Greetings! I've always heard that you should have a "cheek weld" when shooting a shotgun, and assumed the same is likely true of a rifle. I have an old savage .22/.410 (used to be my grandfather's) that I'm planning to take to the range tomorrow to sight it in and see if I can get minute-of-squirrel accuracy out it.
I'm new at this business, so please don't hesitate to school me if i "say" something stupid.
The crux of my question -- when I shoulder the gun and align the sights, no portion of my head or face is even close to touching the stock. Is this normal? To make matters worse I recently discovered that I'm cross-dominant so I'm planning to learn to shoot left-handed (I'm right handed, left eyed).
With some sandbags and a bench I suspect I'll be able to get the rifle sighted in, but when it comes to off-hand shooting do I just let my head hover? Do I build up some sort of cheek-piece? Do I hang Grand-Dad's "rifle" over the fireplace and go get that Steven's model 30 "favorite" that I've been lusting after down at Larry's Pistol and Pawn? (though I'm not sure how much better that will be)
thanks!
-GB
I'm new at this business, so please don't hesitate to school me if i "say" something stupid.
The crux of my question -- when I shoulder the gun and align the sights, no portion of my head or face is even close to touching the stock. Is this normal? To make matters worse I recently discovered that I'm cross-dominant so I'm planning to learn to shoot left-handed (I'm right handed, left eyed).
With some sandbags and a bench I suspect I'll be able to get the rifle sighted in, but when it comes to off-hand shooting do I just let my head hover? Do I build up some sort of cheek-piece? Do I hang Grand-Dad's "rifle" over the fireplace and go get that Steven's model 30 "favorite" that I've been lusting after down at Larry's Pistol and Pawn? (though I'm not sure how much better that will be)
thanks!
-GB