Even though Harry isn’t looking for this information, I just measured the pitch on my 2 straight gripped Parkers.
The 1882 D grade hammergun has a drop at the heal of 2 3/8” and 4 degrees of pitch.
The 1903 DH has a drop at the heal of 2 ¼” and 2 degrees of pitch.
I measured the pitch using the shotguncombo guage I won in this years raffle. The main beam of the combo guage sits on the rib and an extension piece mounted on the beam is extended down to contact the surface of the butt. A protractor is used to measure the angle.
I can tell you that if your shotgun recoils into your cheek bone, the usual reason is the toe of the stock is digging into your chest instead of the entire butt surface making equal contact with your chest. This pivots the stock upward during recoil. The DH has just a little bit of muzzle jump into my cheek.
Measuring the pitch using the wall method can introduce many variables. How many have checked to see if the floor and wall are exactly 90 degrees all the way up the wall? I guess if you just want to compare all your guns and use the same spot for measurements, that’s OK, but you can’t be sure that the guy doing the cutting on your buttstock has the same configuration. Also if you use this method, I’d recommend taking the recoil pad off and going against bare wood.
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