Recommend me someone in the Charlotte area to cut the stock on a shotgun

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(In before "why don't you have your husband do it for you?" har har.)

My wife has a new Citori CXS 20ga that she loves, but the length of the stock is a little too long for her. Normally I'd cut it myself, and to be honest I'm pretty proud of the work I have done in the past.

There was this:

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And this:

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And my personal favorite, this:

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But I'm getting old and lazy and don't mind paying someone else to do a really good job. I know there is Hyatt's, but I'm hoping not to have to take out a second mortgage. Anyone have any good suggestions?
 
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You should stop parachuting into your gun range:(.

I'd check the local shotgun ranges. They usually have a guy that can cut stocks and fit pads.
Of course length of pull is just one consideration. I'd plan on taking your wife with you so the "smith" can look at the fit before you cut.

I've fitted a lot of shotguns and women are the hardest to fit, long necks, big boobs etc. A kickeez #8 rocker pad will mitigate the "chest issues" and a Beretta 1/8" or 1/4" cheekpad can help with comb height, all without breaking then bank.
 
Yeah, she's got a $5000 custom-fitted Syren (woman-specific brand made by Guerini). She likes the fit and feel of the Citori better. <shrug>
 
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Just cutting the stock and adding a new pad is about $100 or less. Do you have the specs on the Syren? LOP and drop at comb? Also what is her sport?
 
She shoots mostly sporting clays, with some skeet and five stand occasionally thrown into the mix. (Also some trap, but she has a custom-fitted BT-99 for that.) We still have the Syren, but for the Citori we just want to cut the stock a little. She likes it as-is otherwise and I'm loath to make any other changes to it.
 
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Another forum member that we often shoot clays with and has experience cutting stocks has offered to do it for a case of beer, so we are going to try to coordinate with him. I'm still open to suggestions though in case we can't get our schedules to mesh.
 
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It's a Syren Tempio Sporting 12/28. She was never really comfortable with it despite having it fitted (and then having the fit verified later by two additional pros). In the end, the truth is I just bought her the wrong gun.

It would be easy to pin it on being a 12ga, but she loves her BT-99 so it's not that.
 
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I don't want your wife to be unhappy so I'm sending her a PM suggesting she ask you to buy her the new 2019 Krieghoff "Victoria" for Christmas. Made just for women. Remember the joy is in the giving and this is a lot of giving. A real bargain at only $12,300. As the say in the old country "du der mann".
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I shot a round of skeet once with a brand-new K80 that the owner said he paid (iirc) $18K for. It was a combination of art and mechanical precision that was worth every penny.

Not sure it shot any better than my 725 Sporting, though.
 
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Just curious, what doesn't she like about the Syren? Not a 12 gauge is it?
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Just a side note for posterity: after four years and many dollars spent we found the problem: the adjustable recoil pad (despite being in the "correct" location according to the fitters) was too low and causing the gun to jump into her face. She shot 100 rounds yesterday with the pad moved to the stock position and for the first time didn't have bruises on her face and shoulder. She liked it enough to change her mind about selling it.

The solution was so simple and so obvious, but it eluded us for years.
 
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There is a guy in Clemmons who I had cut a stock for me a couple years ago. If he ain’t got a blank, nobody does. I’ll see if I can round up his number. He cut it while i waited.
 
Vyntage said:
Just a side note for posterity: after four years and many dollars spent we found the problem: the adjustable recoil pad (despite being in the "correct" location according to the fitters) was too low and causing the gun to jump into her face. She shot 100 rounds yesterday with the pad moved to the stock position and for the first time didn't have bruises on her face and shoulder. She liked it enough to change her mind about selling it.

The solution was so simple and so obvious, but it eluded us for years.
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WOW just Wow. So, now you should sell us that old and worn out CXS.
 
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WOW just Wow. So, now you should sell us that old and worn out CXS.
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You wouldn't want that one ... the stock is all cut up. :rolleyes: But seriously, she says if she had to pick one she'd pick the CXS. Hell, if *I* had to pick one I'd probably pick the CXS.
 
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