MCgunner
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I can take a pretty good thump to the shoulder.
Am kinda scrawny and of average height...........stuff fits me well and stays put.
What I don't like....is getting smacked in the cheek.
Dunno why, got a TC Hawken Silver Elite............that just ate me up.
Buds Hawken didn't.
The gorgeous HSE was just brutal.
Drop at comb is often the culprit. If the gun was designed for optics and you're using irons, that can be the problem. I love to hunt birds. Over the years, my old SxS 12 that doesn't really fit well, not enough drop, had beat me up. My Mossberg was evil, even cut my face when it was good duck hunting. THEN, I shimmed the stock after learning about that, increased drop. Now, that Mossy is sweet! Still have that old SxS I bought in 1971. I don't shoot it much anymore. There's no way to shim that stock, fits the action too tight, very nicely fitted. So, it mostly collects dust in the safe. I have all my shotguns fitted well, now. One must try 'em on before purchase if it's a well fitted double gun. Repeaters can be fitted/shimmed. Rifles, well, most now days, even some inline muzzle loaders, are fitted for optics. My investarms built Hawken is sweet, but it wasn't made for optics.