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I've been told that a straight gripped shotgun is quicker to shoulder than a pistol grip. I have never owned a shotgun with a straight grip.
Is there really any advantage to the straight grip over the pistol grip or is it just personal preference?
I generally like the look of pistol grip stocks better, but it may just be what I'm used to.

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crunch68 said:
I've been told that a straight gripped shotgun is quicker to shoulder than a pistol grip. I have never owned a shotgun with a straight grip.
Is there really any advantage to the straight grip over the pistol grip or is it just personal preference?
I generally like the look of pistol grip stocks better, but it may just be what I'm used to.

Thanks...
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Neither is faster, no matter WHAT anybody says!
I have owned and shot all three types ( pistol grip, prince of Wales, and English) for over 40 years, and I prefer the English grip with double triggers, for no other reason than I like them!!:p
There is a slight difference in a play wrist and a Wundhammer swell, mind you, and some guns feel better to some guys than others, but it's pretty well personal preference.
Same as a splinter for end, personal preference.
if I were shootng registered birds still, I would likely be using a stack barreled, wide for end, with a Wundhammer swell on the custom fitted pistol grip, but I'm not, i'm shooting hunting guns, and I prefer the looks and feel of a straight ( English) stock...
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Having owned a number of both , My opinion is that it is a matter of personal preferance.
Straight grip (English style ) may be called clasic in some circles. If the gun is for heavy loads, magnums etc sometimes it might be an advantage to have a pistol grip to pull the gun into the shoulder a little more firmly.
 
Straight grip stocks exist for a reason. As Win/64 points out, they are advantageous on a double triggered gun. This is because they do not change the hand to barrel relationship when changing triggers. A pistol grip forces your hand downward as it moves back to accommodate the rear trigger.

The straight grip is at its best when used with an instinctive shooting style. It gives you a relatively loose grip with your trigger hand and forces the lead hand to control the direction of the gun. This is correct when shooting a fast instinctive shot, such as on grouse or pheasant. It is also the reason that straight grips are found on game guns but not target guns.


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Sharptail said:
Straight grip stocks exist for a reason. As Win/64 points out, they are advantageous on a double triggered gun. This is because they do not change the hand to barrel relationship when changing triggers. A pistol grip forces your hand downward as it moves back to accommodate the rear trigger.

The straight grip is at its best when used with an instinctive shooting style. It gives you a relatively loose grip with your trigger hand and forces the lead hand to control the direction of the gun. This is correct when shooting a fast instinctive shot, such as on grouse or pheasant. It is also the reason that straight grips are found on game guns but not target guns.


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Excellent post Sharptail! - you could write a book. Please take note all you "tactical shottie" types, there is much, much more to REAL shotgunning than blowing up milk cartons with short barreled, buckshot loaded, sight equipped, pistol gripped, guns.
Oh yes, I'm a Fudd and proud of it!
 
acrashb said:
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Some 'tactical' guys prefer the intuitive pointing of a non-pistol grip. Even on watermelons.

Try each for the style of shooting you do and see what works.
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Why would you need "intuitive pointing" on something that doesn't move. Or are you into rolling Melons? :rolleyes:
 
Win/64 said:
Why would you need "intuitive pointing" on something that doesn't move.
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Well, immediately after a barrel roll the shooter may be disoriented and no longer facing the target. Intuitive pointing is important in that common circumstance.

More seriously, the targets may move (you can mount a watermelon, or steel plate, or anything on a rail) and the shooter is certainly moving, sometimes in a blind stage, which amounts to the same thing.
 
For myself I find the straight stock a little better on a rising bird than the pistol grip.The straight grip also works well with double triggers.
 
English stocks also facilitate high overhead shots (example - driven bird scenarios). Personally, I feel that it offers better ergonomics as well in terms of keeping the wrist relaxed.
 
Longwalker said:
Excellent post Sharptail! - you could write a book. Please take note all you "tactical shottie" types, there is much, much more to REAL shotgunning than blowing up milk cartons with short barreled, buckshot loaded, sight equipped, pistol gripped, guns.
Oh yes, I'm a Fudd and proud of it!
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You forgot that it has to be all-black synthetic all over, and with a Picatinny rail that mounts an aircraft carrier on one side, and a Deathstar laser beam on the other!
 
A straight grip is good for double triggers as already mentioned. What I've also found is a straight grip is better to carry a gun in the field. It is more natural with a straight grip while the pistol grip usually requires a bent wrist in most field carry positions.
 
Claybuster said:
A straight grip is good for double triggers as already mentioned. ...
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That's what I heard, and when I decided I wanted to try a double (SxS) I wanted double triggers, so I held out until I found a straight grip. I haven't used it much, and I also haven't tried a pistol grip with double triggers, but I like what I have.
 
I prefer the English grip while my son prefers the pistol grip!:D
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I thought back and for the life of me I can't recall a single straight grip shotgun I have ever owned or even shot. However I have owned lot's of straight gripped rifles and can say to me they just feel more comfortable then a pistol grip. I think I like them for much the same reasons a shotgunner does, it's easy on the wrist and almost seems better suited, especially in the lever guns I love so much.
 
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