I've always heard negative pitch was pitch down at the muzzle. Bottom line is I have found that about 1 1/2 inches negative pitch (using 28 inch barrels and a 14 inch lop with normal drops) fits me best. Parkers with DHBP's seem to have this. LC Smiths and SSBP Parkers seem to have much less, usually 1/2 inch to 0 in my experience. A gunsmith/gunfitter helped me with a Smith once by loosening the buttplate screws, putting a 1/4" thick piece of folded cardboard under the heel, retightening the screws and having me mount the gun while he faced me head on (I know, made me nervous too). It made all the difference in the world. Before, I was having to compensate for the shallow pitch in order to line my eye up. After, the gun just seemed to drop into place. Its an easy experiment, try it for yourself. FWIW
Last edited by limapapa; 04/19/09 05:39 PM.
