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Gunfitting: Achieving the Ideal Fit for the Game and Clay Shot - Hardcover | Diverse Reads

Gunfitting: Achieving the Ideal Fit for the Game and Clay Shot

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Expert shooting coach, teacher, and competitor Don Currie delivers a solid book on gunfitting based on a lifetime of experience gained from working with Orvis and Purdey. Don knows that shooting with a properly fitted shotgun is critical to a shooter's success, and he delivers on the art and science of fitting proper shotguns. The science requires the gunfitter to understand the structure of the shooter's body and what stock specifications are needed to accommodate the shooter's physique. To master the art of the process, the fitter must understand how shooters shoot and how the eye and brain see and read the target. The fitter must critically evaluate the shooter's stance, mount, and level of experience along with taking into consideration the shooter's discipline and style and how the shooter will develop and evolve.

ISBN-13: 9780811770361

Media Type: Hardcover

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers - Inc.

Publication Date: 12-01-2021

Pages: 240

Product Dimensions: 7.32(w) x 9.32(h) x 0.72(d)

Don Currie is an NSCA Master Class competitor and certified instructor. He is an Orvis wingshooting teacher and gunfitter, a Purdey Master Gunfitter, and provides gun-fitting services for Purdey's U.S. clients, including the chairman of Purdey himself. Currie has established global fitting standards for Purdey and has worked with the Purdey team to codify and standardize the fitting process. Over his career, Currie has fitted Perazzi, Kreighoff, Purdey, Blaser, Guerini, Guya, and Beretta guns for game shooter and clay target competitors. He has worked with stockmakers at Purdey, Beretta, and Guerini. He comes to the art of gunfitting having first been a coach, clay shooter, competitor, and wingshooter. He approaches the process not to sell a new shotgun or stock but to put shooters in a gun that fits. His book Mastering Sporting Clays was awarded a 2020 Nonfiction Book Award Gold Medal by the Nonfiction Authors Association. He lives in Lake Mary, Florida.

Table of Contents

Forword vii

Preface 1

Acknowledgments 17

Chapter 1 Introduction 19

Chapter 2 The Shotgun and Other Related Nomenclature 31

Chapter 3 Gunfitting 101 51

Chapter 4 Principles of Shotgunning 65

Chapter 5 The Unique Physique 77

Chapter 6 Eye Dominance and the Visual Profile 85

Chapter 7 The Wood 99

Chapter 8 Stockmaking 111

Chapter 9 Gunfitting 201 133

Chapter 10 Common Fitting Challenges 157

Chapter 11 "Sighting In" the Shotgun 167

Chapter 12 The Gunfitting Process 175

Chapter 13 Aftermarket Modifications 191

Chapter 14 Engraving 201

Chapter 15 Weight, Balance, and "Pointability" 215

Chapter 16 Tools of the Gunfitter 219

Chapter 17 Conclusion 229

Appendix 231