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Adjustable stock on a trap shotgun??
Unread 07-02-2020, 11:25 PM   #1
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Adjustable stock on a trap shotgun- what are the pros and cons vs custom fitted stock?
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Unread 07-03-2020, 12:06 AM   #2
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Adjustable in which way? Adjustible comb up down, left right, adjustable for pitch? A custom stock should be fitted to your specs by a knowledgeable stocker. With an adjustable stock, you pretty much do it by your self or a stocker could set it up for you.
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Pro - adjustable.

Con - if it is a vintage gun, it would look out of place. But that depends on if you care. And the next guy may not like it.
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Adjustable stock on a trap shotgun- what are the pros and cons vs custom fitted stock?
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as Brian said - out of place on a vintage gun

other cons? if you're a real trap shooter you'll never stop messing with it

get one that requires a special tool - get it set and throw the tool away
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Not only if you’re a trap shooter but Skeet shooters and sporting shooters will mess with just about anytime when they start missing a target . They wanna blame the gun when 90% of the time it turns out they’re doing something that causes the misses . The first K-32 I had got an adjustable stock put on it for awhile . And very shortly thereafter I got a K-80 stock with a Monte Carlo non adjustable and my trap and Skeet scores shot up . So for me personally I don’t care for adjustable anything comb length of pull whatever .
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Both my sbt's (Parker & Ithaca) do not fit me.
With the virus hanging around getting to a stock fitting with a try gun will not happen this year +
So looking for a reasonable cost adjustable stock (sbt) to test at the pattern board to hopefully get measurements
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Jim, see your PM.
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Adjustable stocks on shotguns are like fishing lures. When one doesn't work.......
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I used to shoot skeet with a guy who would run 25 straight with a 28, then come back to the truck and adjust the stock because the breaks weren't good enough. PITA to shoot with. No talking, no nothing while on the field.
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Most of us are not Mr Average....I wouldn't buy a dedicated target shotgun without one....

As far as stockfitters go....you can go to three different ones and go home with three different set of numbers...
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