Ok i am looking for a new 12 ga. shotgun any tips ( if i should get a thumbhole one or not, thats my main question)
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Ok i am looking for a new 12 ga. shotgun any tips ( if i should get a thumbhole one or not, thats my main question)
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I suggest you skip the thumbhole stock on a shotgun if you intend to use it for upland game hunting. One of the keys to good shotgun hunting is to be able to get off a fast shot from wherever the shotgun may be when game jumps. Sometimes it is in your left hand, sometimes in your right. Sometimes it is on your shoulder and sometimes it is balanced and ready. You have to get it pointed at the game and up into your line of sight in less than a second. The thumbhole will really slow you down. Secondly, some of the magnum loads have a lot of recoil and may be capable of breaking your thumb. I have shot a lot of pheasants and quail where my shotgun wasn't yet in an ideal position but I had to shoot before they disappeared in brush and trees. Such shots could be fatal for your thumb. You could get by with it if you just shoot turkeys as they pose for you.
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I would not get a thimbhole stock or a pistol grip because if you intend to hunt any upland birds or waterfoul the gun becomes to clumsey and heavy. i would get a senthetic stock over a wood stock though because it absorbs a little more recoil and is a little lighter.
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