More Drop, please

[Big D]

I have a 32"DHE which operantly was set up as a trap or live bird gun, and as a result doesn't have much drop. I want to use it more for clays shooting. The gun is too nice to start bending or shaving the stock. Any suggestions on some sort of fairy dust I could sprinkle on it to give me more drop?

[mobirdhunter]

Yup. Sell it to one of us who floats the target above the bead.

But seriously, if you practice floating the target, you'll get the hang of it...especially to keep a nice long-legged Parker.

[Big D]

Yep, but after 70 years of shooting at the target, it's hard, real hard to change my style depending on which gun I'm shooting. Best I can do is to smash my face on the stock

[mobirdhunter]

Originally Posted by John Dallas

Yep, but after 70 years of shooting at the target, it's hard, real hard to change my style depending on which gun I'm shooting. Best I can do is to smash my face on the stock

I get it, John. I can't shoot low stocked guns to save my life, at least not at birds that require quick shooting. I'm not sure how you could make more drop. Most of the "additive" measures I'm aware of are for creating less.

If it's a nice gun you don't want to get rid of, you could shoot it with me and probably still be the best shot.

I cringe when I read GBE's account of sanding down his "Little Purdey," but it worked for him and the gun still looked great.

I've committed to not buying guns that don't have higher stock drops. I've saved a great deal of money not buying guns that made me drool otherwise when I saw them. I say I've committed to that, but my wife says I should BE committed for buying too many guns.

Good luck with your dilemma.

[Reggie B]

If it’s a 20 gauge there is no hope for it. And I would be glad to help you rid yourself of it.

[Big D]

By puting in spacers in front of the butt plate, extending the LOP, more drop results. Unfortunately, I probably would require a 36" LOP to get the desired drop. At 6'3",I can tolerate longer LOP's but 36" is more than I can handle

[Steiner]

If it has a pad you could easily change the pitch to lower barrels without touching the stock.

[Phil Yearout]

Originally Posted by Dan Steingraber

If it has a pad you could easily change the pitch to lower barrels without touching the stock.

That's what I was gonna suggest: a slip-on pad to lengthen LOP or a tapered spacer to change the pitch.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by John Dallas

Yep, but after 70 years of shooting at the target, it's hard, real hard to change my style depending on which gun I'm shooting. Best I can do is to smash my face on the stock

I'm in the same camp. I've tried floating, and while it works on the first clay, the second target on simo pairs just sails on. I shoot lots of different guns, and doing anything different to what my instinct tells me to do on one day, won't work the next day. I've decided to bend my 30" 28ga, and the man I trust to do it is all tied up with a bunch of malicious ATF auditors. I'm like Ralphy waiting for his Ovaltine decoder.

[Drew Hause]

John: it is a desirable gun with significant value, but it is not for you. At this point in our shooting life we're all probably dealing with enough frustrations...vision, reaction time, loss of muscle mass, body parts that don't work like they once did
Trade it or sell it and get one that fits your shooting style. This is supposed to be fun brother

Simply raising the front bead (yeah I know we don't look at it) will lower your POI, but if your sight picture is firmly imprinted in looking straight down the rib, that may not work.