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Not sure bruised middle finger is always a result of a too short LOP. Today I shot my 'trouble" gun--the one that kills. my finger. I lengthened the lop. I could bearly reach the front trigger. It has a straight hand stock. No improvement. My buddy shot it with no issues. My short trigger finger and large trigger bow must be the problem. Too bad 'cause I shoot the gun pretty well--that is until I think about the pain and forget the target.
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Another solution is to have your offended finger surgically removed.
Extreme - but probably effective.
And what do you use it for, anyway?
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May God bless America and those who defend her.
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That is the James Doohan surgical procedure which is not for everyone. On the bright side you could become an instant Trekkie. Live long and prosper. Or aim high and shoot well.
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I've always considered a " thumb hole " stock to be just that - a stock with a thumb hole bored in it. My friend has one on a model 12 trap gun [ and I think it looks like sh!!}. Now some of you guys are gonna start calling the curved area by the comb a " thumb hole " ? Learn something new everyday. Maybe someone could enlighten me of who and where it was first used. Not trying to give anyone a hard time, just curious.
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That's a new one on me too, Paul. But then, I'm not nearly as old as buzz.  SRH
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I am probably older than anybody but I agree with Paul. And I use that finger for lots of other important things beside pulling a trigger! That old Ithaca grade 3E with vent rib is the only gun I own that gives me hurt AND I have an offer very close to my beyond reasonable asking price. I could consider a graft if some one here wants to donate a section of their trigger finger.
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Haha, you guys are something else. English gunsmiths call it the thumbhole. David Trevallion, I believe introduced me to the terminology. Call it whatever you like, however. Bottom line, its an important but frequently overlooked aspect of good gun fitting.
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Terminology, nomenclature, whatever....
Buzz is SPOT ON with his perfectly descriptive Trade term....
It is vital in perfecting stock fit , especially for you guys that want to go afield with English grips on your guns.
I heard it used 30+ years by the then owner of Atkin Grant & Lang , the renowned author, Mr. Adams. The conversation I was privileged to overhear was between he and a very Knowledgeable Double gun aficionado from South Alabama......
I think it was the American Walnut purveyor, Rhinehardt Fajen who first appropriated the term to describe his unsightly Trap Stocks, promoted in the 60's .
A move wisely calculated to apply the rifle shooting "gimmick" to the Trap field......Hell everyone knows, Trapshooters will try anything.....
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I heard it used 30+ years by the then owner of Atkin Grant & Lang , the renowned author, Mr. Adams. The conversation I was privileged to overhear was between he and a very Knowledgeable Double gun aficionado from South Alabama...... I'll bet I know who that was. He was a devout, and successful, pigeon shooter too. Right? SRH
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