Question on Rudy Etchen

[Phil C]

Bad wording on my part. I should have said customized not made.
What ai am trying to determine is if the Etchen’s may have taken factory 870’s. Restocked them and possibly did bore and choke work, and sold these upgraded 870’s. Also installing a silver engraved grip cap.
It appears from your references that you could order the wood and install yourself.
I saw an Etchen 870 and it has prompted me to try and find out more about these.

[Bill Murphy]

Short answer, Phil, yes. He and/or Fred made stocks of the tight grip design and installed silver or silver looking grip caps with room for your name to be engraved. There is a wonderful Rudy Etchen display at the NRA museum in Oakton, Virginia. In addition to some Rudy items, some local shooters have donated or lent guns to pump up the display. Rudy was at the Arms when I was there in 1998 or 1999, but we never got to meet.