Salop Matt Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Okay folks this is my situation, Back in Febuary I bought a brand new PB Silver Pigeon 12b 28" MC. I love this gun to peices and dont really want to have to sell it but here is the mistake I made. At the age of 15 I was bought a Miruku 12g which was great and I came to shoot it well but as predicted i kept it untill jan this year and what fitted me then didnt when I sold the miruku but as I grew I kept shooting the gun and well but it still didnt fit me. Where I made the mistake was I went looking for a new gun and went for the abpve described silver Pigeon only I bought it with a very simlar fit to my old Miruku and it felt great, what iv come to find now is i can see all of the rib and the bead and the stock is a bit short, leaving me shooting 2ft over everything ! This was proved when I shot a friends Miruku MK70 and doubled my scores ! I definatly dont want a mk70 it was to big and heavy for my likeing and I didnt like the second bead half way down the rib! Also its twice the price of my silver pig. I need some friendly advice ( I know i messed up and dont need reminding) Is it a case of just getting the stock altered ? I desperatly want to keep this gun ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Sounds like extending the stock will fix the problem, but you would need a decent gunfitter to look at the gun and you to advise on that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonna Shoot a Wabbit Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 A good gunsmith can bend the stock if it is only a small adjustment that is required. A friend of mine had the same problem with his silver pigeon, our local gunsmith was able to bend the stock to fit him perfectly. A word of caution, do not attempt this yourself it is a specialised job requiring special jigs and no small amount of experience. rgds Adrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted October 20, 2008 Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 Get the stock made adjustable. Very reasonable prices. I have even done one myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted October 20, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2008 My dads had work done by wisemans of cannock before and it was very good but apparentlt these days there prices are huge and are into work thats just not nessarsary ! Iv had Doverridge mentioned as being good but couldnt afford to shell out much more than £100 absolute tops. Any one shropshire / midlands based that can give me some recomendations of where to go ? Would never attempt any work myself ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 The mk70 sporter uses the sporter rib (wide with middle bead) the Games does not. However the Game has less drop. If you dont like the weight, try a 28" mk60 I was very surprised how big a difference 30" barrels and the lack of adjustable chokes made to the weight of the gun. Have a look at any browning miroku and you will see there is a fair sized bulge at the muzzle to accommodate the chokes. If i was buying again i would have an mk60. By the way the reason you like the miroku is probably the long standard pull it has and the extra drop it has over a browning/beretta. Be warned not all the mirokus are like this, some of their 38 range are alot flatter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted October 21, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Looks like am off to doveridge on saturday to have some tweeking done Anyone ever had simon from doveridge do any work there gun ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Andy W has had his gun done there from memory - Very nice job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickb Posted October 21, 2008 Report Share Posted October 21, 2008 Never met him, but heard some good reports about his work, also Slarti54 had some work done by him I think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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