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I'm looking at a nice English sidelock at a good price. Typical straight grip but someone has cut it off so that, even with a pad the lop is only 13 1/2 inches. I think I can have a new stock made and still not be wildly upside down in the gun. Here's my question: I really prefer a Prince of Wales or semi-pistol grip instead of a straight grip. Is that feasible? Or will the bottom tang be too much of an issue? Should I just give it up and buy a gun that has the features and dimensions the I like and that fit?
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I would think that having a stock made in any grip style you wish would not be an issue. Onviously, cost investment would favor you looking for a gun thatyou like as is. Unless you require some special dimensions that you will never find out there.
B.Dudley
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Add three grand, plus the cost of your blank, to the gun price. Still a good value? As the the trigger guard needing to be shorter look at the holes in it. Can rework the guard or will a new one need to be made? The lower tang might need to be bent upwards or if short enough you might be able to only need a slight alteration. Your stock maker will know based on what your final stock dimension are going to be. A good restock will cast about three grand, some will do it for two plus, but the wait for a top stock maker might be a year or two. One fellow I knew stopped taking jobs because he was over two years behind already. Allowed him to pick and choose both jobs and people he work with. I suspect he did squeeze on a few jobs for regulars even with a long waiting list.
If you were just going to make it longer you could think about a butt splice stock job. If in doubt do a search on this site but to be short you cut the stock off just behind the checkering, add a spline to reinforce the glue joint and epoxy a rear blank onto the grip portion of the old stock. Saves all the in-letting and gives you a very large rear stock to make fit as you want.
There was an aftermarket POW add-on that could be used to give a straight grip gun a POW grip. Looked like hell but did the job. But other than a wood extension or one of those hideous two inch thick red rubber recoil pads a short stock is a pain.
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It may be possible to do a butt transplant. That would save the cost of heading-up a new stock, that would be a significant savings.
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I bought a Boss at the last Southern and with the leather pad is was only a little over 14". I heard good things about Dennis Smith ,AKA "The Stock Doctor". So I decided to send to him for an extension out to 15" and have a nice English style leather pad added. What I got back from Mr. Smith was simply FANTASTIC!. You can't even see the extension and he did a fantastic job of blending the whole thing together. Re-finished the entire stock and forearm, reworked all checkering and install a beautiful leather pad. He also stands behind his work at his expense. A very delightful person and wonderful to converse with. If I get another project no doubt I would look to him for the same work again.
Mike Proctor
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