Shotgun LOP??

[careybirdwell]

I recently pick up a new to me shotgun and the LOP seems a little long for me and it doesn't have a recoil pad. I was thinking about taking it in and getting it set up for me. I always understood the importance of the LOP on a rifle but does it have the same importance on a shotgun. Also, can anyone recommend a place close to the Magnolia/Tomball area. Thanks

[tex4k]

As I understand it, it's more so on a shotgun. I'm not that caliber of a shooter so I can only pass on "book learnin'" no practical experience.

[Artos]

Way more important on a scattergun..critical in fact if you plan any sort of serious wing or clay shooting with the intent of not missing. Plus it's not all LOP in regards to prosper fit. Do you have a local clay shooting range you can attend & go pick those in the know??

[mkk]

Larry Feland in Cypress does a lot of gun fitting
281-373-0335

[careybirdwell]

Way more important on a scattergun..critical in fact if you plan any sort of serious wing or clay shooting with the intent of not missing. Plus it's not all LOP in regards to prosper fit. Do you have a local clay shooting range you can attend & go pick those in the know??

Thanks for the idea!!

Larry Feland in Cypress does a lot of gun fitting
281-373-0335

Thanks

[Monark]

Larry Feland in Cypress does a lot of gun fitting
281-373-0335

x2. Larry fitted both my kids shotguns to them back in high school shooting. He's good but he ain't cheap.

[Big pig]

Felands has done great jobs on my family’s rifle stocks.


Big pig

[Smart]

Without a doubt much more important on a scattergun. LOP is a **** good start in getting fitted. There are other things but too long or too short is a major factor.

[careybirdwell]

x2. Larry fitted both my kids shotguns to them back in high school shooting. He's good but he ain't cheap.

What kind of cost am I looking at?

[mkk]

What kind of cost am I looking at?

I think he has fitting prices listed on his web page. He offers better rates for the youth shooters

[Monark]

What kind of cost am I looking at?

I think it was about $600/gun but he actually bent the wooden stocks on both. I think he does it in a hot oil bath. Not sure.

[careybirdwell]

I think it was about $600/gun but he actually bent the wooden stocks on both. I think he does it in a hot oil bath. Not sure.

Yep, I looked up the prices on his webpage. I have to re-evaluate my needs. The shotgun is worth about $300, so I don't see me dropping that kind of money in one

[Smart]

Shotgun LOP??

Yep, I looked up the prices on his webpage. I have to re-evaluate my needs. The shotgun is worth about $300, so I don't see me dropping that kind of money in one

I paid $135 to have my stock cut and a pad ground to fit and added to fit my Browning 725 sporting 20ga. I tried to have the stock adjusted/ fitted too but he said it was so close he wouldn’t mess with it and I was sitting there with the money to get it done.

I guess what I am saying is you can get your stock reduced and pad added for a reasonable price. That goes a long way in helping you become more consistent.

[careybirdwell]

I paid $135 to have my stock cut and a pad ground to fit and added to fit my Browning 725 sporting 20ga. I tried to have the stock adjusted/ fitted too but he said it was so close he wouldn’t mess with it and I was sitting there with the money to get it done.

I guess what I am saying is you can get your stock reduced and pad added for a reasonable price. That goes a long way in helping you become more consistent.

I would be will to spend that, because unlike rifles that i buy & sell all the time. I generally keep my shotguns. Nothing fancy just a few older Winchester pumps & semi that are not worth much in value

[sendit]

Like already stated shotgun fit is important when wanting to shoot your best. Basically a properly fitted gun with shoot where your dominant eye is looking. It has to with comfort, ergonomics and getting your eye in a certain relationship with the muzzle. With a shotgun your eye acts as the rear sight and the muzzle acts the front sight. You can make the gun shoot right, left up or down with changing the position of your head.

I would also suggest going to a trap and skeet range/club and getting help there. They most likely will hve different guns to try and find a comfortable LOP for you. Then you can go from there.

Getting the correct LOP is a start to proper fit.

I am pretty handy with tools and fabricating so I have made adjustable hardware and done my own work on my target guns to make them fit me.