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Could somebody remind me whether the cast off for a right- handed shooter is to the right or to the left? Don't have a gun to look at/shoulder and need to know. (In other words, does the butt end "twist" to the right for a righty and the left for a lefty, or do I have that bass-ackwards?).
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You have it correct, Mike.
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Could somebody remind me whether the cast off for a right- handed shooter is to the right or to the left? Don't have a gun to look at/shoulder and need to know. (In other words, does the butt end "twist" to the right for a righty and the left for a lefty, or do I have that bass-ackwards?). yes, "cast off" would mean stock would be bent away from your face when mounted. (ie to the right for a right handed shooter).
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Cast "off" means bent to the right. If it is bent to the left it is cast "on". It relates to the equestrian terms where the left side of the horse is the on side and the right side is the off side.
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What's your reference for that Tom?
I've heard this both ways.
It seems a bit silly to insist that a lefty who is shooting a stock bent left to achieve 'cast off' is actually shooting a 'cast on' stock.
I'm not being critical of your claim, and you may well quote the industry standard but how did this come about?
"The price of good shotgunnery is constant practice" - Fred Kimble
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British auctions use the term "cast on" for bent to the left for a left handed shooter. They use "cast off" for a stock bent to the right for a right handed shooter.
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Thanks very much, guys! It's VERY nice to be able to rely on some working brains when you need them.....
As for the cast "on" and "off" controversy, I put that in the same category with all horse-related stuff--horses are to eat(only when you're in France)and put on the outside of baseballs (another topic I have little tolerance for). That's my story and I'm stickin' to it! Once an infantryman....
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Humph, and I thought it was what the Cap't. told the deckhand when the ship was leaving the dock. Might explain my lousy shooting.
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Cast is bend one way or the other; almost always, it's away from the shooter's face, no matter which side of the gun he stands on. Might be clearer if the terms were "cast right" instead of cast off; "cast left" instead of cast on--since a right hander typically needs bend to the right, and a lefty bend to the left.
I have seen some gun dealers make it clearer by saying "cast for a left-handed shooter".
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Very simple,on left, off right. Like a lightswitch, on up, down off, unless you have the switch in upside down. Cheers Rich
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