Let's see some wood!

[Wild Skies]

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:

[esetter - Gerry Addison]

If you send both pieces to Dave Wolf in Texas he will stain the forend to match the butt. Problem solved.

[Gary Laudermilch]

Since this thread has again been made active by Shep's spectacular repro I thought I would add to it.

My grandson has been eyeing and commenting on how much he likes my go to grouse gun - a repro 20 that I posted pictures of earlier in this thread. Selfishly, I am just not ready to pass it along so I thought I'd keep my eyes open for just the right gun. I know full well that it can take years to locate a gun with just the right specs. Well, last week it popped up for sale and I jumped on it.

A Parker repro 20 with 26" barrels choked Q1/Q2 (we are grouse hunters). Pistol grip stock with the right dimensions and double triggers. Oh, and I almost forgot it has a beavertail forearm. Add to that the fact that it is a single owner gun since new and was never fired. The wood isn't bad to look at either. A no brainer for me.

I am not a photo guy but here you go.

[edgarspencer]

These are my three DHE 20s, but they aren't Repros.