I, too; have had Mike Orlen bend the stocks on two guns. The first was a American black walnut stocked 1913 Fox Sterlingworth w/a PG that had 2 3/4" of drop. I asked Mike to bend it up as much as he felt comfortable, it was returned having 2 3/8" of drop. It stayed until I decided to turn the gun it into a full-custom Fox a couple of years later. The second was an English walnut straight gripper that was bent down ~ 1/8" and ~ 1/8" more cast off added. It has stayed. Neither gun showed any signs of having been bent.
Incidently, both guns were shipped via UPS, WI to MA and back. Both guns were shipped at separate times and both were delivered back to me the eighth day after being sent out - and that included weekend days. If I should need bending in the future, Orlen will get the job.
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Wild Skies
Since 1951
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