Really like that gun and appreciate the skill and time that it took to do all that work.

Very nice outcome. Keep at it.

FIRST CLASS JOHN! PLEASE KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK & SHOW US THE FINISHED PRODUCT!

Best Regards, George

I'm not a fan of beaver tail forarms but yours I like. Superb work!

I don't care much for beaver tail forends either, however seems like one would be appropriate on this gun as I'll shoot some trap with it and a splinter will make you hold hot bbls. I do that from time to time and it is a distraction. Regards, John Hancock

Restock photo test continued
 

If I can remember how to post pic they will follow of the 32" VH been working on. Guess I will call the stock finished, since last pic, got the checkering done, put the red tint in the finish and rubbed it out. These pic were taken outside in the shade. Wife looked at and said that now I ought to paint the barrels. Might get around to a rust blue job later in the summer when the humidity is up. Gun shoots well, POI is about 60/40 with 1 1/8 oz. STS shells. Fun to shoot Sporting Clays with, chokes are about .040" each side so you have to be careful with it. Put the center of the pattern on them and it is impressive. I can't shoot well anymore, but it points so well that I can stay within 8 or 10 targets of the Master Class shooters on 100 birds. Get tired by the time am at the last couple of stations. Regards to all, John Hancock

That is a very professional and impressive job. Well done. Very nice. Thank you for sharing. Enjoy her.

You get an A plus! How about a top view. Looks a little slim or is it mostly standard size. Again:bowdown: ch the bevertail forend that is.

John,
Very impressive wood work....please check your PMs.

I'll try and remember to take a pic of the top of the gun @ the forend next time I have the camera out, yes it is considerably slimmer than Parker made them. I made this gun to "shoot" so didn't make much of an effort to match the Parker forend. I think the best factory forend of any gun I ever owned was the small bevertail on a F.Rizzini R1. When I do a bevertail it is usually copied after that but this one is rounded a little more on the front because of no Anson & Deely latch on the end. Stocking a really clean SC trap that I bought couple of wks ago on the net, and except for dimensions will be trying to pretty much match Parker in shape, will see how it comes out. Regards JH