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I do have an admiration for many other guns, the Merkels I have to admit are an aquired taste.
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Tell me about it, I like Darnes
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I've handled a few Darnes, and although they aren't for me there's no denying their serpentine look.
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I am right handed but shoot left handed. Most of the guns I acquire end up being bent or restocked. they usually look better and shoot better afterwards, so I have no trouble justifying the additional expense.
C Man
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Quit your job.
Turn off the TV.
Go outside and play.
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This thread is a late April Fools joke - right?
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This thread is a late April Fools joke - right? I hope so.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) =>/ ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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I purchased my Boss at the Southern a couple of years ago. It was a nice gun but had a short LOP. I decided to send it the Stock Doctor to get an extension added. With the addition of a leather pad and a short well matched extension I now have a gun I can shoot like it was intended to be.
Dennis Smith is a true gentleman and a master stocker. He did a fantastic job and brought a 1928 Boss back to perfection.
I do not de-value my gun.
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Mike,
I'd love to see the photos of the stock as an example.
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Did Merkel fit the gun to that trunk case?
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I wouldn't reject a gun that had a well done stock extension, but it would have to be very reasonably priced with an eye toward eventual restocking. I've heard figures of something like $800.00 or so for grain painting to cover a stock extension, and share the same concerns as Stan that it is nothing more than a surface treatment. That kind of money would go a long way toward restocking many guns unless you were paying top dollar for upgrade high grade wood and labor.
I'm surprised that no one has mentioned the better alternative of doing a butt-transplant on a gun that still had a sound head and grip area and good checkering. I don't have any idea what a good stock man charges for that option, but it is something on my list of future projects for a couple guns that have old deteriorated recoil pads and less length of pull than I prefer. There is a very good description of the process in "Shotgun Technicana" by McIntosh and Trevallion.
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