Stock Drop Thoughts

[Craig Larter]

I'm with Randy, DAC is more important to me than DAH. I only buy damascus Parkers so most that I encounter have plenty of drop. I'm also like Dean, I can adopt to different drops, it may take a couple of targets to adjust. On my guns with 2" of DAC I use a Leatherman comb riser and find it very comfortable. Reggie, I would buy and have bought Parkers with stock dimensions that are not my ideal. I would not consider a gun with 3 1/4" DAH or greater. I won't bend stocks or make modifications to make them fit However, I can understand competitive shooters going down that road.

[Woodcock survey]

[QUOTE=Andrew Sacco;341857]I sold a dandy little LC 20g that I just could not shoot, the drop was about 3 1/8" if I recall. I have passed up a lot of Parkers that I feared I couldn't shoot well. That being said, I can't shoot a fitting gun well, but certainly worse with too much drop. For me Reggie, the higher the price the less drop I'll tolerate but I'm a shooter, I don't collect for price appreciation. I have a 28g Repro that I don't shoot well and I can't quite figure it out. My buddy thinks there's too little drop, I just don't think I shoot it enough, and the drop is slightly less than what I use and echoing Dean, there isn't much I can do about it. When I naturally mount it, it's like I'm looking up a "ramp" and I'm just not good enough to adapt to so many different guns. If I don't start shooting it better it's being sold.[/QUO
i have a repro 20 that i had that problem with and put a boot extension on it which lengthened the pull and brought my cheek back increasing the DAC. Problem solved. Allen Newell had the same problem on a repro and after trying mine he ordered a Galco pad from CSMC for his and i now have one also. The extension will increase the drop. My reply did not come out in the right place it is in there Andy!!

[6pt-Sika]

I’ve always shot them the way they came and did very well with a plethora of different dimensions . Now however I’m finding I’ve seemed to have gravitated to the less drop crowd . I personally have never had one bent or had one restocked . But never say never I’m in negotiations as we speak with a stock maker friend for a GH 12 32” that the stock isn’t original to the gun and has been changed into far more modern dimensions .

[Randy Roberts]

[QUOTE=Craig Larter;341865]I'm with Randy, DAC is more important to me than DAH. I only buy damascus Parkers so most that I encounter have plenty of drop. I'm also like Dean, I can adopt to different drops, it may take a couple of targets to adjust. On my guns with 2" of DAC I use a Leatherman comb riser and find it very comfortable. Reggie, I would buy and have bought Parkers with stock dimensions that are not my ideal. I would not consider a gun with 3 1/2" DAH or greater. I won't bend stocks or make modifications to make them fit However, I can understand competitive shooters going down that road.[/QUOTE

The Leatherman is one that I really like, comfortable to say the least.

[SXS OHIO]

I'm bird hunter first......wild birds that is. The action is fast and the hunter has little time to think about his gun mount, it must be fluid. That said my first line hunting guns have dimensions that fit me. I have a 5'x5' steel plate here at my home. I test my guns to see point of aim when shouldering and shooting the gun like in a hunting situation. Then adjustments can be made if needed. I have tried hunting with guns that have a little more drop than I normally shoot.....yes I shoot the roosters legs off. 1/4" makes a big difference at 35 yards! If you shoot sporting clays, gun fit is less important as most shooting is done with gun pre mounted....thats cheating in my book! Anyway thats my take on stock fit. One exception to most of this....if you only shoot one shotgun you will learn to shoot that gun fairly well. Its when you swap guns is when the trouble really starts! SXS Ohio

[Andy]

[QUOTE=Daniel Carter;341866]

Originally Posted by Andrew Sacco

I sold a dandy little LC 20g that I just could not shoot, the drop was about 3 1/8" if I recall. I have passed up a lot of Parkers that I feared I couldn't shoot well. That being said, I can't shoot a fitting gun well, but certainly worse with too much drop. For me Reggie, the higher the price the less drop I'll tolerate but I'm a shooter, I don't collect for price appreciation. I have a 28g Repro that I don't shoot well and I can't quite figure it out. My buddy thinks there's too little drop, I just don't think I shoot it enough, and the drop is slightly less than what I use and echoing Dean, there isn't much I can do about it. When I naturally mount it, it's like I'm looking up a "ramp" and I'm just not good enough to adapt to so many different guns. If I don't start shooting it better it's being sold.[/QUO
i have a repro 20 that i had that problem with and put a boot extension on it which lengthened the pull and brought my cheek back increasing the DAC. Problem solved. Allen Newell had the same problem on a repro and after trying mine he ordered a Galco pad from CSMC for his and i now have one also. The extension will increase the drop. My reply did not come out in the right place it is in there Andy!!

I'll reply in the right place : ) Thank you, someone suggested this to me recently but I've been so busy I haven't ordered one. I have one of those Neoprene slip on ones I could try that I guess in the interim. Also it gives the benefit of protecting the checkered butt plate. Thanks again I'll give it a go.

[edgarspencer]

Kenny took the words out of my mouth. I only hunt with 2 or 3 different guns that are “right there” when I snap to. Shooting a mounted gun at targets isn’t the game I most enjoy, but it helps with the guns that aren’t just right. I guess I can shoot different drops better than I can guns too short, or too long.

[Mike of the Mountain]

If the gun is a 10, 12 or 16g and has over 3” of drop I’ll probably pass. I want guns to shoot and want to dump a lot more $$ into one of them since there are more of those out there. Now if we’re talking a 20, 28 or .410, that’s a totally different story.

I’d also have no problem buying a gun that’s too high at comb and heel. I can lower a stock to fit me. I also don’t care if stock dimensions do not match a letter, I care about shooting.

[Reggie B]

Most seem to be responding from a shooters standpoint which is great. What about from a collecting standpoint? I like long barrels, small bores with lots of original condition. Hard to find. So when I run across one I am very interested despite stock dimensions. If for example a nice high condition BHE 20 came along with 30” or 32” barrels I am interested despite drop at heel or comb because they are in my sweet spot. Keep the responses coming!

[Andy]

I have never made money collecting cars, guns, cameras, wine, women or whiskey and I'm not about to start now.