Is there any purpose or reason the investarms Great Plains or Gemmer hawken have a fish belly? Did any of the original Hawkins have one? Makes me wonder where or why they got the idea.
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GPR Fish Belly?
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there is no purpose that I am aware of, I have had the fish belly taken off my GPR, and a little of the cheek rest as well.in my opinion it makes the rifle look much better
Some original Sam and Jake Hawken rifles have a bit of a fish belly.
longcruise
70 Cal.
The era that the rifle fits had the belly. More mid and post mid century Plains rifle. They are good rifles but labeling Hawken is just marketing.
I am a novice and have a LH model. I see the "fish belly" brought up in discussions. I don't have any issues with the stock. What's the big deal with it?
It's probably just the name.
longcruise
70 Cal.
People want to try to make them look more like a Hawken so they want to remove the later features. They are what they are! I've had one since 82. Deer elk and antelope didn't care about the perch belly. Good rifles. If you want a Hawken then study all you can find about them before you spring for one.
