Those old boys had to shoot with their head up or use their chin as a cheek weld or they would see little but the back of the receiver. Most of those old crooked stock shotguns were noted for kicking like the proverbial mule.
Something to be said for shooting with the head more up, in that you look through the center of your eye instead of the top third. We don't walk around looking at things with our head tilted down proving the point. However excessive stock drop is not the best way to arrive at doing so.
Last edited by battue; 12/13/12.
