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Unread 05-08-2022, 12:16 PM   #1
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Maybe see if Donnie Gemmes in Warsaw will do it. It is not cheap.

An alternative is to adjust your position and learn to shoot it. The old folks shot these guns with 3-4 inch drop just fine. Parker stocks were built with 2 1/2” to 4 “ drops for a reason .
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The old folks shot these guns with 3-4 inch drop just fine. Parker stocks were built with 2 1/2” to 4 “ drops for a reason .

I include myself in that category of "old folks" because, like Richard Flanders, I can shoot most any drop of 2 1/4" through 4+" of drop - just bring the gun up to your cheek or jaw or wherever it will fit and give you a "sight picture" of the bead and target beyond.





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I include myself in that category of "old folks" because, like Richard Flanders, I can shoot most any drop of 2 1/4" through 4+" of drop - just bring the gun up to your cheek or jaw or wherever it will fit and give you a "sight picture" of the bead and target beyond.
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I envy you guys. I can adapt myself to lower stock dimensions when shooting dove or ducks or even turkeys, but for quail, grouse, pheasant and woodcock, there's too much instinctive shooting for me and I can't hit a thing with a stock below about 2 1/2".

So, Tom, if you do decide to have a new stock made, just save the original one and keep everything together to leave to your heirs. It will be appreciated and valued, I'm sure.
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