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What about the short comings?????Thanks ahead for your comments,OB
 
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To me they feel great for shooting comfort, but they suck for handling as they don't offer a nice wrist to hold onto while hunting. Awkward may be a good term for it.


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Unless the safety is located in the trigger guard, you have to remove your hand from the shooting position to take the rifle off safe. I like to be able to just place my thumb on the safety without removing my grip on the rifle.


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i just had tip burns stock a whitworth in 7 rem mag in a boyd's laminate thumbhole.... other than the safety is difficult to get to, the rifle shoulders great... haven't shot it yet, but it feels good...


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I won't comment about the thumbhole, but I will comment about a more vertical pistol grip which often accompanies a thumbhole:

If you hunt in cold weather and wear coveralls or a lot of clothing and you shoulder a rifle with a more conventional grip, you have to hold your elbow a bit out and away from your body. This can be awkward when wearing bulky clothes. A vertical grip is much faster to shoulder as you can keep your elbow tucked in.

I'll leave the discussion about aesthetics and the wisdom of sticking your thumb into a hole of something that recoils violently to someone else.


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I was looking at The stocks Lux makes for Encores.Safeties are of no concern and nothing larger than a 304 Win.would be used.
 
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Thumbholes are great for deliberate shooting or single shots like an Encore. You get a very solid weld to the rifle. But like posted before, once you are in position, simple things like safeties can break your weld and are therefore slower.


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The simple answer, for me anyway, is that thumbhole stocks are great for shooting but not for hunting. The carry is uncomfortable in the semi ready (rifle held across elbow with strong hand on pistol grip-wrist) Thumbhole stocks often have fuller forearms and this makes them tiring to carry single handed at at your side. I have an XR100 and made a second stock in the conventional style for field work which also took nearly 2 lb of the OA weight.

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without a doubt, the thumbhole stock is the all time third best conversation starter for deer camp.

the second best is the 243win/6mmrem as a deer round...

but, if you REALLY want to never have to say a word other than "this is the best deer rifle ever" ..

put a thumbhole on a 243.


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I personally can't get over the UGLY.
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Advantage - They're to ugly to steal.


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Well I am guessing ,not too many like their looks!!!! Cool
 
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I can give them some reason to exist...I suppose in a trap gun or target gun. Other than that narrow field, they are just impractical for a working rifle (or shotgun).

Every few years they are "rediscovered" as the greatest gunstock in the world...surpassing underwear with pockets...then "sputter, gasp" they go away for a while...then recycle.... Do yourself a favor and forget the idea.
 
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Chicks dig em


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I always thought thumb holes were for bowling balls. I dont realy like seeing one on a rifle.
 
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I'll leave the discussion about aesthetics and the wisdom of sticking your thumb into a hole of something that recoils violently to someone else.

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OK, you all convinced me.I will stick with a standard stock.Thanks for all the input. Big Grin
 
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