ORIGINAL: mooseman44
I just got a cabela's catalog and saw thumb hole stocks for the Omega. I've handled an omega with one in the store and liked the way it felt. (BTW, my omega has a synthetic stock, the only one sold with thumb hole when I bought mine was laminated so that's why I didn't buy it from the get go.) To all of you who use or have used thumb hole stocks what do you think of them, good and bad?
I also do not own one but shot a Knight Wolverine with one. On the range it was very comfortable to shoot. I then thought about all the stuff that I walk through when I hunt... brush, tree limbs, and thought to myself, I have enough to do keeping the trigger guard clear and clean, I would not want to worry about a hole in the stock to boot. I guess what I am saying is, I shoot a conventional stock. I practice with it, and find that I am fine accuracy wise. Although the thumb hole might be an advantage on the range or open field, I do little hunting there, I am in the thick stuff where shots are close, snap shots might be required or at least fast target assessment, and that hole in the stock would just be one more worry...
Those that have them and like them, that's fine... I have nothing against them, just not for me I guess...