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Mike Koneski
09-10-2025, 02:11 PM
So I have been shooting my top-lever hammer gun lately and the fit was inconsistent. Too much drop, had to fiddly-fart with the mount, tried stick on combs and they didn’t do the trick. I sent the gun to Graco and they put an adjustable comb on the gun. Problem solved! Now the gun shoots where I’m looking and I don’t have to mess with my mount. It’s also a heck of a lot cheaper and quicker than a restock. Only thing I did was make two walnut spacers to fit between the comb and stock instead of the bright white vinyl washers.

We had 5 Parkers on the course today. Three 12’s, a 20 and a 16. Life is good, especially when you break birds!!

Brian Dudley
09-10-2025, 02:13 PM
Hey, what else can you do to make up that much drop.

Mike Koneski
09-10-2025, 02:20 PM
I needed 11/16”. Love the gun, but it needed work to make it as shootable as I wanted it.

Frank Srebro
09-10-2025, 02:54 PM
I shot along with Mike and two other friends today. He was pounding the clays with his “new” TL hammer Parker. As compared with a month or so ago before he had the adjustable comb work done. Just sayin’

Bill Murphy
09-10-2025, 03:50 PM
Heck of a stock for an old zero grade! Nice.

Andrew Sacco
09-10-2025, 04:03 PM
That is what I call an attractive piece right there Mike! Sure beats shortening your neck. Congrats!

Andrew Sacco
09-10-2025, 04:50 PM
Here I made it even more better for you

Dean Romig
09-10-2025, 05:18 PM
Nice job Mike… so nice it looks like it left Meriden that way… :biglaugh:





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Mike Koneski
09-10-2025, 09:03 PM
Here I made it even more better for you

Now that’s just funny right there!!

Mike Koneski
09-10-2025, 09:04 PM
Nice job Mike… so nice it looks like it left Meriden that way… :biglaugh:





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If they had adjustable combs back then they’d have made it an option.

Mike Koneski
09-10-2025, 09:06 PM
Heck of a stock for an old zero grade! Nice.

I cleaned it up then used Pro-Custom oil with alkanet root to blend in the color and used TimberLux to finish it off.

Stan Hoover
09-11-2025, 12:11 AM
I needed 11/16”. Love the gun, but it needed work to make it as shootable as I wanted it.

What is that saying I hear being said round here all the time?

(LEARN TO SHOOT THE GUN)

Shame on you, I lost another role MODEL:banghead:

Dean Romig
09-11-2025, 07:25 AM
:rotf:





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Mike Koneski
09-11-2025, 07:42 AM
What is that saying I hear being said round here all the time?

(LEARN TO SHOOT THE GUN)

Shame on you, I lost another role MODEL:banghead:

You didn’t hear that from me! If dimensions are wrong you will not be able to consistently shoot the gun well. When it comes to chokes, then learn to shoot the gun before you change said chokes. Am I back in your good graces now brother Stan? 🤣😂

Mike Koneski
09-11-2025, 07:43 AM
:rotf:





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As Archie Bunker would say, “Shut up you!” 😁

Stan Hoover
09-11-2025, 08:09 AM
We’re good Mike,

At least I got a little more of a rise out of you than when giving you dirt about your poor selection of sports teams :cool:

Andrew Sacco
09-11-2025, 01:09 PM
We’re good Mike,

At least I got a little more of a rise out of you than when giving you dirt about your poor selection of sports teams :cool:

LSU gonna bitch slap Bama this year and I'm going to enjoy it so much

Mike Koneski
09-11-2025, 08:15 PM
LSU gonna bitch slap Bama this year and I'm going to enjoy it so much

Blah, blah, blah….

Mike Koneski
09-11-2025, 08:16 PM
Or in Seinfeld-ese, yadda, yadda, yadda…..

Daryl Corona
09-11-2025, 08:54 PM
Has your new do-dad affected the pitch?

Mike Koneski
09-12-2025, 06:58 AM
Has your new do-dad affected the pitch?

No sir, pitch is handled differently.

Herbert Peet
09-26-2025, 08:08 PM
So I have been shooting my top-lever hammer gun lately and the fit was inconsistent. Too much drop, had to fiddly-fart with the mount, tried stick on combs and they didn’t do the trick. I sent the gun to Graco and they put an adjustable comb on the gun. Problem solved! Now the gun shoots where I’m looking and I don’t have to mess with my mount. It’s also a heck of a lot cheaper and quicker than a restock. Only thing I did was make two walnut spacers to fit between the comb and stock instead of the bright white vinyl washers.

We had 5 Parkers on the course today. Three 12’s, a 20 and a 16. Life is good, especially when you break birds!!

Glad I thought of it...LOL

Herbert Peet
09-26-2025, 08:17 PM
was going to show mine but dont know how to post pics yet LOL

Mike Koneski
09-26-2025, 09:25 PM
Glad I thought of it...LOL

It’s all your fault Herb!!