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PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 7:42 am
Alan , I wonder if you can help me..... bought a K80 supersport this w/end from Pete User at Lakenheath,awsome gun, everything they are cracked up to be. The only problem I have is that ;when I shoot my right hand curls high on the pistol grip and as a side effect the shapping of the wood ,the tappering just above the checkering (I'm un-aware what the pattern is called) acts as a blade and chisels it's way into my trigger finger at the knuckle joint. Pete suggets sending to yourself to get the wood moved forward out of the way,or maybe even just shallowing the ledge so it's less pronounced/sharp and wont dig into my hand.As I sure you can appreciate I'm less than keen to surrender my new gun for too long as I wish to progress with it as soon as possible. Do you know roughly what sort of turn around time I'd be looking at for this at the moment? Or could this work be undertaken if I was to call down to visit for a day? If necessary masking tape placed over the area will probably act as a solution for the season,and then get it alterd next year .Although it does cause some discomfort, it is my way of shooting and changing my hand position only works for my first shot,the second is naturaly moved to this point.I can still shoot the gun without thinking,and I'm already seeing the benifits of using a K80,just keen to avoid discomfort whilst shooting that could distract my focus from the target. Many thanks for any advice.
Alan
PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 2:51 pm
Hello Chris, very glad to hear that you are pleased with the K-80 apart from the finger problem.
Generally the problem you refer to is caused by the hand being too far over the top of the grip. It is quite common with those trapshooters who lift the elbow of the trigger arm. Apart from the problem you are experiencing this also causes inconsistent trigger pulls because you are trying to pull the trigger upwards instead of backwards.
The cure is to hold the grip correctly with the underside of your hand as close to level with the underside of the pistol grip as you can get it. This will feel awkward if you have shot with a higher hand positiopn but that feeling will soon go as you get used to the new hand position.
I did speak to Peter Usher about this and he tells me that you find it difficult to reach the trigger if you position your hand low down on the grip. I had guessed there would have to be another reason as I felt sure Peter would have looked at your hand position. I looked again at a K-80 grip and there should not be a problem with your reaching the trigger unless you are sliding your hand back at the same time as you move it down.
It may be that you need some alteration to the grip profile and we can do that for you. It is possible to cut away a part of the side cheek but I would only recommend that as a last resort.
I need to look at your hand position and then I can make a recommendation on the best way to solve the problem. I am overdue a visit down to Lakenheath so perhaps we can do it then.
chris johnstone
PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 3:57 pm
Thanks very much for the response. Yep,Pete did look after me .He made sure every thing was set up,and was very patient whilst I couldn't get my head round the choke number system! I couldn't be more happy with the gun. Others have used the gun without this problem occuring,so I accept that I'll need to change something my end (I suspect that my position is a hang over from my semi-auto that I've used for the past 18 months). No sweat,I'll bring it up one time when you have a visit schedualed and get your opinion.
chris johnstone
PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 6:53 am
Just wanted to update you.... shot my first "ton" at Oxton on 28th March, that's 16 days after getting my supersport! And I've had no more problems with my hand position (currently using sticky palmed gloves to keep my hand in the correct place) Thanks again for your advice,and I'm convinced that the k80 has accelerated my progress,these guns are all they are reoported to be,worth very penny Very Happy
Alan
PostPosted: Wed Apr 06, 2005 8:40 am
Glad to hear that. thanks for keeping me up to date.
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