PURDEY QUESTION
 

A friend of mine has interest in purchase of a very expensive Purdey 20 GA side by side. Problem is it has a LOP to a Factory Checkered Butt that is too short for him.
If he were to have a Leather Covered Pad installed to increase the LOP, how would this effect the RESALE VALUE of the gun.
Opinions please!
Bob Jurewicz

Depends on the buyer in my opinion. Personally I avoid pads as much as possible on small bore guns. I do own some guns with pads but they aren't appealing to me at all on a 20 or 28. Some people favor them I have been told.

Although not the most attractive of alternatives, he could use a removable ("slip-on") Galco-type pad. This would allow a suitable LOP increase for shooting without molesting the original factory butt treatment, which I think would significantly affect the value of the gun at resale.

On a Purdey, I would prefer a professionally installed horn buttplate of the desired thickness, checkered or grooved on the face.

I agree with Kevin, unless the buyer has entirely too much money, in which case I want to volunteer for adoption

A leather covered pad would not be out of place at all on a Purdey.





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A leather covered pad of good quality would be proper if the original stock hadn't been cut too short. How short is it, Bob.

Factory original LOP 14"
Bob Jurewicz

Then I would heed Kevin's advice and put a temporary slip on pad on, just for shooting. I thought your friend had a real cut off short stock.

Another way to maintain the gun's value is to have Purdey do the work to refit. But that might be a bit more costly than a slip-on pad...