Mounting 101 question

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I'm a rifle shooter, but this question is probably better asked in shotgun forum. There are a couple or maybe more ways to mount a stock into the shoulder pocket (reverse direction for lefties):

1. Butt entirely below collarbone on pectoral muscle, heel canted to the left to clear ribcage (I use this one)
2. Butt upright to the right of collarbone resting on both deltoid and pectoral muscles.

Which one would you recommend? Maybe there is even another way...

I never received professional inctruction, please pardon my knit picking.

Thanks.
 
Usually no time to think about those things while shotgunning-------put it into the "meat" of your shoulder and pull it in tight-------otherwise it will pound the heck outta ya.
 
Proper field use is to have the elbow straight out. This flattens the contact spot. Proper shotgun pads are straight, not curved like rifle pads, and set up into this spot.

Tactical shotgunning is different, and more related to sub-gun handling.
 
There's no Tablet of Stone in the Temple of The Shotgun Gods describing exactly where and how the butt must be placed. People vary physically, most folks shoot their best doing like this....

Mount the weapon with the right side of the butt against the swell of the shoulder joint.It's actually inside the shoulder, not mounted ON the shoulder. The top part of the butt, known as the heel, should be level with the top of the shoulder.

A few top shooters, including trap legend Brad Dysinger, mount right on the shoulder. He's also RH, left eyed, and has run 100 straight shooting lefty. Go figure...

Don't cant the weapon. One can relieve pressure on the chest by rounding off the toe of the pad. Some sporting shotguns have a bit of twist built in at the toe to do the same thing. Same with adjustable pads. This eliminates the possibility of shooting from the off side, so it's not for "Serious" shotguns.

And practice the mount, whether with shotgun or rifle. Keep your right elbow up until the mount's grooved in, then let it drop till it's comfortable.
 
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