Crocketuk Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 (edited) Hi all I have a very nice Lincoln trap gun. My question is, if I have the raised comb leveled will it now be the same configuration as a sporter? Choke alteration no problem. Any ideas Crocket PS the gun is forsale in the Trading Post section. Speaking without thinking is shooting without taking aim Edited February 18, 2011 by Crocketuk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchynik Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Trap guns are designed and built to shoot high. That is to say when you mount and point you're set up to look above your target. You need to do this as the trap or DTL etc targets are generally rising and going away from you at speed giving you less time to see and acquire your target. To that end the stock on a trap gun will be higher or have less drop (the measurement between the top of the rib and the comb on the stock) than on a traditional sporter. By simply lowering the comb you are in effect setting the gun up more like a sporter. There will be some limits on how far the stock can be altered which might not be enough. If the gun has a high rib then that will be an unwanted distraction for someone shooting sporting. I use a trap gun for sporting because it's the gun that fits me best and a sporter stock couldn't be adjusted up enough without putting a monte carlo in or an ugly adjustable stock. Chokes bored out and job jobbed. The same could be true for someone who needs a trap stock lowering. In short, yes. Sort of yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crocketuk Posted February 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Hi Thanks for the info will have the bores sorted then lower it slowly trying out as I go Cheers Crocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisAsh Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 (edited) Hi Thanks for the info will have the bores sorted then lower it slowly trying out as I go Cheers Crocket Gun mods are not normally cheap, may be better to buy exactly what you want rather than modify without knowing the end result and costs Edited February 18, 2011 by ChrisAsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VicW Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 (edited) I use a trap gun for sporting but fortunately I like to see a bit of rib so the amount of drop suits me and I like the balance and feel of a trap gun. Generally you would not have to take a lot off the comb to lower the sight picture. You can check this by measuring the drop as the gun is now and noting the sight picture. Get some thin card,like cereal box, and trap a small piece in the action between the breech and the face as you close the gun.This effectively lowers the comb.Now check your sight picture and when it's right re-measure the drop at comb. The two measurements tell you how much to lower the comb by. There is a current trend towards high rib sporters but unless big George starts to use one they won't take off !!. Vic. Edited February 18, 2011 by VicW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Vic - the tip about measuring the comb drop is superb. Best tip I have seen in a month of Sundays. Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BerettaSV10 Posted February 18, 2011 Report Share Posted February 18, 2011 Gun mods are not normally cheap, may be better to buy exactly what you want rather than modify without knowing the end result and costs I roughly priced up changing my gun, from fixed to m/c and having the cast changed, in the end it was cheaper to trade in / sell the old one and get a new gun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clayman Posted February 20, 2011 Report Share Posted February 20, 2011 As a Lincoln agent for several years I'm puzzled by the ref to your having a Lincoln Trap gun - I've never come across such a beast as a distributed model. Maybe some have been imported in the distant past, but no guns have been sold as Trap guns in the last 10yrs I am aware of under the Lincoln brand ( made by FAIR in Italy). Lincoln is a brand name David Nickerson applied to all his imports, and although all Lincoln guns for the 25yrs or so came from FAIR, he did also import some earlier guns he branded Lincoln but came from Accioio Vickers. Lincoln ( FAIR) currently make a FC game gun ( 1/4 and 3/4) which would be suitable choking for DTL but not tight enough for anything harder in the trap disciplines ( 1/2 - 3/4 or 3/4 Full is normal). This choking is pretty OK for general sporting, and not hard to releive the 3/4 to normal ESP 1/2 if you wanted to have that done, pretty in-expensive. And they make a M/C version commonly used by the clay shooters. All available in 28" 30" and 32" - flush or exposed choke options. A dedicated trap gun would be 30"+, FC barrels, Monte-Carlo or varicomb stock, non auto safe, usually not SST but dedicated to bottom barrel first. I wonder if it is actually a trap gun as per a typical dedicated trap gun description as above? If choking is OK and the only issue for you is the stock, buy a Vari-comb and replace the stock. You can set the comb up and down, and R to L for a perfect eye / rib alignment for your chosen discipline. I have one for sale. J Hi all I have a very nice Lincoln trap gun. My question is, if I have the raised comb leveled will it now be the same configuration as a sporter? Choke alteration no problem. Any ideas Crocket PS the gun is forsale in the Trading Post section. Speaking without thinking is shooting without taking aim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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