Lloyd, I would hazard a guess and say that the main reason American shotguns have less drop is because the manufacturers can save a tremendous amt. of money on straighter stocks. Consider how much wider a blank has to be to accommodate a stock drop of 2.75-3" heel drop as opposed to 2.25-2.5". Multiply that times a million guns and you've got a significant savings on raw wood. The so-called gunwriters push all of that stuff about the excessive drop of the old guns, but somehow hunters managed to kill off most of the game in North America with them. I'm about 6'4" with long neck, and I settled on 1 3/4" comb and 3" heel drop early on when I couldn't hit a bull in the ass with my old 870 Remington and stumbled onto an old A. H. Fox that fit me like a glove.I've never looked back. Just one observer's opinion. Sandlapper
