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If you have the need to be rid of the extension, nothing would look better than a leather covered pad, but the expense of a well done installation might startle you. I would shoot the gun as is, warts and all imperfections as is. If a gun can put up with my shooting imperfections; I can live with its cosmetic imperfections. Gil

Stan I have used both 20�s quit a few times on dove and they really swing nice. I have shot a few duck and Band-tailed pigeons. The Parker also helped me take a turkey in New Mexico this year.

I wanted to post one of my favorite pictures of my first Band-tailed pigeons. I only straighten the pigeons feathers and took a picture where he laid and placed the 20 beside him. Picture turned out really nice for a IPhone.

Gil it has had the extension removed which also shortened the LOP which was too long for me.
I did debate about installing a leather pad but since the LCS Specialty grades were offered with Hawkins pads I ended up going that route.
Gil you are right about how nice a leather pad looks. I had Doug Mann do a leather pad on a DH 28 gauge that lettered as having a pad. His price was fair and the pad looked excellent and really added to the Parker.

A wood extension with grain and figure that doesn't match or a conspicuous line between the extension and the original stock may be a "wart on the gun", high quality extensions can look extremely good. John Foster in the UK did some beautiful ones. Pete Kogut in New Hampshire did a couple of fine ones for me, but I do not know if he still does extensions. Currently, Mark Larson in Tacoma Washington does the finest work of this kind. The joint between the extension and the stock is seamless and, with his skills as an artist, Mark perfectly matches the grain and figure. On work he has done for me, it takes a lot of study to see that there is an extension, rather than a 14 7/8" original stock. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and people may have different preferences, but you can see Mark's work by Googling Mark Larson Gun Art.

Low value guns are all about function not beauty. That�s because you can just dump so much money into making them beautiful you end up hating them because you regret spending too much on them. So you have two economical choices. Take the extension off and add a pad or just shoot it as it is. Call it your rainy day gun. I have got a few of them. Funny thing is that I don�t shoot very much in the rain but I still have them.

sometimes slip on pads will cover the wood extension and give you padding as well. simple but effective.

Builder - check your PMs.

Ed