Well said, Richard. Folks today spend way too much time worrying about stock dimensions and way too little time shooting. It's a shotgun, not a rifle! Just shoot the darned thing! Always practice skeet with a low gun--never pre-mount. Pretty soon these shorter stocks with a tad more drop starts to feel pretty good.

That was the best advice anyone ever gave me - it made a huge difference in my scores. Second best piece of advice was to ask for a delayed release. (Ask you average trap-boy and he'll probably look at you with a blank stare). By shooting with a low gun and a delayed release the game becomes one of hand-eye coordination, kind of like throwing a ball to (at) someone who is running.

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Thank you Jay and Joe. I shoot trap from a mounted gun, but shoot skeet and five stand with the butt on my hip at the call. Bring the rib to the bird and shoot; as long as the gun is not too high or too long, dimensions are not critical. I often see high house 7 break before the butt touches my shoulder.
I also have a comment on Drew's medical statistics. I was waiting to square up after my last physical, and saw my chart on the counter. I am 5 ft 9 , 205 lb and obese in the data base.

Best, Austin

My sincere "thanks" to all that replied or commented on my question about the LOP on the vintage shotguns.I personally shoot gun down on everything except maybe trap targets thrown from the left or right of me in sporting clays.This is how I was taught 60 years ago and I also shot International Skeet in my youth.
It gives me great pleasure to have an observer ask "Who is the Gentleman on the squad " when he spots my side by side in the rack of o/u and autos.
Even better yet when some shooter asks me "Why don't you shoot a real gun",then I beat him by 10 targets or as many whitewings.
I had rather break 10 out of 25 with my Parker or Ithaca than run a straight with anything else.
Looking forward to shooting and meeting many of you in April.
Bill Faulk

Austin? ...obese?? :shock: Not even close! And I thought you to be 6 ft or so... just my impression I guess.