They look nice on higher grade guns but in my opinion they are not very practical. Had a Parker repro with one that I used and you always have to be concerned how you rack or lean your gun. I would put mine in a rack with the muzzle down since the rack base was wood. What do you do when you need to leen your gun on something like a tree or fence post and there is rocks or gravel? I have a French double with a checkerd butt and it once slipped out of my hand and hit the concrete. I now have an ugly reminder of just how fragile they are. I saw a mans Parker repro at my club with the SS butt all scratched and the woods checkering flatened. He was not as concerned about the care of his butt as I am with mine. It was a 28ga with a straight stock. On a using gun I'll take a thin rubber butt pad, they got alot going for them. Imagine dropping the beautiful butt above on the rocks or concrete.
Last edited by tanky; 01/19/07 06:33 PM.
