We know of at least one Parker (10 gauge if I remember correctly) where the original buyer had requested a pinned stock head. Apparently he anticipated the possibility of a split stock head because of the volume of shooting and type of loads he intended it for.
But the vast majority of pinned stocks were done as a repair of damage already done.
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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