The mount.
The mount is the movement required to bring the gun from the ready position to being locked under the cheek bone, pointing where the user is looking, and supported by the shoulder.
The shooter should maintain concentration on the target, while lifting the gun smoothly from the ready positon, sliding up the front of the shoulder until the comb comes to rest under the front of the cheek bone. People often refer to bringing the gun to the cheek, but that is not a very precise description. The comb should be be brought to a position resting under the front of the cheek bone in the corner formed by the cheek bone and the upper jaw. If this is done the gun will come to the same position each time, and is more likely to remain locked with the user during the swing.
You can check whether the gun is in the correct place by mounting the gun , and then trying to lift the stock further without moving your head. If the stock can be felt to lift before pressing on the cheek bone it was not correctly mounted. I recommend that this test is made with the eyes closed to ensure that the gun is being mounted by feel. Mount the gun with both eyes closed and then open one eye (right eye if mounting on right shoulder, left if mounting on left shoulder). If you can not see over the action to the foresight without lifting your head it is likely that the comb is too low, and should be adjusted.
Shooting with a gun which is not engaged under the cheek bone vastly reduces the chances of the gun aligning with the target reliably as the rear of the gun will move about changing the alignment of the barrels between shots, and most likely during the swing as well.
Dry mounting practice.
Click on the links below for more information.
The Laser Gunfitting System. Dry Mounting Practice.
Quick reference for dry mounting . Detailed reference for dry mounting.
The mount is the movement required to bring the gun from the ready position to being locked under the cheek bone, pointing where the user is looking, and supported by the shoulder.
The shooter should maintain concentration on the target, while lifting the gun smoothly from the ready positon, sliding up the front of the shoulder until the comb comes to rest under the front of the cheek bone. People often refer to bringing the gun to the cheek, but that is not a very precise description. The comb should be be brought to a position resting under the front of the cheek bone in the corner formed by the cheek bone and the upper jaw. If this is done the gun will come to the same position each time, and is more likely to remain locked with the user during the swing.
You can check whether the gun is in the correct place by mounting the gun , and then trying to lift the stock further without moving your head. If the stock can be felt to lift before pressing on the cheek bone it was not correctly mounted. I recommend that this test is made with the eyes closed to ensure that the gun is being mounted by feel. Mount the gun with both eyes closed and then open one eye (right eye if mounting on right shoulder, left if mounting on left shoulder). If you can not see over the action to the foresight without lifting your head it is likely that the comb is too low, and should be adjusted.
Shooting with a gun which is not engaged under the cheek bone vastly reduces the chances of the gun aligning with the target reliably as the rear of the gun will move about changing the alignment of the barrels between shots, and most likely during the swing as well.
Dry mounting practice.
Click on the links below for more information.
The Laser Gunfitting System. Dry Mounting Practice.
Quick reference for dry mounting . Detailed reference for dry mounting.
