Perhaps this has been discussed in the past, but I don't think so.
We sometimes run up on a small gauge gun that has a shortened stock.
I think we can safely say that most American guns had original stocks with a LOP of 14 inches and a tad.
Some have been shortened slightly to accommodate a pad.
I have an idea that many of these, especially 20 gauge guns have been shortened for boys or ladies.
I am speaking of guns built around 1890/1900 and a decade or two later.
I also think that most of these are better guns in better grades.
I took delivery of such a gun today. The gun had the stock shortened so that a pad could be added and still retain a 14 inch LOP. The pad seems to be approx 70 or so years old. It is a 20 gauge with an original price that would put it seriously out of the range of all but the wealthy.
My contention is that it was used by the young son of the man that originally purchased it for himself.
What is your thinking on these shortened high end guns?
Best,
John
