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BlueTrain · May 10, 2012, 08:32 AM

I don't know about the reproductions but I had an orginal one with a pistol when I was living overseas. The US has relatively conservative gun laws, you know. Anyhow, as far as using it as a shoulder stock, I was mightily unimpressed with mine. The problem was that the fit was poor, resulting in a wobble. While it probably helped some with shooting at longer ranges, not that I had that opportunity, a tight fit would have been better.

On the other hand, what I had must have been at least fifty years old and I'm not as tight as I used to be either.

May 10, 2012, 08:32 AM	#9
BlueTrain Senior Member Join Date: September 26, 2005 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 6,141	I don't know about the reproductions but I had an orginal one with a pistol when I was living overseas. The US has relatively conservative gun laws, you know. Anyhow, as far as using it as a shoulder stock, I was mightily unimpressed with mine. The problem was that the fit was poor, resulting in a wobble. While it probably helped some with shooting at longer ranges, not that I had that opportunity, a tight fit would have been better. On the other hand, what I had must have been at least fifty years old and I'm not as tight as I used to be either. __________________ Shoot low, sheriff. They're riding Shetlands! Underneath the starry flag, civilize 'em with a Krag, and return us to our own beloved homes! Buy War Bonds.