At it again - 16 gauge grouse gun restoration

[James L. Martin]

Leave it as is, looks like a nice gun from what I see. As others have said what your talking about is a full restoration, why ? As to chokes just use a spreaders ,RST and Polywad makes them. Plus you have no time for that work to be done.

[24 grams]

You guys are a practical bunch!

Where are the dissenting opinions?

[Mills]

If it functions for you as is, enjoy it this season, then decide what it needs and send it to someone then. The members here can recommend several competent gunsmiths

[24 grams]

Originally Posted by Mills Morrison

If it functions for you as is, enjoy it this season, then decide what it needs and send it to someone then. The members here can recommend several competent gunsmiths

I have already spoken to Kody Kearcher about it. Although he has never done any work for me, his Uncle Keith did some excellent stock work for me a long time ago, and I thought I couldn't go far wrong.
(If anyone has experience to the contrary, please feels free to PM me).

[Mike of the Mountain]

I agree with Dean and Jim, hunt with it as is, just use a slip on butt pad. There are some nice ones out there that are buckle on leather and have multiple removable spacers in them. Gary Fatheree (The Leatherman) from the Carlisle, PA area makes. I have some of his pads for my guns and they work great.

[24 grams]

Originally Posted by Mike Koneski

I agree with Dean and Jim, hunt with it as is, just use a slip on butt pad. There are some nice ones out there that are buckle on leather and have multiple removable spacers in them. Gary Fatheree (The Leatherman) from the Carlisle, PA area makes. I have some of his pads for my guns and they work great.

Agreed on the first part. I intend to shoot this nifty little gun exactly as it is.

With respect to the slip on butt pad suggestion, I wish I had know about the Leatherman suggestion, because I came to the same conclusion, and I already ordered the Gamekeeper Slip-On Recoil Pad from Galazan.

Great advice from lots of guys, which I appreciate.

This gun is perfect in its own way, and I have no doubt that it will be hell on grouse and woodcock as it is.

[Merv Boyd]

It looks reallly clean and appears to have been taken care of. Even the screws look almost perfect.

I would not be embarrassed to accompany her to the field.

[Harold Pickens]

Yeah, 13 3/4"LOP would be a tad short, and I'm 5'11". I would try a slip on pad first--another 1/2" would be great. Shoot it this year with spreaders while hunting. Maybe you will run into a gun that fits you better this year, and would be easier to sell an unmolested gun. It is an O frame I assume.

[24 grams]

Originally Posted by Harold Lee Pickens

Yeah, 13 3/4"LOP would be a tad short, and I'm 5'11". I would try a slip on pad first--another 1/2" would be great. Shoot it this year with spreaders while hunting. Maybe you will run into a gun that fits you better this year, and would be easier to sell an unmolested gun. It is an O frame I assume.

A slip-on pad adds 1/2," which brings it to 14 1/4." Still pretty short. I used one for a while on a two-barreled reproduction DHE, because I didn't want to mess with the skeleton butt plate. I was never happy with the solution.

Mind you, I am not obsessed with gun-fit (any longer ). I shoot a bunch of Berettas straight out of the box, even though modifications might earn me an extra bird here or there. But a gun has to be close enough that it feels like a part of me, in order for it to be a joy to shoot.

I could fill in the spur from the butt plate and add a 1" pad, which would give me about 14 1/2." Add a 1/4 spacer in front of the pad, bend the stock up and over a bit, and I would be happy.

[Dean Romig]

And that's exactly where my last sentence in my last post plays in.




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