Was it always black & white ?

[Merv Boyd]

Hi Bruce,
This is a shot of the side of the stock that was sanded.

Hope the link works.

Thank you all for your comments!

[Chuck Heald]

Mervyn,
How deep is the dish from the sanding? My thought is that reshaping the butt by lowering all the adjacent area and buttplate would work if it's not too deep.

[Dean Romig]

Mervyn, I know it is not, but if it were mine I would not replace that stock. The sanded dish may bother you a tad but you'll never get a prettier true Parker stock. It's a shooter, right? Live with it - and its minor flaws (JMHO)

[Labowner]

A good stocker could make that disappear.

[Austin W Hogan]

Take a look at Buddy Marson holding his stretch stocked gun at the last PGCA meeting. It is in the winter 09 PP. Grain matching would be no problem on your stock.

Try stockdr.com

Best Austin

[Merv Boyd]

Originally Posted by Chuck Heald

Mervyn,
How deep is the dish from the sanding? My thought is that reshaping the butt by lowering all the adjacent area and buttplate would work if it's not too deep.

Hi Chuck,
The sanded area goes from 0 to about 1/16" to 3/32" at its deepest point and measures about 2" x 1 1/2". If you look at the picture of the stock that I posted the area in question is located half way between the toe and the heel and about 2' in from the butt plate. My preference would be to fix the stock and have it refinished. I am located in So Cal and have had Bud Duncan at Duncan's Gun Works refinish several shotguns with excellent results. He usually has Keith Kearcher refinish the damascus barrels.

I respect Dean's comment but I think she needs a makeover!

Again, many thanks for all of your comments.

P.S. I always enjoy the photo's of your four legged friends!

[Double Trouble]

Seeing the gun was already purchased, I'm glad I passed on it.

(...nothing like updating their website once in a blue moon.)

Your gun is still listed, and is not marked sold.

Cosmetic features aside, it sounds like one helluva nice gun !