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11-14-2020, 06:18 AM | #3 | ||||||
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Brian is right, but still a great shooter, especially if you were able to buy it right. Bet it weighs 6 lbs or less. I have a 26" gun coked cyl and mod--love that combo. Have a 16 DHE whose LOP was specified at 13 7/8, carried it pheasant hunting yesterday.
If it were mine, I might see if I could remove the blueing from the floor plate. Great little gun, Bernie.
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11-14-2020, 08:51 PM | #4 | ||||||
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Bernie, if I were you, I'd buy a Galco leather wrap on pad. Put it on when you shoot, remove it when you're done. I have 3 different make's of guns that are 13 3/4" LOP. I use a small Galco on all 3, and it gives me a 14 1/4" LOP. I'd try to remove the blue from the trigger plate. Looks generic, and don't cut the stock to add a pad. Use a Galco. Nice gun, will make a great shooter!
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11-14-2020, 10:36 PM | #5 | ||||||
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The 13 1/2 is at the front trigger.
I shot some clays today at Orvis and saw a butt cover that looked like an option. The trigger plate and the forearm hardware are heavy blued while in internal hardware have the original case color. I wonder how much returning to the case finish would lose what's left of the border engraving. |
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11-14-2020, 11:04 PM | #6 | ||||||
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Chemical removal of the bluing will not compromise the engraving really. Removal by polishing will.
Thanks for confirming on the length measurement. The proportion of the stock in the photo does not make it look that short.
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11-15-2020, 12:17 PM | #7 | ||||||
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I was looking again at the butt, looks to not have the curve. It may have been cut? If so, I'd put an age appropriate orange pad on.
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11-15-2020, 01:53 PM | #8 | ||||||
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reasercher why would they use a11 ga wad in one of these loads and a 9 ga wad in the other parker load....I seen were a mr tucker developed these loads....charlie
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I could not tell if it had a slight curve or not. But the location of the shield looks appropriate in relation to the butt. So that had me thinking it was not cut.
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11-15-2020, 05:54 PM | #10 | ||||||
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The butt appears to be straight whereas my 12 has some slight curve to it
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