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Dave McC · January 1, 2010, 10:14 PM

Thanks for that, Zippy. Once again you've proved an asset to the board.

My take on stocks is simple. For the last 200 years and more, the standard stock has been developed to direct the shot cloud to the target and to do so in comfort to the shooter. What we have there is what has proved to work.

I note that while various stock designs that differ from the standard we all know have shown up here and there, (Ljutic Space Gun, for instance) the folks at the top of the competition results use shotguns that Joe Manton would recognize.

Joseph Manton started making fowling pieces for British Gentry ca 1800 that were made to measure stockwise. The dimensions he used would fit most of us today.

Note that this applies to wingshooting and clays. "Serious" shotguns and slug shooters have different needs.

January 1, 2010, 10:14 PM	#21
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Thanks for that, Zippy. Once again you've proved an asset to the board. My take on stocks is simple. For the last 200 years and more, the standard stock has been developed to direct the shot cloud to the target and to do so in comfort to the shooter. What we have there is what has proved to work. I note that while various stock designs that differ from the standard we all know have shown up here and there, (Ljutic Space Gun, for instance) the folks at the top of the competition results use shotguns that Joe Manton would recognize. Joseph Manton started making fowling pieces for British Gentry ca 1800 that were made to measure stockwise. The dimensions he used would fit most of us today. Note that this applies to wingshooting and clays. "Serious" shotguns and slug shooters have different needs.