Length of pull

Brambles

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O.K. what is the PROPER method to determine length of pull on a hunting rifle.

I'm 6'2" and about 235 lbs

Do you measure from the crotch of your elbow or on the face of your bicep?

If I measure from the crotch in my elbow to my 90 degree trigger finger I get 13 1/2 inches

If I measure from my bicep to the 90 degree trigger finger I get 12 7/16 inches

These both seem like short numbers. If I go buy the Hi-Tech website they say I should be at about 14 inches
Its not like my arms are short either??? I guess it could be that my arms are a somewhat larger than average?

Anyone have any pointers?
 
I hold the rifle in my shooting hand, finger on trigger, and the butt should just be touching my bicep if arm is bent at a 90.

not sure if it that's the right way
 
I find the bent arm measurement to be a good starting point...

Then depending on how much you crawl your face on the stock, you make adjustments from there.....

It really depends too on how you shoulder the gun and if you hold it across your body a lot or more outright... just changing how you shoulder and point it changes the length required by an inch and a half real easy....

If it is a cold weather gun include your heavy jacket in figuring the length.
 
I've had very good results with another method.
Shoulder the gun as you normally would ... and lets say your right-handed.
Your right hand is then wrapped around the pistol grip, with the tips of your second and ring fingers curled around and now pointing upwards on the left side of the pistol grip. Measure a distance two to three finger widths (with your left hand) between your second & third right hand fingertips and your nose. Any shorter - chances are you'll get a bump in the nose... any longer, you'll continually get hung up trying to shoulder the gun from a "gun down" position. This has worked very well for me in fitting a number of shooters over the years, both male & female - for trap, skeet & sporting - & produces a very comfortable length of pull which doesn't seem to bear any direct relationship to the crook of one's arm.
 
Since no one mentioned it I will. It depends what the gun is used for.
In my opinion the hunting guns tend to always be too long for hunting in the fall and especially during late season hunts when heavier clothing is worn. My bolt actions are trimmed to 13.5" and at times I wish I had an extra 1/4" taken off. If the gun is to be used for any kind of snap shooting a shorter rather than longer stock is prefered. For long range rifles where more time is given to snug up the rifle good and tight a longer length of pull can be acceptable. Not to be confused with rifles that are often fired at the range most of these hunting rifles will seem too short at the range but a slip on pad takes care of this temporary problem nicely. Another consideration is the eye relief of your scope, the shorter eye relief scopes cause you to strech your neck uncomfortably in order to see the whole view. A too short stock and short eye relief can spell disaster in a heavy recoiling rifle.
bigbull
 
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