All my doubles have over 3" of drop. If you're shooting " gun down " and stand with the weight equal on both feet you'll have the tenacity to keep your head straigh up. You'll mount the gun to your jaw, not the cheek and you can't lift your head" - it's already up. Put more weight on the front foot and you'll stick your head foreward and mount the gun to your cheek. Now I get to hear from my fellow shooters - " I lifted my head". Easy to fix - bend the stock down about an inch. Try it, you'll see what I'm talking about. The down side is the gun will kick like a mule unless light loads are used. It's not recoiling straight back. I was shooting 7/8oz loads and have gone to 3/4oz [ in 12ga] and haven't noticed a difference. I believe the patterns have tightened up because less shot is deformed. Still shoot in the high 20's in skeet, low 20's on 5-stand, and low 40's/50 in SC's.Just my take on it. Paul
