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Unread 08-09-2020, 06:47 PM   #12
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My recently acquired 16 ga VH (picked it up from Cabela's today) is an inch too short, even with the dhbp. It is so short (13 3/4"), and my grip hand is so close to my face, that if I fired I proof load, it might break my nose

The dhbp has a chip off the toe, which I presume could be easily fixed.

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Otherwise the gun shows honest wear, but no abuse whatsoever.

The stock is straight as an arrow and as plain as dishwater, but in great shape.

The barrels show but traces of bluing, and the action and other parts show the last remnants of case color.

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All in all, I am quite pleased. It locks up tight as a drum, it weights but 6 lb 8 oz, and everything seems very much in order. No pits, no dings, no cracks, no buggered screws.

So then, how would one lengthen the pull to reasonably accommodate my needs, without adulterating the gun beyond all recognition?

One idea I had rolling around upstairs would be to glue the existing dhbp to the butt, so that the spur is epoxied in, then cut the butt for pitch, leaving only the spur and a clean surface to attach a black 5/16" spacer and a 1" Galazan or Silvers pad.

I would like to keep the weight down and the balance true. Those 1 1/2" Galazan pads are beasts. If memory serves, they weight in at 11 ounces (or was it 13?) At any rate, I would like to avoid taking a nifty little 16 and turning it into a pig.

Thoughts?
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