Custom Gun Fitting

How Custom-Fit Adjustments Improve Your Shooting:

You will hit more birds and clays and enjoy wingshooting more than ever with a custom-fit shotgun. How? A custom-fit shotgun is built to your exact arm length, chest size, cheekbone structure, eye alignment and more, so you mount your shotgun correctly and consistently, and get on target with ease and accuracy. A custom-fit shotgun accommodates you, rather than requiring you to try to force-fit your body type to a shotgun with generic, mass market dimensions. Come get a fitting with an Orvis Try Gun and fire at the Try Board and see the difference a properly fitted gun will make in your shooting potential.

The Orvis Gun Program is the only one of its kind in the country. Each gun fitting at Sandy Oaks Ranch, an Orvis Endorsed Wingshooting Lodge, is conducted by owner Foard Houston. Foard has been trained by the Orvis Chief Gunsmith of 28 years and Corporate Gun Manager John Skinner. No other gun program offers the quality of workmanship, selection of custom styles and models, and the willingness of gunsmiths to stand behind their work. Choose from a wide range of styles, gauges, and models. Includes scrolled engraving, premium-grade wood, hand-rubbed oil finishing and English leather recoil pads.

How Custom Gun Fittings Are Measured:

Length of Pull: The distance from center of the front trigger to center of stock butt. Your stock length is adjusted according to your arm length and build. Correct length of pull results in correct, consistent gun mount to your cheek.

Drop at Comb and Drop at Heel: Drop at Comb is measured from the line of sight running along the top of the barrel to the top of the stock at the comb. Drop of Heel is measured from the line of sight running along the top of the barrel to the top of the stock at the heel. Proper stock dimensions aligns the center of your pupil with the rib so your gun points exactly where you are looking.

Pitch: The angle of the butt of the stock relative to the pitch of your shoulder. Assures that the butt sits flush to your shoulder every time for consistent, sure mounting.

Cast: The distance the stock is bent to the left or right in relation to the alignment of the pupil to the center of the rib on the barrels, and is adjusted according to your facial structure and shoulder width.

Live Fire:

To assure a proper gun fit, we will go to the Try Board and fire the Try Gun. This will help us fine tune the exact measurements for your gun. Combined with a proper gun mount, this will ensure that your gun will shoot where you are looking.

I guarantee that combining a proper gun fit, a consistent gun mount, good target vision, and smooth, fluent gun movement, will result in more targets hit! Foard Houston

Pricing:

$200 for an Individual Custom Gun Fitting
Call for Group Rates ( based on number of fittings, can be combined with wingshooting lessons,
meals and lodging )