Would you folks have any recommendations for a palm rest / support for shooting this rifle offhand ? No extra holes in the forend so not sure how it would attach ?

There are clamp on options but honestly most people with “average” proportions would probably feel weird using a palmrest with the stock butt stock on a browning bpcr. Id try just seeing what it feels like with a padded block in my support hand but unless you have very short forearms and a very short neck the palmrest may not offer much advantage. Just my thoughts

Without a Swiss buttplate I can't imagine how a palmrest will work well? The two really work great together, but without the hooked buttplate the butt will be tough to keep in place on your shoulder as you're shooting.

Maybe its just my proportions. I do have a palmrest on a hepburn with a standard butt but i pulled out my browning bpcr and tried the same and it was a no go. To my mind, and I am a newbie for sure, the biggest advantage of a palm rest is that it allows a comfortable upright head position while still allowing the upper arm to brace against the chest and the forearm to support the gun without muscle tension. For me using a gun with a fairly straight stock,like a browning highwall, i have to hold the gun relatively lower to keep the butt consistently against my shoulder which negated the palmrest. A gun with a high comb and lots of drop is when I like one but thats just me. The palmrest you show is, i think, the best option. Good to have one around regardless.

I have 2 CPA rifles. One set up 32/40 Swiss plate high Pope style comb & a palm rest. 14 lbs when scoped. Rifle balanced perfectly almost go to sleep in position no need to grab it tight.

Second 38/55 built to BPCS rule 12 lbs iron sight flat shotgun buttplate. Run the same palm rest on it buttplate wants to drift around minimal support from the cheek piece doesn’t help either. Shoot the rifle much better thumb and forefinger elbow on hipbone.

Most people not just the palm rest whole set up need’s to be balanced and fitted.  Having said that all sorts of body shapes out there, what won’t work for me may work fine somebody else 

Side note remodeled the high cheek piece hook plate palm rest CPA to Sporter style stock flat plate no rest, and took nearly 2 pounds out of the barrel and scope weight . Handles fine without a palm rest.

Boats

westerner wrote on Apr 21^st, 2023 at 2:16pm:


Joe, 
I have always been a really big fan of The Charleston West Virginia School of Gun Smithing. I'm glad to see they are setting up a sattelite classroom in Hamilton Montana. However, to uphold the standards established by Professor Bubba you will need to cease use of masking tape and use Silver (Chrome) Duct Tape or perhaps something more permanent like JB Weld. Are you currently accepting any work at this time. I have a Pope barrel and Farrow rifle that need you attention. 
Thank You,
Scott   

Hey, this is the west. What happened to #9 iron wire?

Delicate work, Joe always uses duct tape. High power stuff may get black gaffer tape, the really big bangers get the fencing wire
Gumpy