small of the stock

small of the stock

[′smȯl əvthə ′stäk]
(ordnance)
The part of the stock of a small-arms weapon ordinarily gripped by the right hand, and located immediately behind the receiver and trigger assembly.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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So now I took careful aim between its eyes; my right fingers closed firmly and evenly upon the small of the stock, drawing back my trigger-finger by the muscular action of the hand.
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The rifle has a composite stock with a rather slender section extending through the small of the stock, including the curved pistol grip forward of the comb.
Stock stiffening: a new and effective way: this somewhat unusual, but very effective, method of adding rigidity to a target stock resembles endoscopic surgery in its approach, but the result is better accuracy

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