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I have a Citori 16 Gauge and it needs some cast and a bit more drop.

I am not a great woodworker by any stretch of the imagination, and would rather have it done by a pro.

So do I have the stock bent? Do I have it modified by removing wood? Or do I have it cut and have an adjustable comb put on it (last resort in my opinion)?

I have had stocks bent in the past with good results, but the fellow that did it has long since retired.

Who do I have the work done by?

This is a grade I Citori so keep that in mind, it needs to be functional first, pretty comes after that.

Mark , howdy ... UDF or DES can set you straight . I believe you cast off is bend job and the drop may need some removal - it MAY bend down . Refinishing and staining if needed should be easy for them , no matter what grade wood ... cheers

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If it were me, I remove the stock and lay it in a nice place & get an adjustable stock, probably made of aluminum or magnesium. The new stock is for shooting, the original stock is for show. Money would be about the same.

AM,

Great idea, except they don't make those kind of stocks for a 16 Gauge Citori.

Besides as much as I enjoy plastic stocks on an auto or pump, I want wood on my O/U's.

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Hi Mike,

This is the same gun I asked you for advice on the lacquer finish. Which I am willing to apply. I just don't have the heart to start filing that stock myself.

I need 1/8" off the comb and 1/4" cast at the heel, which would make it shoot where I am looking.

The dished out look is probably a little rougher than I want. I might just take the meat off the comb and see what happens.

This gun frustrates me, it feels so damn good, but it isn't shooting where I am looking that is for sure.

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I just re-inletted the stock and ground a new pad for an 870 - 16 Gauge, did the work myself and it looks good and I am right in the center of the targets with that gun. But that is a lot simpler work than the Citori.

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Mark, I did about the the same thing Mike describes with a Citori 16. I scribed a line from just ahead of the butt plate to the nose of the comb and sanded it down. I also thinned the comb as I went which gave me a little cast off. Did the same thing on a Merkel 1620 once. Sand-try-sand-try-sand-try... result in both cases was a perfect fit with a slightly more parallel stock.

Can be done. I do it all the time. Full service stockmaker. 541-483-2182 Down or up/ left or right. Each bend is $195. About two weeks in the shop right now.

Dennis Earl Smith

Dave Erickson and Mike Campbell,

When going for cast, I need 1/4" at the heel. and 1/8" more drop to get the pattern where I want it.

Is there a way, without dishing the stock, to sand that much off and still retain a reasonable contour on the recoil pad.

UDF,

Do you bend stocks?

No I do not unfortunately. I did recently shave 1/8" off the comb of a Rem 3200 o/u just as you described, and it did require refinishing the gun and re-grinding the pad.