Define Beautiful

[Bobby Cash]

I enjoy a beautiful gun stock more than any other aesthetic aspect of a shotgun.
I'm not sure why but I kind of like the stock below.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.


http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk136/2low8s/f72692e2-6f16-4fa8-8239-89da13a73a9b_zpsdgwwbhdu.jpg


http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk136/2low8s/3c271cbd-6f8a-4afc-9d55-f47cbc1576ed_zps2bwwerll.jpg

[Joe Bernfeld]

I'm a gunstock wood lover too. The stock you show is nice, but a little plain for my taste. I like lots of figure and contrast in gunstock wood.

Below are pictures of some of my favorite wood on my guns. The first picture is of, left to right, my 20 ga. and 28 ga. Garbis, and my 28 ga. Parker Repro. Second pic is my 12 ga Garbi, third pic is my 12 ga SSS Parker Repro.

I used to own (sold it years ago) a 20 ga 2 bbl Parker Repro. set (26" Q1/Q2, 26" IC/Mod) with the most amazing piece of very dark, heavily burled walnut I've ever seen, hand picked for me by Jack Skeuse; I also have a 20 ga. Beretta 687 Diamond Pigeon EELL with eye popping figure, but unfortunately no picture of either gun.

[Rex Northen]

I agree with Joe - the wood in OP's picture is bit plain for my taste as well...

[allan.mclane]

This might be high on some people's "why bother" list but it sure caught my eye, big time. The work was done by Hal Hartley in North Carolina, sometime in the 70's. 16ga, 28", IC&F.

43732

43733

[Mark Landskov]

I thought this was interesting wood on my Alex Henry. It is a '3rd Quality' rifle made in 1875.

[William Davis]

Everybody's eye is different but I am drawn to American Walnut on American guns.

William

[Chris Travinski]

Bobby, I like the red tone of the stock you pictured.

[Chuck Heald]

Some American from Donnie Gemmes for my M12 20g.
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/roaniecowpony/Guns%20n%20Hunting/DSC_3220%20Large_zpsfx2bar3z.jpg (http://s26.photobucket.com/user/roaniecowpony/media/Guns%20n%20Hunting/DSC_3220%20Large_zpsfx2bar3z.jpg.html)

My GH 12 Parker
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/roaniecowpony/buttshowside.jpg (http://s26.photobucket.com/user/roaniecowpony/media/buttshowside.jpg.html)

28g Repro
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/roaniecowpony/DSC_6297.jpg (http://s26.photobucket.com/user/roaniecowpony/media/DSC_6297.jpg.html)

My Fox AE
http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c125/roaniecowpony/Guns%20n%20Hunting/showside.jpg (http://s26.photobucket.com/user/roaniecowpony/media/Guns%20n%20Hunting/showside.jpg.html)

[William Davis]

That's wonderful Walnut and very approprate for Vintage American's

William

[Bobby Cash]

I chose this blank for a sub gauge skeet set, 28/.410

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk136/2low8s/2016%20CSMC%2021/2_zpspbcahebl.jpg

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk136/2low8s/2016%20CSMC%2021/3_zpsk6llvhgx.jpg

[Fred Preston]

As to the OP's request for a definition, I recall from high school that a poet described it as a Greek chamber pot. I didn't get a very good grade in that course.

[Dean Romig]

I enjoy a beautiful gun stock more than any other aesthetic aspect of a shotgun.
I'm not sure why but I kind of like the stock below.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.


http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk136/2low8s/f72692e2-6f16-4fa8-8239-89da13a73a9b_zpsdgwwbhdu.jpg


http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk136/2low8s/3c271cbd-6f8a-4afc-9d55-f47cbc1576ed_zps2bwwerll.jpg



I think it is a statement in understated "beauty in simplicity." I've never seen a Parker Repro with as simple a stock as that one. I like it a lot and think it should be fitted to a 28 ga., with 28-inch barrels choked Q1 and Q2 with double triggers, twin ivories, and a splinter forend.





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[Bobby Cash]

26" single bead, otherwise you nailed it!

http://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-for-sale-online/shotguns/parker-shotguns-reproduction/parker-reproduction-dhe-grade-28-gauge-26-barrels-straight-grip-stock-splinter-forearm-beautiful.cfm?gun_id=100597300

[Dean Romig]

Very nice!





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[Rich Anderson]

IMHO it's a plain looking stock and I like nice wood and that one wouldn't appeal to me but hey that's just me. A few examples are CHE 20, AAHE 28 upgrade, DH16, Fox XE 16 and a custom Ruger #1 7mm-08. I like rifles to:rotf:

[Chuck Heald]

I enjoy a beautiful gun stock more than any other aesthetic aspect of a shotgun.
I'm not sure why but I kind of like the stock below.
Your thoughts would be appreciated.


http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk136/2low8s/f72692e2-6f16-4fa8-8239-89da13a73a9b_zpsdgwwbhdu.jpg


http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/kk136/2low8s/3c271cbd-6f8a-4afc-9d55-f47cbc1576ed_zps2bwwerll.jpg

I think I see faces in the birdseye of that stock.

[ForrestArmstrong]

I prefer wood like on C.O.B.'s guns but the buttstock shown above is more typical of most original DHs.