And Mr. Bushmaster almost every one here gives same advice to remove base also same advice from G & H but you thank only RWTF?
Thanks to all for the advice about removing the Jostam.
With the Jostam base removed and the Silvers ground down a bit if necessary the LOP will be fine if not perfect. I do NOT plan on cutting the stock.
Note, I thanked RWTF for saying he liked my Baker. I had received some bad attitude about it on another forum.
Here is a comparison of my Baker to the Baker Elite in the Cody (See page 40 of Frank Conley's book, The American Single Barrel Trap Gun). The historian at the Cody told me that the Cody Baker Elite came from Winchester in 1972 with a note that the engraving and the checkering was by Ruldolph Kornbrath. My gun is within 125 serial numbers of the Cody Baker and the checkering looks the same. Engraving on my Baker looks a little more detailed, but that might just be because the detail was lost in the photo from the book. Now that I am getting my Baker fixed up to shoot I will not be trading or selling it for a while. If I determine that my Baker, with its long LOP and 34" barrel is too big for me after I shoot it I will consider a Winchester 21 trap as a trade.
My Baker Elite:
Baker Elite at the Cody:
