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< 16ga. Guns ~ Vintage German SXS Stocks |
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Wed Jan 09, 2019 8:58 pm
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Joined: 22 Jan 2015
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For those of you who have an affection with those fine made German built shotguns, I would like to know if you care for those that were done with the monte carlo style comb stocks. I have been interested in acquiring one of the German built guns, but most I come across have that built-up style comb, and I'm leery of those. |
_________________ 1929 Thomas Bland 16ga SxS 28"
1947 Browning A5 16ga 28"
1948 BRNO 16ga SxS 27.5"
1949 Stevens 530 16ga SxS 28"
1950 Stevens 311A 12ga SxS 30"
1952 BRNO 12ga SxS 28.25"
1963 Superposed O/U 12ga 27"
1968 V Bernardelli SxS 12ga 28" |
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Thu Jan 10, 2019 3:04 pm
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Joined: 19 Apr 2008
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Not sure you actually mean a raised Monte Carlo comb. Do you mean the cheekpiece on the side of the stock? I am not sure the raised comb is that common on Germanic guns, while the side cheekpiece is on virtually all of them.
I have an Austrian SxS made in Ferlach with the side cheekpiece. Truthfully, I never notice it while shooting. So functionally it is not significant. It may be a help in keeping my head on the wood, but it certainly is not a detriment.
However, aesthetically I like it. I find the cheekpiece and the heavy game scene engraving marks it look authentic.
If all else is good, I would not have much concern over the cheekpiece. |
_________________ Many places remain undiscovered. Some because no one has ever been there. Others because no one has ever come back. |
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Thu Jan 10, 2019 6:24 pm
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Joined: 21 May 2010
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Location: Victoria BC Canada
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I agree with sneem. They look good and they do not interfere with shooting. |
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Thu Jan 10, 2019 6:25 pm
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Joined: 21 May 2010
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Location: Victoria BC Canada
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I agree with sneem. They look good and they do not interfere with shooting. |
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Thu Jan 10, 2019 10:41 pm
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Joined: 14 Oct 2011
Posts: 110
Location: Eastern Washington
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I have a Merkel 200E with a checkpiece and I like it. Lines up well and fits great. |
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Fri Jan 11, 2019 11:39 am
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Joined: 28 Oct 2015
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Location: SWMO
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I don't notice the cheekpiece on my German 16.
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Fri Jan 11, 2019 1:44 pm
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Joined: 01 Dec 2008
Posts: 605
Location: Topeka, Kansas
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My first 16 was a traditional German stocked 16 of my father’s
Other than being over choked it presented no problems as I practiced with it. My brother now has the gun.
The cheek piece cut in provides cast as opposed to bending the stock as in my English guns.
You can get more gun for the money accepting the German style stock. |
_________________ Michael
Topeka, KS |
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Sun Jan 13, 2019 3:38 pm
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Joined: 12 Sep 2010
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Location: Maine
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The only drawback to the cheekpieces ("Baecke", in German) is that they are either right-handed or left-handed. Shooting a gun with a cheekpiece which is wrong-sided for you is not ... useful. If you're a lefty it can take a while to find a gun with a left-hander's cheekpiece.
That said, I have a 16x16 / 8x57R drilling with a cheekpiece appropriate for my left-handed shooting. Even though it is heavy (compared to my doubles) it carries well and shoots where I point it. And it's kinda comfortable when I put my cheek on it, as opposed to some guns with excessively sharp combs. |
_________________ “A man’s rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box.”
Frederick Douglass, November 15, 1867, speech in Williamsport, Pa. |
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