Thumbhole stock and tang safety?

Norrick · September 6, 2011, 10:20 PM

Anyone have any experience with this combination? I haven't held the rifle in person but in pictures it looks like it would be hard to wrap the thumb around up top while your hand is still on the grip, to actuate the safety.

Jim243 · September 6, 2011, 10:30 PM

You can do one or the other not both. Just take your thumb out of the hole, it works fine.

Jim

NoSecondBest · September 7, 2011, 08:00 AM

I've owned a couple of rifles with this feature. To be honest, it's a pain to change your grip just to use the safety. I've never noticed that the thumbhole shot any better, it just had a "cool" factor. I don't use them anymore. You can get a variety of pistol grip rifle stocks that have the same "feel" without the interfering feature of the thumbhole. Just my two cents.

maxman894 · September 7, 2011, 03:02 PM

My wooden thumbhole stocks are heavier, and I can get a better grip on the gun, reducing felt recoil considerably. Also, to answer your question, if I don't have time to take my hand out of the stock and switch the safety, then I just use my trigger finger.

September 6, 2011, 10:20 PM	#1
Norrick Senior Member Join Date: April 1, 2008 Posts: 577	Thumbhole stock and tang safety? Anyone have any experience with this combination? I haven't held the rifle in person but in pictures it looks like it would be hard to wrap the thumb around up top while your hand is still on the grip, to actuate the safety.

September 6, 2011, 10:30 PM	#2
Jim243 Senior Member Join Date: January 5, 2009 Location: Just off Route 66 Posts: 5,067	You can do one or the other not both. Just take your thumb out of the hole, it works fine. Jim __________________ Si vis pacem, para bellum

September 7, 2011, 08:00 AM	#3
NoSecondBest Senior Member Join Date: December 7, 2009 Location: Western New York Posts: 2,736	I've owned a couple of rifles with this feature. To be honest, it's a pain to change your grip just to use the safety. I've never noticed that the thumbhole shot any better, it just had a "cool" factor. I don't use them anymore. You can get a variety of pistol grip rifle stocks that have the same "feel" without the interfering feature of the thumbhole. Just my two cents.

September 7, 2011, 03:02 PM	#4
maxman894 Senior Member Join Date: July 2, 2011 Location: Central Ohio Posts: 141	My wooden thumbhole stocks are heavier, and I can get a better grip on the gun, reducing felt recoil considerably. Also, to answer your question, if I don't have time to take my hand out of the stock and switch the safety, then I just use my trigger finger.