Enough to make a grown man cry...

[Angel Cruz]

I had this DH 12 ga with 28 in Damascus bbls completly redone by Brad Bachelder out of Grand Rapids. I went to take some pictures and for the first time in my life I DROPPED A SHOTGUN or any weapon. It happened to hit butt first. The butt plate is fine but the stock suffered a crack on each side.:crying::crying:

[Don Kaas]

My empathies, Angel. I have ruined more guns in the the shop, gunroom and safe than I ever have in the field. My last was opening a carton with a newly re-blued set of Parker barrels and scratching them with the blade of the box cutter while consciously "being careful"... I am sure Brad B. can fix so you'll never notice it.

[Angel Cruz]

Thanks Don. Brad had it so long that it's killing me having to send it back ..

[Dean Romig]

Hey friend, it can happen to anyone. I took a nasty tumble a couple of years ago onto my brick walkway while carrying my 1-frame, 12 ga GH with fishtail lever and beautiful Damascus barrels. In the case of falling down while hunting I have perfected the very athletic body roll so that some part of my face or body will come into contact with a tree trunk or rock outcropping instead of a Parker. I just can't explain why I couldn't execute such a manuver on my walkway. The gun suffered such damage that to repair it would cost nearly as much as the gun was worth before the fall. Dave Suponski saw the gun and can attest to my inexcusable clumsiness. :banghead:

[Angel Cruz]

Dean, I wish I could blame it on a fall. The damn thing just slipped out of my hand. After spending the money for a complete refirbishing, I think it's going to sit in the safe for a while.

[Dave Miles]

Dean, I wish I could blame it on a fall. The damn thing just slipped out of my hand. After spending the money for a complete refirbishing, I think it's going to sit in the safe for a while.

Angel,
Post some pics of the rest of the gun.
I'm sure everyone would love to see them.

[Chris Travinski]

Stock fixers is supposed to be the best in the business from what I hear, but I spoke to the owner a few weeks back about a repair and he told me he was backed up about ten months. I would be glad to hear any other recomendations for stock repair. Thanks, Chris.

[Angel Cruz]

Here you go Dave...

[Angel Cruz]

some more...

[George Blair]

Angel, beautiful piece. Might as well start the healing process now...send it back asap, because all you are going to do until it's fixed, is beat yourself up every time you look at it. So sorry, George

[Dave Suponski]

Angel.Accidents happen :crying: Do yourself a favor and send the gun to be fixed.You will immediately feel better.:) Sorry about your misfortune

[Angel Cruz]

Thanks Gorge, I already have a new contact to send it to....

[Russ Jackson]

Angel; That is a beautiful gun , I know how you must feel, The day I opened the box on my very nice 20, PH ,and saw the stock literally snapped in two pieces ,it made me sick ! I say get it repaired as soon as possible and just enjoy it as much as you can when you get it back ! Good luck with it ! Russ

[Angel Cruz]

Russ, Thanks you and the rest of the guys for your advice. I will get her fixed as soon as possible.

[Jim Williams]

I have a friend who was proudly showing us his beautiful, just-completed refinish job on a W. and C. Scott stock. As we admired it he noticed some fingerprints and absent-mindedly went to polish them off with the cuff of his jacket. However, he forgot that the jacket had snap-closure cuffs, and they were un-snapped at the time. The "male" portion of the snap got trapped between the heel of his hand and the wood, with the pointy-part down. He made an earnest swipe at the fingerprints and was rewarded with a GOUGE about 1/8" wide and nearly 1/16" deep, and several inches long. The finish was dry, but still fresh and tender, so it was very susceptible. Our eyes bulged when he lifted his hand and there was the dead silence of an ominous impending storm. We were all speechless. Words soon came to the friend, however - all of the four-letter, high-volume kind. The rest of us just sat there stunned, afraid to say anything. The blue-streak of profanity soon became cartoonish, however (think Yosemite Sam), and the challenge for the rest of us became to not laugh out loud. It was devastating and we all felt awful for him, but it was one of those inappropriate moments where laughter was difficult to stifle. The situation was definitely not funny, but his reaction struck all of us the same way. In the end, we all managed to remain silent, and never spoke of it again...

I sure was glad when he repaired it, so there were no reminders left.

Jim

[Don Kaas]

As Lord Byron wrote..."The reason that I laugh is so I do not cry."

[Jim Williams]

Thanks, Don. Well put.