hutt Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 Hello All, I bought my first shotgun a while ago, a Parker Hale 803, 30" sporter, bored out to 1/4 and 1/4. I use it for rough shooting, pest control and clays. I'm finding it a little heavy when rough shooting all day and I'm finding the 1/4 chokes a bit wide. The reason I bought it was because I had the fortune of going to a gun show where a professional shotgun fitter offered his service for free, I picked up less than a handful of guns at the first stall I came to, the shopkeeper handed me this one, said he thought this one fitted me, I pottered over to the gun fitter and he confirmed. Now, should I want to upgrade to something lighter in 28" with multi-chokes, how on earth would I go about selecting something off gun-trader or similar, are there a set of measurements I could take, or request to know, in order to get a gun that fits? Your thoughts appreciated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 Get yourself out to the gun-shops and shooting grounds. Get your hands on some guns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sishyplops Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 search the net for common stock measurements and then measure them on yours, a good gunsmith can alter the stock to suit you if you take the gun into him measure Length of pull Drop at comb drop at heal cast you should just google these and it will come up what to look at, or take it to a smithy and he will look at you mounting the gun and work it out from there, go to a gunsmiths with it not just a shop selling guns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 .....are there a set of measurements I could take, or request to know, in order to get a gun that fits? Put simply YES! Your existing gun, that apparently fits you, has everything mentioned in the post above and is measurable, any gun fitter should be able to work this out though. Stocks can be bent/twisted/fettled to whatever shape/size/angles/etc required. Just the same, for some quality wood you will have to sign a disclaimer first just in case the work/stock goes tits up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 BAsically you have a winchester grand european with a different name on it........... You could buy another...... They did do a multi-choke may not have the same stock dimensions but your stock should fit easily onto it if you wish..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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