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I can shoot up to 3 1/2" DAH with no problem if other dims are about right.
4 1/2"? I doubt I could.
SRH
Last edited by Stan; 10/26/13 08:27 PM.
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One advantage of 3" DAH is the price is lower.
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I think the length of the neck has little to do with proper drop required. The factor that is much more important is the location of the cheekbone.
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Drew, that was so interesting I think it would make a nice addition to the BBS FAQ section. Thanks for sharing.
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Can a butt transplant be done by making a new wrist and head and attaching it to an old buttstock? Anyone have experience with that?
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DGM,
A friend of mine had a 12 bore island lock Purdey ejector which suffered damage to the head of the stock & wanting to save the nice wood in the butt & preserve the originality as much as possible had exactly what you describe done.
The result was a virtually undetectable repair but the gunsmith who did the work said the job was many times more difficult to do than a standard butt to sound head transplant & he never wanted to do another.
I'm sure the fact that it was done on an island lock gun increased the level of difficulty somewhat but transplanting a new head to the original butt makes it extremely difficult to maintain drop & cast dimensions & 0 room for alignment error on any type gun.
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That does sound like a nightmare sort of job for a stocker. I'm guessing it would take a real pro to get that job done right. Im also guessing it would be very expensive. It might be cheaper to just make an entire new stock?? For some ancient old French walnut that is impossible to get in this day and age, it might be worth the trouble, at least for me. A guy would really have to be in love with the old wood, I would think.
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I have done a Greener SLE and am doing a Pieper now. It takes planning but can be done and it will work well. It is not a semi-inlet proposition. It is from a block only that I found it works as cutting the abutment angle is critical.
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