Biggest frame size for a 20 ga?

[Merv Boyd]

Hi Bruce,
I think I have another question that goes hand in hand with your question. What was the reason for, what I would call, the extreme DAH's of some of the shotgun stocks made around the the late 1800's/ early 1900"s? Was the drop driven by a shooting style? It seems that when the DAH is 3 1/2" to 4" the selling price of the shotgun goes down.

[Bruce Day]

Originally Posted by Mervyn Boyd

Hi Bruce,
I think I have another question that goes hand in hand with your question. What was the reason for, what I would call, the extreme DAH's of some of the shotgun stocks made around the the late 1800's/ early 1900"s? Was the drop driven by a shooting style? It seems that when the DAH is 3 1/2" to 4" the selling price of the shotgun goes down.

Mervyn, of course your question is off track to the original post, but I've heard some explanations that I will pass on. First, I've seen Parkers from that era with 2" DAH. I've heard that the ones with a lot of drop were more suited for waterfowling where a person is wearing heavy clothes and the birds are dropping in. Other than that, I don't know and perhaps others will comment. I do know that I have seen a lot of Parkers from that era with 2 1/2 to 2 3/4" DAH. Yes a lot of people ( me included) find shooting difficult with the high drop guns.