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This weekend I shot another 2 rounds of trap and for part of the first one I borrowed my friends Winchester 101 Pigeon grade. To get the proper alignment of beads I had the gun shoved up real tight under my cheek and after 10 targets my cheek was starting to get a bit tenderised.
I finished the round with my gun and shot another round with my gun and by the end of it my cheek was feeling a bit fragile. I came home with some swelling and after taking arnica the swelling subsided a bit and a faint bruise has appeared on my cheek.
I get the impression the damage was done by the borrowed gun and then aggravated by my own gun. I've never had cheek slap before so unless I've changed something about how I mount the gun I'm guessing it was caused by the borrowed shotgun .... which suggests it a fit thing.
So, cheek slap is due to poor gun fit? Or is it due to poor form? Anything that can be done to reduce it?
I get the feeling I'm less likely to be able to convince my wife to try it if I come home all bruised up .... beside which I don't really enjoy getting thumped. I guess its an excellent way to start developing a flinch.
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I finished the round with my gun and shot another round with my gun and by the end of it my cheek was feeling a bit fragile. I came home with some swelling and after taking arnica the swelling subsided a bit and a faint bruise has appeared on my cheek.
I get the impression the damage was done by the borrowed gun and then aggravated by my own gun. I've never had cheek slap before so unless I've changed something about how I mount the gun I'm guessing it was caused by the borrowed shotgun .... which suggests it a fit thing.
So, cheek slap is due to poor gun fit? Or is it due to poor form? Anything that can be done to reduce it?
I get the feeling I'm less likely to be able to convince my wife to try it if I come home all bruised up .... beside which I don't really enjoy getting thumped. I guess its an excellent way to start developing a flinch.
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