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Unread 06-07-2022, 09:53 AM   #1
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I have an old stock blank set that I originally bought to use on an upgraded Parker .
That is not happening now, so I was thinking about maybe using it on a Parker trap gun project.
I like quality wood on a shotgun, maybe more than engraving.
The project gun is a 1935 vent rib trap gun with 32" barrels. If I went forward, this gun would become my clays gun. Wood is from Cecil Fredi 20 plus years ago.
How big of a crime would this be?
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Here is the gun:
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None of my buisness but ......... , if it’s anywhere near fitting me I’d shoot the wood on it and set the blocks back for possible later projects .
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It would be nice to use that Fredi blank on that gun to make a proper stock and forend for it.

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I would have the existing wood duplicated, and keep the original wood.
This is just a concept at this point, but if I move forward, I will sell something I'm not using to finance the deal.
If this comes together, I would love to go back to some of those SxS shoots and smash those Fox and LC Smith guys ;-)
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Well, it is your gun. Do what you want.

You did not say what grade the gun is.

The species would be plenty appropriate for a D or higher. But would of course not be correct for a V or G. American walnut would be “correct” for that.

It has great grain flow for a PG.
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Brian, it's a VHE.
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Cecil had and still has some nice wood. It certainly is over the too for a VHE, but its sorta what floats your boat. I would say save the original stock and restock the gun to fit you. Nothing worse then a lovely blank sitting in a closet nit being used. Short answer is write the check and go for it. PS. What does the other side of the blank look like?
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Just curious, what’s wrong with the stock that’s on the gun now?
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The existing stock looks like it might be a DelGrego replacement, what name is on the recoil pad?






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