Cast on/cast off?

[Kenny Graft]

A right hand shooter would need cast off? correct ?

[Mark Ouellette]

Kenny,

Yes, cast off bends the butt outboard for a right handed shooter.

Mark

[edgarspencer]

A right hand shooter would need cast off? correct ?

The word "need" is a relative term. The shooter's physical characteristics which are so pronounced as to become a limitation, mean he would 'need' cast in his stock. What is 'Cast Off' for the masses, is Cast On for the smarter left handed shooters.
I have a Webley & Scott 12 bore that must have belonged to Andre the Giant, or his British cousin, Sir Giant. It was bent with about 3/8" cast ON for him because of the width of his head (picture a Basketball), but since I'm a southpaw, it's cast off for me, and that gun fits and shoots for me beautifully. My lawyer buddy (not George) is a righty, and has a head full of lawyerly things so he, too, can shoot it, but a normal righty would find themselves leaning way out to get their eyes aligned with the top rib.

[Mike Shepherd]

With the gun pointed away from you bending the butt to the right of center is cast off. Bending it to the left is cast on. This rule applies if you shoot right handed or left handed.

Cast off is for right hand shooters.

[Drew Hause]

James Orr posting this VH with an extreme cast off / 'crossover' stock enabling a right shoulder mount while using the left eye

http://pic20.picturetrail.com:80/VOL1373/6511424/16314697/346092804.jpg

[Mark Landskov]

How 'bout this for cast-off? It actually appears to have less than Mr. Orr's gun. This my 1906 vintage NH.

[charlie cleveland]

now boy s this is what i would call a crooked stock....ha all jokes aside dont figure many guns were made with this much cast on the stock... charlie

[Mark Landskov]

Charlie, the 'sinistral' gun pictured in TPS appears to have more cast-off than mine! I believe page 674ish....

[Brian Dudley]

Cast would usually be about 1/8" to 1/4". A small amount. Though neutral cast shoulders just fine, you would be surprised how well a gun with a little cast comes up. It does take a bit of habit breaking to not cant the head though.