What would look obvious on a stock with a large vs. small palm swell?

Thanks for any help.

David

Sounds like an adolescent issue

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Originally posted by DKim:
What would look obvious on a stock with a large vs. small palm swell?

Thanks for any help.

David

A lot of times palms swells are not obvious until you actually grip the rifle. When you do, you will definately notice a grip with palm swell. It depends on the size of the swell and the size of your hand. Done right, they will fit the palm of the shooter's hand and fill it, adding better grip and control of the rifle. Kinda hard to explain, they just feel good to me. I'm sure soembody like Chic Worthing or Bill Soverns can explain it better than I can.

I have a 12 gauge skeet gun with a set of subgauge tubes and I am in the process of restocking it to my specs. To get the palm swell to fit exactly, I will put on a latex glove, and use a liberal amount of vaseline (starting to sound like the first response, lol). Then I will mix up some acraglass and apply the the right grip and then press my hand onto it to mold the center of my palm. Once it dries, I will sand off the ridges and any excess. They do provide a good grip on a shotgun. I think they are overkill on a rifle. They are a pain the checker.

They are more obvious when you look down on the side of the grip. You can see the thicker area.

Interesting Chic.!!! I have never heard of a palm swell on a shotgun but then I am not heavy into shotgun shooting.
I do have a couple of Remington's with the palm swell, a 700P and a 700PSS and have really come to like the fit and feel. I'm sure doing it the way you describe would be even better.

Jimmy, you see them most often on skeet, trap or sporting clays guns.

The palm swell is also known as "Wundhammer Swell" the origenator and inventor of the swell. Louis Wundhammer was a custom stock maker.

My Beretta 682 has a palm swell. Very nice feel.

Most palm swells are a PITA for me as it makes shooting right-handed stocks, left-handed very uncomfortable. I put a left-handed stock on my 686 and it's the first one I've liked.