I took my Garand out for the first time today. I had not fired one for a couple of decades or so!
When I set my spotweld/cheekweld at a point I was comfortable with the distance to the rear sight, my cheek was against the thumb of my hand. When I fired, the second joint of my thumb impacted against my cheek bone just under my eye. It was less than comfortable and did leave a mark after a few clips.
Does anyone have any photos of a spotweld technique/strong hand position technique which eliminates the impact of the thumb joint and the cheek bone? When I move back from my hand, I feel like I am too far back from the sight. I know I used to have the information from back 20 or 30 years... but I can't seem to recall the technique I was taught then. (Getting older is highly over rated... and annoying at times!)
Thanks!