What's Out There For Straight Stock O/U

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Ruger made red labels with the upland stock at least for a while. Might try gunbroker.

Browning made the Citoris in an upland configuration with straight stocks. I have one in 12G that I swapped to a pistol grip as i didn't care for the straight myself.

Browning currently makes the Citori 725 Feather Superlight with 26 inch barrels in 12 and 20 guage.

If you are handy at wood working, you can always buy a spare pistol grip stock and redo it into a straight upland/English style stock.

I actually had an old Baikal that was straight stocked, with double triggers and ejectors. Killed a lot of birds with that gun. The model number escapes me, but I bought it from Simpson's what seems like ages ago. I might have given $350 for it, can't remember. Wish I still had it.

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dranrab said:

Since I am not an avid shotgunner, that would be at the ragged edge of what I would be willing to spend. it'd be the most expensive gun I own too. I need to look around and see if i can find a place to put my hands on one.

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I hear you, brother. O/U shotguns have always been expensive. They sure handle nice though.

dranrab said:

Since I am not an avid shotgunner, that would be at the ragged edge of what I would be willing to spend. it'd be the most expensive gun I own too. I need to look around and see if i can find a place to put my hands on one.

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I promise you that if you save for the next 12 to 18 months and buy one, you won't regret it. Browning O/Us (and Beretta O/Us) are worth the delayed gratification. You'll never need to buy another gun for clays or wingshooting.

Edited: that was post No. 1000 for me. How fitting. THR guided me through the process of choosing an O/U about ten years ago. It did take 11 or 12 months for me to save for it, but I don't regret it for a second.

I bought my Citori White Lightning in 2006 and it certainly wasn't that much less expensive than an equivalent model is now. Started out expensive and slowly went up. It was a lot of money, but they are sweet. I do carry a lesser shotgun if the going is rough. Lava rock for instance. It's hard to contemplate tripping and falling with a shotgun that costs as much as a good O/U.

My Citori has a straight stock and 24in barrels---sweet little gun----12ga

Had a Red Label with a straight stock but with the 28in barrels it felt kind of awkward

Omaha-BeenGlockin said:

My Citori has a straight stock and 24in barrels---sweet little gun----12ga

Had a Red Label with a straight stock but with the 28in barrels it felt kind of awkward

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Yeah, what the heck was Ruger thinking with that?

Well, I just got through scrolling through new O/U shotguns over at gunbroker. Looked at 28 and 20 gauge NEW guns. There were a lot for sale. NONE had straight stocks. I can only assume from that that the straight upland stock just isn't popular anymore.

HowieG said:

I can only assume from that that the straight upland stock just isn't popular anymore.

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If you shoot in the traditional bladed elbow-up offhand position, a straight stock makes a lot of sense. The lower the elbow gets, the more awkward a straight stock feels. Most folk seem to prefer a lower buttstock position, more squared-off stance, dropped elbow, and dropped head for shooting offhand these days, so straight stocks don't sell well.

12Bravo20 said:

If you are handy at wood working, you can always buy a spare pistol grip stock and redo it into a straight upland/English style stock.

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Or just buy one from a place like Boyd's or similar and replace the pistol grip one

rbernie said:

If you shoot in the traditional bladed elbow-up offhand position, a straight stock makes a lot of sense. The lower the elbow gets, the more awkward a straight stock feels. Most folk seem to prefer a lower buttstock position, more squared-off stance, dropped elbow, and dropped head for shooting offhand these days, so straight stocks don't sell well.

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I'm an old timer. I came up shooting free form. Just adopt whatever position makes the most sense for the shot at hand. That being said, I am down to three guns with straight stocks. Shooting them is comfortable, but in my opinion, pistol grip stocks are a better design. I would surmise that the straight stock originally came about first because it was simpler to make and cost less. Then, people were buying them for the looks. Slowly they are dying out, like some other classic stuff like full buckhorn sights and beam scales. Everything now is shifting to the black rifle look, even shotguns. As us old guys that like nice wood and pleasing shapes die off, the shift is to the SciFi future. To everything there is a season. I think it is not a bad thing that we have a finite life. If we lived forever, the constant struggle to adapt to change would be draining.

George P said:

Or just buy one from a place like Boyd's or similar and replace the pistol grip one

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That's always a good option too.

I use to like straight stocks until I got older and my arthritis in my wrists got worse. Anymore I even have problems with a standard stock on shotguns and rifles.

On that note, it would seem that many shotguns that use an extended tang on the bottom behind the trigger guard will require either different metal or reworking the original metal if you want to replace an existing c / pistol grip stock with a straight stock version.

dranrab said:

I appreciate the feedback. I am surely kicking myself in the butt now.

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A little butt kicking is probably good for the soul.

12Bravo20 said:

That's always a good option too.

I use to like straight stocks until I got older and my arthritis in my wrists got worse. Anymore I even have problems with a standard stock on shotguns and rifles.

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I am down to one English stocked SxS now; as a LH shooter when using a gun with double triggers (is there any other type for a proper SxS? ) I find the English stock to really be an asset for sliding my hand to the second trigger.

George P said:

I am down to one English stocked SxS now; as a LH shooter when using a gun with double triggers (is there any other type for a proper SxS? ) I find the English stock to really be an asset for sliding my hand to the second trigger.

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That is an interesting point I never thought of. Actually, never had a chance to. Never shot a two trigger shotgun.

Instant choke selection. which is awesome for field use. On more than one occasion I have had the further bird flush and on report one near my feet startle me and take off