Trigger Pull ?

One hears of the trigger pull of 14 inches...or 13.5 inches or 13 inches ect. ect.

I realize the pull is the distance from the trigger to the middle of the butt plate measured in inches.

My question is this. How do you corectly measure someone to come up with the corrct distance to make the trigger pull in the stock ?


Thanks
Woody

 

[Stumpkiller]

The common method is to measure from the bend of the inside of the elbow to the index finger pad with the knuckle bent at a right angle. This will change with heavy clothing vs. summerweight, so wear your coat if it's to be primarily a hunting weapon.

That distance should correspond to the distance of the face of the trigger to the shallowest point on the butt-plate.

 

If you are going to err do so on the short side.

Military guns have short LOP because it is possible to shoot a short stock pretty well but very difficult to compensate for a pull that is too long.

Many if the old guns had very short pulls and although the folks of old were slightly smaller that us, it was not that much. They did dress heavier than we do today, during all seasons. Many origionals have 12"-13" lop. Average factory gun of today is 14"

 

Thanks stumppy and ghost,
I figured there had to be some points of the human body to measure this by. Just like the draw lenght of a bow for arrow lenght = the inseam lenght of your pants or the distance from your nose to your index figer bent at a 90 degree position. Most peoples are the same lenght.

If my pull is 13 inches then wouldn't this make other parts such as the patch box change also?

Wouldn't this have a factor as to how long the brass would be to make the patch box look correct in proportion to the rest of the stock?
I would think.... your comment on this would also be appriciated.


Thanks
Woody

 

[Ohio Joe]

Stumpkiller and Ghost are right on the money. I have a 14" trigger pull. I need to allow for December hunting cloths so I settled on a 13 5/8 pull. This seems to work best for me in all seasons.

 

[Stumpkiller]

If the LOP is too short, you will tend to pull your shots to the right if you are a right-hand shooter. If the LOP is too long, the rifle will tend to ride upward and outward during recoil which will usually make you shoot low and to the left if you are a right-hand shooter. Reverse these directions if you are a left-hand shooter.

Other components of stock architecture can make LOP more or less critical. With something like a Bedford, which drops so dramatically past the tang, LOP will be critical to get your cheek in place to align the sights quickly. A much more conventional Lancaster stock has a longer "sweet spot". As do the straighter combed modern stocks.

 

[sse]

Length of trigger pull is also much more critical for a scattergun than a rifle, which in the latter case, shouldering the piece for target shooting or hunting is not as often, out of necessity, done quickly.

Regards, sse

 

[rich pierce]

If you feel real loose like a long-necked goose (have a long neck) this can affect it. But I agree, go a little short on a custom gun if it will be used in the cold. 3/8" shorter than predicted is good unless going far north. Also depends to some extent (for me) on whether the buttplate is late and severely hooked top and bottom (Hawken) or early and flattish. I don't like getting the toe of the heel hung up on my jacket and the tose can be as much as an inch further from the trigger than the center of the buttplate.