stocking of repros

[Daniel G Rainey]

After looking at the normal web sites that sale Parker repros it seem to me that a lot of these guns appear to be stocked high. Drop at the heel of 2 1/4 is about normal. A gun stocked that high would no more work for me than a Parker made 1900 with 3 inch drop at the heel. Are there many or any repros with drop at the heel of 21/2 or 25/8?

[Dean Romig]

Yes there are but like you’re discovering, there aren’t a lot of them.

The straight, or English, grip models are typically stocked even higher than their pistol grip cousins. The two straight grip repros I owned were stocked pretty high but I learned to shoot them both pretty well. I did find that the older I get, the less flexible I am becoming and it’s not as easy to adjust to an ill-fitting stock as I once could.





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[Randy Roberts]

I'm with you Daniel. I have bought and sold several over the years to keep the gun fund running but never owned one personally for just that reason. They don't fit me at all which is to bad as they are beautiful guns......

[B. Dudley]

The Cataloged standard dimensions of Repros of all gauges was 1-3/8" at Comb and 2-3/16" at heel. Now, the comb on Repros is about 1" father rearward that Meriden Parkers, so that Comb dimensions equates to more like 1-1/4" on a closer comb. I personally feel like these dimensions are too high for many shooters, but it was clearly felt that more wanted dims like these at that time.

I have found some Repros are closer to the 1-1/2" and 2-1/2" Drops that most would feel more suitable today, but that is not the norm.

[Wild Skies]

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

The Cataloged standard dimensions of Repros of all gauges was 1-3/8" at Comb and 2-3/16" at heel. Now, the comb on Repros is about 1" father rearward that Meriden Parkers, so that Comb dimensions equates to more like 1-1/4" on a closer comb. I personally feel like these dimensions are too high for many shooters, but it was clearly felt that more wanted dims like these at that time.

I have found some Repros are closer to the 1-1/2" and 2-1/2" Drops that most would feel more suitable today, but that is not the norm.

Hhhhmmmm . . . Is that "the comb on Repros is about 1" father rearward that Meriden Parkers" by the guess or by the tape?

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by Greg Baehman

Hhhhmmmm . . . Is that "the comb on Repros is about 1" father rearward that Meriden Parkers" by the guess or by the tape?

You tell me...

The here a photo of three separate repro stocks laid on top of 3 separate original meriden stocks. The spread here is between 1/2” and 1” difference in comb positon (with the repros being farther back).

True there is variation in meriden guns, but I have found that generally the repro combs are back in the farthest position that one will ever find a meriden comb in.

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[edgarspencer]

Brian, It's hard to tell because of the light reflection, but are all three of those stocks wrist failures?

[B. Dudley]

Originally Posted by edgarspencer

Brian, It's hard to tell because of the light reflection, but are all three of those stocks wrist failures?

Yes, they are.

[Wild Skies]

I actually measured four Repro stocks (1-12ga. 1-20ga. & 2-28ga.) and two original 12ga. Meriden Parkers. The measurements were taken from the standing breech to the nose of the comb. You're correct in that the comb position is further back on the Repros, but the position is only 1/8" further back on the 28ga. Repros and 1/4" on the 12 & 20ga. Repros vs. the Meriden Parkers.

[Dean Romig]

Let’s keep in mind the fact that the Parker Reproductions replicate the Remington Parkers, not the Meriden Parkers.





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