Out of boredom (or whatever else you might call it), I started keeping a spreadsheet a while back to try to understand common themes about which guns I like the feel of better than others and which ones I may shoot better than others. I track weight of different components (barrels, forearm, stock & receiver), the stock dimensions, chokes, and balance point.
To give a consistent point of reference, I always measure balance the balance point distance from the front trigger. On the gun in question (0-frame 16 GH), the balance point is 98mm ahead of the front trigger. For my other two 16s (1-frame VHs) the balance points are 105mm and 107mm ahead of the front trigger. For my 12ga 1-1/2 frame GH, the balance point is 118mm ahead of the front trigger and almost exactly under the hinge pin - this 12 is the one that I think I like the feel of the most and the one that I believe I shoot the best.
Have others seen that as the frame size gets smaller the balance point moves for they’re toward the triggers? Or is it that my modest collection shows trends that only hold true because of my small sample size?
My new 16ga GH is almost identical to my 12ga GH in every variable except for balance point and weight - the same stock dimensions, the same chokes, the same barrel length. I’m taking it shooting tomorrow and I’ll be curious to see how the balance point effects my shooting
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