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<blockquote data-quote="Wolf76" data-source="post: 1641397" data-attributes="member: 75779"><p>I took this from another website, but I fully agree with it. </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Shoulder Pocket</strong></span></p><p>To be honest, the shoulder pocket is a place that eluded me for an embarrassingly long time. I couldn't seem to figure out exactly where this magical spot was. The purpose of the shoulder pocket is to provide a place for the rifle butt (the end of the stock, or the "back" of the gun) to press against. Because I learned to shoot using a 10/22 rifle (small caliber rimfire) I was able to get away with an imperfect shoulder pocket because the gun didn't have much kick to it (more formally known as recoil). When I started shooting more powerful rifles with substantially more recoil (25-06, 30-06, .308, etc), I would immediately feel it my shoulder pocket position was poor. It hurt!</p><p></p><p>For new (or not so new) shooters, I hope to save you the same pain I had to do through before figuring this out. Start at the center of your chest and find your collarbone. Run your fingers out along the collarbone toward your shoulder. Once you've identified the entire collarbone ridge, take your hand and place it horizontally just below your collarbone and press inward somewhat firmly. With the tips of your fingers you should be able to feel where your shoulder bones begin. You should also be able to feel a somewhat soft "empty" space just before you get to your shoulder bones. (Hint: you're not quite at your armpit yet, but close). This is the so-called "shoulder pocket". The butt of your rifle should rest here in this fleshy, muscled area and <em>not</em> touch any hard, bony parts of your body. The top of the stock should sit just <em>below</em> your collarbone and the side of the stock should sit just to the inside of your shoulder bones. The primary error I was making was that I was letting the stock touch my collarbone; I was holding the gun too high.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wolf76, post: 1641397, member: 75779"] I took this from another website, but I fully agree with it. [SIZE=3][B]Shoulder Pocket[/B][/SIZE] To be honest, the shoulder pocket is a place that eluded me for an embarrassingly long time. I couldn’t seem to figure out exactly where this magical spot was. The purpose of the shoulder pocket is to provide a place for the rifle butt (the end of the stock, or the “back” of the gun) to press against. Because I learned to shoot using a 10/22 rifle (small caliber rimfire) I was able to get away with an imperfect shoulder pocket because the gun didn’t have much kick to it (more formally known as recoil). When I started shooting more powerful rifles with substantially more recoil (25-06, 30-06, .308, etc), I would immediately feel it my shoulder pocket position was poor. It hurt! For new (or not so new) shooters, I hope to save you the same pain I had to do through before figuring this out. Start at the center of your chest and find your collarbone. Run your fingers out along the collarbone toward your shoulder. Once you’ve identified the entire collarbone ridge, take your hand and place it horizontally just below your collarbone and press inward somewhat firmly. With the tips of your fingers you should be able to feel where your shoulder bones begin. You should also be able to feel a somewhat soft “empty” space just before you get to your shoulder bones. (Hint: you’re not quite at your armpit yet, but close). This is the so-called “shoulder pocket”. The butt of your rifle should rest here in this fleshy, muscled area and [I]not[/I] touch any hard, bony parts of your body. The top of the stock should sit just [I]below[/I] your collarbone and the side of the stock should sit just to the inside of your shoulder bones. The primary error I was making was that I was letting the stock touch my collarbone; I was holding the gun too high. [/QUOTE]
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