Looking to purchase a nice shotgun for all use. Don't like side by side, but will consider either a semi or over/under. Only requirement is it has to have a low drop in stock. I cannot shoot any guns with a straight stock. I can't bend my neck down far enough without it being comfortable. Which shotguns have a nice dro in stock that you like ? I had a benelli 391 that I found comfortable.
Double or auto
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You may have owned a Beretta 391, but I doubt that you owned a Benelli 391. As far as drop at comb goes, I wouldn't generalize by saying that straight stocks won't fit you comfortably, because a straight English type stock can have the same drop at comb as a semi auto , or an O/U shotgun.
I need a low drop @ the heel to fit me . About 3 " is right. Most new guns are about 2 1/4" & I shoot high with these ones.
I collect & shoot old S X S doubles , of which many have the 3" drop. I have lovely AYA Model 25 BL , made in 1978 , with full
engraved receiver , 20 ga.. Drop is too little & I gave up finding a stock maker who could make a stock for less that the total gun
is worth . I love this gun but can not shoot it well .
So I sympathize with you ,,,,,,,,,,,, The guns you want don't fit . ,,,,,,,,, Frank
Ever consider a Weatherby SA-08? I have one and hasn't given me a lick of trouble.... I believe the drop is 2 1/4" from factory but it comes with shims to increase that. Mine hasn't been changed so I'm not sure what the max is for the supplied shims.
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The OP said "I need a low drop @ the heel to fit me . About 3 " is right." I had to think what he meant... seems he wants a large drop at comb, not a high comb.
Anyway, if the gun is not too valuable he can cut one down to get that, but I would not butcher a decent gun.
Alternatively, for a decent gun, get a custom, adjustable comb fitted that covers a large drop. I have a normal one (factory drop and higher) on my Winchester 101 pigeon grade sporting clay gun (an after-market addition), but I set it about 1/4 inch high as I like a high comb. I reckon I could shoot sporting with a double-barrel trap gun... but I don't!
Cheers,
Roger
Anyway, if the gun is not too valuable he can cut one down to get that, but I would not butcher a decent gun.
Alternatively, for a decent gun, get a custom, adjustable comb fitted that covers a large drop. I have a normal one (factory drop and higher) on my Winchester 101 pigeon grade sporting clay gun (an after-market addition), but I set it about 1/4 inch high as I like a high comb. I reckon I could shoot sporting with a double-barrel trap gun... but I don't!
Cheers,
Roger
Right on. I need the stock of the gun to be lower than the line of sights. The lower the better. I don't like bending my neck/head down to line up with the sights too far. Some gun stocks are just too straight with no drop on the butt pad. Am I making sense here?
You are correct. It's a beretta 391.
Unless you are shooting slugs, you don't need or want sights on a shotgun. As for drop at comb and heel, I have yet to see a shotgun with no drop at comb or heel. Typically the Italian shotguns have less drop at comb and heel, and shotguns by Browning have more. I prefer more drop at comb and heel myself, and I generally shoot Browning shotguns because they fit me better, but I do have one SxS shotgun that fits me very well. My SxS actually has more drop at comb and heel than many semi auto or O/U shotguns.
