11-87 stock probem

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Tenn870
September 21, 2010, 03:50 PM
took my recently bought 11-87 to shoot clays at the local club and found that the beads did not line up properly with my eye, I am looking for a used wood stock that I can rasp down to fit my cheek, where could I find a cheap wood stock to do this?

also I have been looking at adjustable comb stocks and they are somewhat pricey, who has the cheapest stock sets with adjustable comb

any other suggestions?

thanks!
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oneounceload
September 21, 2010, 04:43 PM
Do you KNOW what you need to have done, or are you guessing? Guessing can get VERY expensive in a trial and error situation. Some of the adjustable units will cost more than your gun - but then, you will have a gun that actually fits and that is a good thing, because your success rate will go up.

When you say did not line up with my eye - are you talking about eye dominance? too much rib? not enough? What exactly are you seeing, (or NOT seeing)?
Tenn870
September 21, 2010, 05:06 PM
I was shooting with several trap instructors and told them what I saw, and they recommended that it was the comb, then i shot with an adjusted comb shotgun and hit every bird

when i look down the barrel the white front sight is too far to the right, and the rear sight is too far left (i am a right handed shooter)
oneounceload
September 21, 2010, 09:16 PM
when i look down the barrel the white front sight is too far to the right, and the rear sight is too far left (i am a right handed shooter)

Are you leaning your head over the stock? I am trying to picture this scenario, and either the cast is wrong, maybe the eye dominance is wrong, or maybe the beads are incorrectly installed.
chrome_austex
September 21, 2010, 11:09 PM
No, his sight picture makes logical sense for someone who needs a comb stock. (cheek needs to be offset to the left to get his eye behind the rear sight).

Sorry I don't have a recommendation, but do you know if the gun that you tried that fit had a cheek piece that was adjusted up/down? I don't know of any that adjust left/right.

One way might be to find a stock with a fixed stock in person (on a shotgun in a store perhaps) and then try to duplicate that style online.

-j
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