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Unread 12-28-2010, 09:35 AM   #1
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The "default" length of pull is 14 1/4 inch on Parkers. Hunting time was late fall - early winter in Parker's time, so guns had to fit over a heavy shirt or coat. Trap was a warm clime sport and guns with 14 3/4 lop are often found on 30 and 32 inch D grade guns.

A gun with a ssbp doesn't give you much choice, and they are really tough to master. Chances are that you will never find a Parker with ssbp that matches your lop, drop and pitch. Add to this that the ssbp slides around on all but leather faced shooting coats. I shoot with a friend that cuts a butt plate outline from 3M step anti slip, and sticks it on the butt plate. This works for skeet and trap, but does not mount well.

The Galco pad or equivalent is probably the best solution. It also has a built in fun accessory that requires a few thousand shots from a low gun at skeet and /or five stand to get the bad mount ratio below 1 in 10.

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I shoot with a friend that cuts a butt plate outline from 3M step anti slip, and sticks it on the butt plate. This works for skeet and trap, but does not mount well.
Best, Austin
You mean the step anti slip tape used on military aircraft ladders?? A shooter had better be wearing a padded shooting shirt for that stuff
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Bill,
As has been already been said the standard LOP is around 14" but both longer and shorter LOP's were available. I have a 12 gage from 1905 that letters at 15" LOP and a 20 gage which letters to 15 1/4" LOP. All my other guns I use a Galco slip on pad for warm weather shooting.
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