Proper checkering and butt on GHE straight stock

[B. Dudley]

A buttplate would be the appropriate treatment for the gun. Checkered butts would only be on skeet guns and by special order.

I agree with dean in that the stock is completely salvagable. The fitment looks to be good. The shortcomings in the form can be easily corrected and the checkering is no big deal to fix after that. But it is a plain piece of wood. So if you want to put in the effort for the wood upgrade. Have at it. Just make sure the job gets done right.

[6pt-Sika]

If it were mine I'd more than likely take it out and see if I could hit anything with it as is . To me from looking at the pics it seems it might have more drop than I like anymore . So again if it were me I might get the stock bent and put a plate or pad on it and shoot the heck out of it .

Just saying !

[Austin J Hawthorne Jr.]

I agree with Craig. That stock appears to have at least 4 inches of drop. I doubt if even a riser kit could correct that.

[Bill Murphy]

Buttplates are frame size specific in most cases. They are identified by the logo, which is usually determined by frame size, not by the period of manufacture. I would not restock a thousand dollar gun for thousands of dollars when I could buy another one with a good stock. Your choice.