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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......
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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.
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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. 8444D0BC-5936-4856-83DD-03726724C3DD.jpg
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02-25-2019, 08:25 AM | #7 | ||||||
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Brian, It's hard to tell because of the light reflection, but are all three of those stocks wrist failures?
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Yes, they are.
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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.
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Let’s keep in mind the fact that the Parker Reproductions replicate the Remington Parkers, not the Meriden Parkers.
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