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The grip preference is just personal. I think, again my opinion, a straight grip is more dependent on your control of the forend when mounting, where it's easier to go from single hand carry to shooting when the position of the stock hand is kept in place by the grip.

Now yesterday I may have proved this theory wrong and after shooting about 50% for much of the season I wiffed on 5 birds...

OK Tim, you lured my project out of the closet. I started this during the fall of 2012 and it�s still in progress. It�s back at the shop getting the rib reworked. Hope it�s all done by spring! (The rooster was the first of the year this year and it was a runner that flushed wild and got the "back trigger treatment." It had 23" tailfeathers.)

Metal
-custom rib/front sight
-backbored (Briley)
-Briley .733 chokes (Cyl, SK, IC, LM, M, IM)
-complete reblue including receiver
-double triggers installed

Wood
-buttstock converted to POW style & recheckered -
-forend thinned/reshaped-flutes removed/stock cheeks reshaped
-recheckered
-ebony grip cap installed
-Cervelatti Microcell recoil pad ground to fit
-stock oval installed ("The Sandgrouse" & my initials)
-stock fitted to my specs
-refinish
-final weight 6lbs. 10 oz

I like the double triggers. Not an option on the Silver Snipe.

Best,
Ted

Dave,
Who did the work? That looks awesome! I have a Ruger Red Label 20 gauge with 30" barrels that I took the rib and posts off of turning it into a quarter rib. Ground the bolsters off the receiver and made it into a straight grip. Still has the plain factory wood. Yours is a lot prettier.
Regards,
Jeff

Simmons in Olathe, Kansas did the metal work.

Dave Furman in Vermont did the wood work.

Yes, they are cousins ;-)

I just love unique guns, and yours Dave is one of the coolest.

I'd like to see photos of what you did as well Jeff. Were you able to shave much weight off?

Tim,
Here's my Ruger. I'm quite proud as I did all the work except the bluing and checkering. This gun began its life as a 20 gauge 30" sporting clays version and weighed 7 lb 8 oz. it now weighs 6 lb 10 oz and instead of being very nose heavy now balances just behind the pin. I trimmed the stock thickness a bit and thinned the for end. I really like the front sight. It's all one piece. I took the large front rib post and filed it into its current shape. This wasn't my idea. I have a friend who has done this to about 10 Ruger's. He does a lot more than I do, puts new Turkish wood on them and has them engraved. Too bad their isn't a 'smith offering this. These guns do have some very nice features.
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I learned a lot doing this - mainly that metal is a lot harder to reshape than wood! At least now I have a real rain, sleet, snow, mud or whatever gun and it's still pretty neat. At least I think so.
Regards,
Jeff

Very neat, Jeff!

Wow Jeff that is really cool! Nice work, I'm thinking you would have even gotten a wow out of Bill Ruger!

Nice job, Jeff. The weight reduction is impressive. That would make a mighty fine dove gun, although I would probably shoot it better on doves at the original weight. Much better at the current weight for carrying, tho'.

Seeing it has piqued my curiosity once again as to why we almost never see these receivers engraved. I think it screams for some tasteful engraving. Is it because it is "just a Ruger, after all", or does it have something to do with the stainless not taking engraving well. I think I recall having seen one engraved very nicely, so I am prone to think it is not the metallurgy, as it relates to engraving. Engraving would really take that gun to another level, but I understand you said it is basically a bad weather gun.

All my best, Stan