Not enough drop?

[J.B. Books]

I don't believe drop at heel is the critical dimension. I find that drop at face (where one's face comes in contact with the stock) is the critical measurement. That will be along the line between drop at comb and drop at heel and this is affected by the length of pull measurement.

For me there is a simple test, close my eyes, mount the gun in a normal fashion and then see where I am looking when open my eyes. If I am looking straight down the rib and only see the bead it is about perfect for a game gun. If I see some rib before the bead the gun will have a high POI for me. A little is OK for trap. If all I see is the lever then the gun has too much drop for me and will be hard to shoot.

I have found with my hunting clothes on that a straight grip VH I have been using with 1 5/8 x 2 3/4 x 13 7/8 is near a magic wand as a gun gets for me.