Originally Posted By: Ted Schefelbein
Originally Posted By: buzz
At 14 1/4 LOP, they made theJapanese made Browning SLE too short for double trigger guns from the get go.


That statement 'sorta ssumes everyone has the same LOP requirements. As people age, it is typical for their LOP requirement to decrease, and their cast requirement to increase. I'm not getting younger.

I do know for fact that when I have a Tshirt, wool Pendleton shirt, and an insulated hunting coat on at 15 degrees, say, on December 28th, a LOP that is perfect in July, isn't.

I can make due with the LOP as it is, and use it year round.

It is interesting, eye opening, actually, following what George Hoenig, James Flynn, Abe Chaber, Kirk Merrington, and others, think of this series of guns.

Best,
Ted
Its pretty obvious to the casual observer that Browning just sort of by reflex (rather than really thinking it through) made their DT SLE 14 1/4 LOP since the majority of their hunting guns with single triggers had 14 1/4 LOP, such as the Browning Superposed guns. I dont think they considered DT guns usually require about 1/2 more in LOP than a ST gun. So, this DT gun with 14 1/4 would approximately equate to a ST gun LOP of 13 3/4.......thats pretty short. I shoot DT guns with 15 LOP, so even if I were clothed for hunting in the next Ice Age, 14 1/4 LOP would be pretty short and next to worthless for me in a DT gun. I think Browning would have accommodated more people by making the stocks a bit longer for the SLE Japanese guns. Just my humble opinion though. Nice guns overall. Glad you are happy, Ted.

Last edited by buzz; 06/24/18 05:17 AM.
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