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CHORIZOS' GUN LOOKS PRETTY GOOD FROM HERE, FIT AROUND LOCKS NICE AND CLEAN. I'D PAY A GRAND FOR THAT KIND OF WORK. JEFF

Guys,
There is no snobbery going on. For $1000, Mr. Godays work is just that, a $1000 stock job. Thats not a bash and if you're taking it that way, that was not my intention.

Old Colonel,
Regardles of the style of locks, the inletting on a high quality stock job will look very similar to the pictures of the inletting that SDH posted. Take a look at any H&H sidelock, new or old, the inletting looks nothing like Mr. Godays work and I suspect that 95% of Mr. Godays work is done on H&H style sidelocks. Like I said earlier, Mr. Goday has cut corners inletting the stock, which is fine if you're someone who doesnt care much about the finer details of stockmaking. There are many here who could give a rats ass how the inside of the stock looks, most people are more concerned with how the stock looks and feels externally anyways. I understand all of that.

Chorizo,
Adam is young...he has alot to learn yet. He's got a good headstart, but he still has lots to learn.
And Homelessjoe is un biased when it comes to being rude, its what he does, again...get used to it, everyone else has.

Dustin

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Chorizo,
I may be wrong, but you sure seem to be taking this a bit personally. Please don't. Just because you fail to the see the differences, doesn't mean there isn't any. Open your eyes and mind. I will try to show you that all stocks are in fact...not created equal.

Specifics. Look at the pictures of Mr. Godays inletting of the locks, instead of taking the time to inlet into the wood spaces for each peice of the lock to "fit" into, he just hollows out a massive area to accomodate the locks. This is the best example of cutting corners that I can provide you. It's blatantly obvious. I will provide pictures.

This work is "HIGH QUALITY" (Woodward Automatic)


This again is "HIGH QUALITY" (H&H hammergun)


Another example of "High Quality" (H&H O/U)


Quality speaks for itself (Joseph Lang)


Can you now see the obvious differences in Mr. Godays work as compared to the stockwork I have pictured here?
Now pay attention to the shapes of the drop points. The shape of the nose on the stock. Now the "belly" of the stock. The shape thru the wrist. All of these things, when one cares to notice seperates the $1000 jobs from the $5000 jobs. The difference to me is obvious.
If you had your gun stocked by Mr. Goday for $1000 and you love the work, that is ALL that matters. If his work and price point gets you to that happy place, that is awesome. I mean that with all the sincerity in the world.

Dustin

And yet WHY are these fine stockers forever leaving the insides completely unfinished; raw wood just waiting to suck up gun oil like a sponge. Would a proper sealing kill them? Steve

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The stocker who made these stocks does in fact brush a small amount of finish on the inletting. And no, it doesnt kill them to do so.

Dustin

You can lead some to water but you can't make them drink....

I agree.