I have a
Sporting Clays Classic model that a previous owner in a weak moment had cut off its SSBP and installed a rubber pad. Now we all know how practical and useful a recoil pad can be when shooting a clays gun, but nonetheless; the absence of the gun's original SSBP bothered me to the point of considering doing a belly flop off the Mackinac Bridge. However, I decided against that out of consideration for the entire population of the Great Lakes region that it might put them at risk of a tidal wave.
Brian Dudley recently showed us the cache of Parker Reproduction parts he somehow miraculously acquired including some NOS wood, so I jumped on one of the 12-ga. stocks he had. It's really a beautiful piece of wood with a satin finish and SSBP, but unfortunately the color doesn't match my
SCC's forend closely enough for me to put this new stock on that gun. I'm not quite sure what I'll do with it yet, but for now here it is: