I have not had Mike Orlen do any stock work for me. But he has done a number of barrels ( choke, chamber, polishing and dents) for me and some of my customers. I have always been happy with the quality, price and quick turnaround of Mikes work.

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I have had Mike bend one, Dan Lammers with D&L Precision bend 4 and Michael Murphy bend one. All did good work.

Dan Rossiter at Custom Stocks and Steel has bent two or three for me. Some bend easy, some don't bend worth a darn. English bends easier then American Walnut. Its all about grain flow.

Stock that only need a 1/4" to 3/8 at the heal.....does it effect the tang inletting or the trigger guard..?? What kind of wood did parker use on VH production guns? SXS OHIO

VH would be american walnut almost all the time. It should not affect the tang inletting. Trigger guard would depend on whether the gun is a straight stock or a pistol grip. The bend is in the wrist area generally behind the trigger guard on a pistol grip stock. Not sure you could bend a straight stock without impacting the trigger guard inletting, although you most likely could apply some heat and bend a straight grip trigger guard.

PS. I'll let others way in on those. I've seen Dan Rossiter bend both straight grips and pistol grips but didn't pay much attention as I had other things running through my head at the time.