Tell Me About This Thumb Rest

[Broc]

Hanging out at a friend's house. He has this Russian .22 competitoin gun. Right handed with a right handed stock and a palm rest on the right side ... but it has a thumb rest on the left.

Does anyone know why?

 

[not new guy]

To help keep the trigger finger at the correct angle?

 

[northny]

Not familiar with that rifle, but my guess it’s not a thumb rest. I believe it is there for clearance for peep sights which usually go below top of stock on that side

 

[paul73]

Hanging out at a friend's house. He has this Russian .22 competitoin gun. Right handed with a right handed stock and a palm rest on the right side ... but it has a thumb rest on the left.

Does anyone know why?

a vostok cm-2 that was cannibilized and whole left part was machined off to make that ugly braket attached where scope sits on now.

"VOSTOK" cm-2

www.rimfirecentral.com

 

[PatMcD]

Russian engineering: don't try to figure out out.

 

[Broc]

To help keep the trigger finger at the correct angle?

No. The stock was too thick, couldn't reach the trigger if I placed my right thumb on the rest.

 

[Broc]

a vostok cm-2 that was cannibilized and whole left part was machined off to make that ugly braket attached where scope sits on now.

"VOSTOK" cm-2

www.rimfirecentral.com

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Interesting, but that doesn't explain the cut on the side. Is it for the sight?

 

[Broc]

Any way, the trigger is amazing. It feels just as nice, if not better than my 3oz KIDD trigger. That good.

 

[paul73]

Any way, the trigger is amazing. It feels just as nice of not better than my 3oz KIDD trigger. That good.

barrel should be amazing too, if was not ruined.
see on this picture, it shows how it was:

https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/2052/524/soviet-vostok-model-cm-2-bolt-action-rifle-with-case

 

[vicorjh]

3oz KIDD trigger

3 oz. Holy balls.

 

[Broc]

barrel should be amazing too, if was not ruined.
see on this picture, it shows how it was:

https://www.rockislandauction.com/detail/2052/524/soviet-vostok-model-cm-2-bolt-action-rifle-with-case

View attachment 815827

Great, thank you!

 

[jkelly1229]

Any way, the trigger is amazing. It feels just as nice, if not better than my 3oz KIDD trigger. That good.

My fil has one of those the trigger is as you say

 

[AaronT]

Clearly it is for resting your thumb on. If you are @Broc , you could rest your THIRD thumb there...

 

[ChevyGuy91]

It probably feels good, stick your thumb in there and find out, we won't judge

 

[Mtn_Guy]

I’m surprised you couldn’t figure it out…

 

[groundscrapers]

Not familiar with that rifle, but my guess it’s not a thumb rest. I believe it is there for clearance for peep sights which usually go below top of stock on that side

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