New Z5 with Thumbhole
#1
New Z5 with Thumbhole
Well?, I just picked up a new Z5 with a thumbhole stock.
Why? - I do not really know other than I thought it was a great buy...
What are you goning to do with it? I really do not know...
I never thought I would like a thumbhole but I kinda like it. The forearm has a large dovetail that really makes it easy to hold. It would take some getting use to - getting into the thumbhole.
It really seems light as compared to my SS model.
I am really in deep trouble - but it was a good buy...
Why? - I do not really know other than I thought it was a great buy...
What are you goning to do with it? I really do not know...
I never thought I would like a thumbhole but I kinda like it. The forearm has a large dovetail that really makes it easy to hold. It would take some getting use to - getting into the thumbhole.
It really seems light as compared to my SS model.
I am really in deep trouble - but it was a good buy...
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Rivesville, WV
Posts: 3,192
RE: New Z5 with Thumbhole
I have a thumbhole stock on several rifle's. I tend to shoot better off handed or in a hunting situation with the TH stock. It can be a bit difficult to shoot it with your other hand unless you get the ambi. one. Tom.
#4
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 6,585
RE: New Z5 with Thumbhole
sabotloader,you beat me to it. I am still waiting for a price that makes it unpassupable. I like the thumbholes because for me they are deadly for off hand and hunting. Congratulation on the addition to your collection.
My wife is trying to tell me she made a rule that since I already have more than 15 that I should have to sell two to buy one, of course she made this rule without my agreement so it dont count. Lee
My wife is trying to tell me she made a rule that since I already have more than 15 that I should have to sell two to buy one, of course she made this rule without my agreement so it dont count. Lee
#6
RE: New Z5 with Thumbhole
Wolfhound76
Thanks for the thoughts... I still not sure what I am going to do with it yet... I am not worried about recoil - the onl recoil that seems to bother me is a 3 1/2 Mag Turkey load - that one gets my attention. I just picked it up and right now I would say I am not un-happy with the balance. As compared to my other ML it is really good.
One thing I have not done yet is to compare the weight of this new gun to the weight of my SS Omega - but man this thing seems light sort like my Tikka Lite 300 Win Mag and at my age the lightness is feeling pretty good. I hauled a U-Mag around a season now and this thing feels like a feather.... Is buled steel light than Stainless?
Thanks for the thoughts... I still not sure what I am going to do with it yet... I am not worried about recoil - the onl recoil that seems to bother me is a 3 1/2 Mag Turkey load - that one gets my attention. I just picked it up and right now I would say I am not un-happy with the balance. As compared to my other ML it is really good.
One thing I have not done yet is to compare the weight of this new gun to the weight of my SS Omega - but man this thing seems light sort like my Tikka Lite 300 Win Mag and at my age the lightness is feeling pretty good. I hauled a U-Mag around a season now and this thing feels like a feather.... Is buled steel light than Stainless?
#7
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 6,585
RE: New Z5 with Thumbhole
sabotloaderSince SS is denser than carbon steel it should weigh a tiny bit more. Lee
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Join Date: Sep 2003
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RE: New Z5 with Thumbhole
I've been known to shoot 3 1/2" shells out of my 870 Supermag but I don't shoot it in the summer with a t-shirt on. The first time I shot my Omega with 100 gr. loads my shoulder was black and blue. I put the sims pad on and that stopped. It's not the gun but the cheap hard rubber recoil pad T/C uses. They give very little. As for the foam that's for sound issues and not weight. Hollow stocks sound like a drum when bumped IMO. By filling it with a lightweight spray foam it deadens the sound. Every hollow stocked gun I've had has gotten that treatment. It's a cheap fix.