So there I was reading The Gunsmith of Grenville County and finally realized what could be done to help make my wifes pedersoli PA longrifle look a little more accurate. It will still be a generalized recreation but I feel after this modification that it will fit the description (and the shooter) a little better.
So here is what I'm talking about. Anybody that looks at the pedersoli PA can tell you right off the bat that the buttstock isn't shapped right, the curve of the nose on the comb is WAY to long, almost half the length of the comb. But check out these lines.
What I figure is that a person can cut along one of these and reshape the comb and the face of the butt plate to match. I believe this will give the buttstock a more traditional and functional shape. Has anybody tried this with a pedersoli PA longrifle? What tools would be best to take the wood off, start with a rasp or plane maybe? Or try to saw off the excess then shape it?
On the other hand, anybody with experience with this rifle think that this would be a bad idea?
P.S. Thinking about trimming the rear trigger a little too, it seems long compared to what I've seen on originals. This would be purely aesthetic though.
So here is what I'm talking about. Anybody that looks at the pedersoli PA can tell you right off the bat that the buttstock isn't shapped right, the curve of the nose on the comb is WAY to long, almost half the length of the comb. But check out these lines.
What I figure is that a person can cut along one of these and reshape the comb and the face of the butt plate to match. I believe this will give the buttstock a more traditional and functional shape. Has anybody tried this with a pedersoli PA longrifle? What tools would be best to take the wood off, start with a rasp or plane maybe? Or try to saw off the excess then shape it?
On the other hand, anybody with experience with this rifle think that this would be a bad idea?
P.S. Thinking about trimming the rear trigger a little too, it seems long compared to what I've seen on originals. This would be purely aesthetic though.