. And the way it should be for an upland gun, straight stock, splinter forearm, extractors and double triggers. Of course this is just my preference.
 
cjdawe said:
I know a little about it... for what its worth ,

A classic straight wrist or even the drawn out Prince of Wales style offer a better transition between the front and rear trigger of a double trigger gun ,but these styles like any other are something that has to fit the user or be fitted to him/her to realize its full potential.

An off the shelf shotgun is anticipated to fit the everyday Joe and they do that quite well in most cases ,we just pick up a certain shotgun and they feel fantastic ...but do it shoot like that ? not necessarily
I experimented for quite some time to find my perfect fit (helps that I do this for a living ) but my physical measurements and what I shoot well are two different things ,setting out for a day with measurements ,a try-stock ,shells and a pattern plate will tell the tale , other than it is luck of the draw .

A closed pistol grip is going to bunch up a larger hand ,but if its what a certain individual like's then it can be made to fit ,but to make the quick transition between front and rear triggers there has to be room for the hand to move /shift and nothing can be less obtrusive than the straight hand stock ,it is after all designed that way - for that purpose .

Hope that helped ,
Chris
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Even2 said:
If you plan on carrying condition one, and walking a long way at the ready, straight grip is nicer on the wrist. I think mine is a little faster to mount on fast flushing, passing birds than my pistol grip S/S too, especially if the angle is high. Those are the only advantages I've noted, really.
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+1. I find the straight grip much easier to carry muzzle up in the field than the pistol grip and faster to move, mount and shoot.
 
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