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Hi Folks, hope you are doing well!
Which are the different measurements to take in consideration when fitting a shotgun?
To be more precise: I want to be able to take my own measurements, then contact a gun shop and ask them to measure a specific shotgun, and then determine whether it would fit me.
- length of pull (inner elbow to index finger's first joint)
- drop of stock - both line if sight to comb, and to heel
What else?
Posted : 08/01/2026 12:55 am
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Baie dankie Oom!
Posted : 08/01/2026 1:22 pm
This topic is a serious rabbit warren. Quite fascinating in my opinion. How deep do you want to go?
If you search "shotgun fitting" on Youtube you'll find some videos that will give you quite a bit of insight. Also search for "try gun" which is something used by upper end gunmakers to establish gun fit.
Posted : 09/01/2026 9:04 am
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This topic is a serious rabbit warren. Quite fascinating in my opinion. How deep do you want to go?
If you search "shotgun fitting" on Youtube you'll find some videos that will give you quite a bit of insight. Also search for "try gun" which is something used by upper end gunmakers to establish gun fit.
My bad - I'll try to explain better.
I have seen quite a few videos and read quite a few descriptions. They mostly follow the same lines:
1. check LOP - thumb nuckle 1" from the nose
2. check drop - see only the top line when cheek welds
3. check cast - mostly on high end guns - the gun should kick outwards
What I hope for is that someone might be able to give better indication of how to measure for a fitting when I only have my body to work from.
Example: when building a kettie, we know that the fastened rubbers should be as long as the points between shoulder knob and outer elbow. Or any other similar technique where I can determine beforehand what a shotgun's measurements should be if it were to fit me. Suggestion: the drop at heel should be identical to the distance between my pupil and my collar bone. Or the ideal LOP might be double the length of my middle finger, etc.
Shooting is in many cases a sport for thinking folks. I cannot think that some brilliant mind has not figured out a way to use body dimensions to get a proper fit beforehand.
Posted : 09/01/2026 11:09 am
Why worry, its a shotgun, you can not miss moss ! ! !
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Posted : 10/01/2026 11:30 am
I'm not speaking from knowledge here but my gut says that identifying a perfectly fitting gun based on dimensions that you supply is unlikely. If that were a thing the high end makers wouldn't bother with fitting sessions. At best I think you could expect to get in thenm8ddle of the ballpark which is where mass produced stocks are aimed anywhere.
Posted : 10/01/2026 11:38 am
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I'm not speaking from knowledge here but my gut says that identifying a perfectly fitting gun based on dimensions that you supply is unlikely. If that were a thing the high end makers wouldn't bother with fitting sessions. At best I think you could expect to get in the middle of the ballpark which is where mass produced stocks are aimed anywhere.
One of the writers mentioned that the average measurements for the shotgun industry is 5'10" and 190lbs.
I am 5'6 and 185pounds and therefore out of spec. What I do know is that some measurements on the human body work very good on most bodies: mouth corners are usually beneath eye pupils; space between eyes equals width of a single eye; head fits into body length x times etc.
Somewhere, these given measurements must be obtainable.
Posted : 10/01/2026 1:07 pm
My point is that you aren't going to find a recipe that translates your dimensions to a set of stock dimensions that gives you a perfect fit. Something as simple as gaining or losing 5kg can change how your previously telepathic shot projector mounts because your cheeks are chubbier
Posted : 11/01/2026 5:24 am