WHAT DOES “BEND” MEAN?
Bend is another word for the drop of a stock. If we imagine a straight line coming back off the top rib of the gun and extending back over the stock. Then bend is the measurement or dimension taken from the line down to the heel and comb of the stock. Typically a sporting or game gun would have bend dimensions of around 35mm at comb and 50mm at heel. Trap guns would usually be higher or less bend so that the shooter see more rib; hence the gun shoots higher. Skeet guns have slightly more bend, so the effect is that the gun shoots lower. This is becouse skeet targets are flatter or even dropping slightly. Bend can be measured by laying the gun on a table with the rib down, and flat on the table. if the heel and comb are run to the edge of the table then bend can be measured with a ruler from the edge of the table up to the point where it touches the stock. Care should be taken that the foresight doesn’t rest on the table and lift the barrels, thereby distorting the reading. [ back to to
