shotgun stock shims

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marine6680

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Well we finally got the fiance her shotgun... Franchi Affinity in 12ga.


Now a question about the shims.

I thought shims were to adjust the drop and cast of the stock to better fit the shooter and thier body shape and how they hold the gun.

Then I read a few posts and people mention changing point of aim/point of impact relationship.

I was thinking of experimenting with shims to adjust the stock to her, but if it alters POI then I am less inclined to try it.

She liked how the gun felt... but there is always the possibility to make it better for her.

So what is the deal with the shims and should I bother with them?
 
Shims can alter POI. That's what they are for. Have her shoot it and see where she shoots and go from there.
What did she do that made you want to get her an Affinity? :eek: What do yall shoot?
 
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A gun that "Fits" ...means it hits where you look ....and the point of impact needs to be where you are looking.

On a shotgun your eye is the rear sight...so get her to work on her gunmount a little at home...then take her to the pattern board, shoot at a 3" dot at 21 yds or so with a full choke ( I'd shoot 3 shells ? to verify her mount, etc )...and dial in the point of impact with the shims based on what you're finding the point of impact is vs the 3" dot.../ ideally, she'll cover the 3" dot with all 3 shots.
 
That is the one she wanted... That or a benelli.

In the end she decided that she didn't need fancy wood and scroll work on the receiver for informal clay shooting.
 
12 gauge Affinity is far from the softest recoiling gun around. They appear to work well without the Benelli sticker shock. I do not like inertia actioned guns for anything - that's just me - but you do not see any serious competitors using them in clay target competition.
 
She handles the recoil of my pump 12 well enough. Any reduction in recoil is only a bonus. She tried a Benelli in 12 and liked how it shot, so I know she won't have issues with this one.

Being informal shooting, she didn't feel like spending big bucks on a purpose built clay gun.
 
I own two Affinity's(12 and 20 gauge) and seven gas auto's that cost more than the Franchi's. Of the nine shotguns I own I'm the most accurate with my 12 gauge Affinity so that is what I use for informal clays. I am definitely recoil sensitive and the Affinity is fine for me with target loads. I had to shim mine to give cast off and was good to go.
 
Its...

Less than clear.


This was the first time that I was actually confused by how to use a firearm because I read the manual.

I had to just tinker with it to figure out the quirks of the system. That took just a few minutes... mostly due to the confusion the manual caused.

It is the first semiauto shotgun, and it seems to act different than the few others I have handled.
 
You need to move the butt of the shotgun, relative to the receiver, in the direction you want the pattern to move to. For high left you want to go down right. A little goes a long way.
 
From the Benelli manual for my Super Sport models....

http://www.benelliusa.com/sites/default/files/originals/product-manuals/raffaello_2.pdf

This will give you some idea on how Benelli says to make the adjustments for drop at comb and cast. The adjustments start on page 120 ( they print the darn manual in 8 languages ...so look for the English flag in the heading...and read those sections )....usually on every other page or so.

The shim kits in the Franchi may be totally different....not sure.
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If you didn't get one with the gun....page 31 in the Franchi manual online discusses how to make the changes for drop and cast as well....so you should have all the guidelines you need right there....
 
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