My 28 ga Repro shoots high

[allen newell]

My 28 ga Repro shoots high consistently. I was recently at the point to sell it outright or swap it. I measured the lop and it's 14 inches from the trigger. I just happened to have a very nice all leather slip on recoil pad. With the pad on it the lop is lengthened to a point where I can throw the gun up to my shoulder with eys closed and find myself looking straight down the barrel! Problem solved. The stock is just too short for me. The slip on recoil pad solves that Problem. Going to shoot it on pheasants ar Markover this coming Sunday. For the life of me I don't know why the made this 28 with such a short stock. IMHO it should have been made with at least a 14 1/2 lop.the

[scott kittredge]

they need more dac and dah for me. That is why i never bought one, my best for me lop is 13 3/4, when you have you hunting colder weather stuff on you are not going to have the same lop. i have heard that its harder to adjust to a lop ,ezer to adjust to a shorter lop.

[Jeff Higgins]

By adding the slip on pad you will increase the drop at heel. And your cheek is probably father back on the stock.

[John Allen]

The standard LOP for most American gun builders is 14". I think that is what they feel that is what fits the "average" shooter. Most of the repros I have measured were 141/4" to 143/8" and 13/8" at comb. They all shoot a bit high for most shooters.

[Chris Robenalt]

Mine shoots perfect Allen! Nice to shoot a newer tight gun!

[Kenny Graft]

PR made different LOP options, DT and SST guns could have from 14 1/4 to 14 3/4 These are seen for sale fairly regular. I like 14 1/4 to14 3/8 on the DT-PG models and 14 1/2 to 14 5/8 with DT and English strait grip. 14 3/4 is a bit too long for me but they are out there. SXS Ohio

[allen newell]

My DHE 28 ga lop is 14 inches. Too short for me but the added slip on pad solves that problem

[allen newell]

Turns out that even with a slip on pad this 20 still is too high for me. I need more drop on the stock. I'd rather get the stock drop fixed if possible than sell it. It's a straight stock. No pistol grip. Can these stocks be be t down? Anyone know who best to address bending it down to increase the amount of drop? Please advise.

[allen newell]

Disregard my above post as the question was answered previously in another post..I'll probably put this 20 up for sale.

[George Davis]

My suggestion before you consider bending stock do a "search" here on the Forum and review the previous posts and discussion on stock bending. Just a suggestion.

[edgarspencer]

LOP has very little to do with a high shooting gun. A shorter LOP may allow you to get the butt further up on your shoulder, but a with a longer LOP, the tendency is the opposite, increasing your POI. Drop is the biggest factor when you're shooting over the top. Unless your chokes are rifle tight, and you're not even chipping the tops of clays, your POI may be anywhere from 7.5" to a couple feet high at 30 yards with each 1/4" height in the comb. This may be overcome with youth, but with 60 years of instinct shooting, "floating" the target is not so easy.

[allen newell]

George, I took your suggestion and reviewed a number of posts on the subject of stock bending Reproductions and have concluded that its not worth the risk. I'm going to sell this 20 Repro. It's of no use to me. Just not enough drop in the stock.

[Daniel Carter]

Allen if you like the gun other than that have the drop altered to your liking. It is only a matter of removing some wood and refinishing it. You will have a hard time finding what you want in a repro. In my case i have done it myself several times( not Parker) and it has allowed me to keep a gun that was useless otherwise.

[Dean Romig]

George, I took your suggestion and reviewed a number of posts on the subject of stock bending Reproductions and have concluded that its not worth the risk. I'm going to sell this 20 Repro. It's of no use to me. Just not enough drop in the stock.


A word of advice Allen - Get a good fitting Repro 28 to replace it.





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[allen newell]

Dean, I already have a 28 Repro. I'll probably get another 20 but it won't be a Repro.

[Dean Romig]

So get an original DHE 20.

But then, one can't have too many 28 gauge Repros...:whistle:





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[allen newell]

The 28 Repro fits me much better than the 20 Repro. Dean, I'd like to find an original 20 ga Parker but first things first and that to sell this 20 ga Repro. A member of.my gun club has expressed interest. We'll see how that goes. As soon as I can take some pics of it I'll post it in our fir sale section. I'll need help getting the pics posted. It will go with the original case which is complete with accessories. Dean, I may need your help posting the pictures.

[George Davis]

Possible solutions: Several blank/stock company like Weng, Macon and I's sure there are other where you can source can a semi-inlet blank close to your dimensions. Then you can fit it to exactly your desired dimensions and hire someone to do the checking. I have a beautiful 1893 Fishtail G Grade and the original butt stock is my vault, however the gun wears a butt stock which I got as a blank years ago from Fajen. I have a lot of additional pride shooting this gun because of my effort in fitting the stock to my dimensions. Just a thought.

[Stan Hillis]

Just how much too high is it shooting, Allen? I have a possible, easy cure that worked perfectly for me on a shotgun once.

I have a Westernfield/Browning plain barreled 20 ga. pumpgun that shot about 6-8" high at 30 yards. It had a small bead at the muzzle, no rib mind you. A poster on another forum suggested I replace the bead with a larger sized one, that it might cause me to sub-consciously hold lower on a bird. I found one a good bit larger, replaced it, and the pattern went down to a perfect 50/50. I was flabbergasted, but pleased.

There are those who will counter that we should never look at the bead, to which I whole heartedly agree. I don't. But, the bead IS in our unfocused vision and by being larger it was also taller, which brought the pattern down. BTW, I refuse to float birds or targets to compensate for a high shooting gun. If I can't make it shoot where it should for me, it goes down the road.

[Mike Poindexter]

I have cut down the comb on an inexpensive Eibar double by 1/8" and refinished it. That solved its high patterning. Before cutting, rasping, bending or selling, however, you might try adjusting the pitch downward using a tapered shim inside the leather slip on pad. I find I am very sensitive to pitch and need about 3" down pitch to shoot a gun well. Worth a try before something more permanent.