Shotgun Barrel With Monte Carlo Stock

[mardrobe]

I want to have a shotgun barrel fitted to a Handi-Rifle with a Monte Carlo stock.  I see on the H&R website they recommend replacing the stock with a standard one.  Do you think this is really necessary?

[njanear]

I just fitted a .30/30 barrel to my .280 frame and with the synthetic Monte Carlo stock, have a real hard time lining up the sights due to the stock (I am going to scope the .30/30 eventually).  I can only imagine what it would be like trying to go lower for the bead sight on a shotgun.

[OHHJIMMY]

I think you would have trouble with your eye being too high. I have a little trouble with the standard stock being too high. I would like it to be maybe 1/2" or so lower. You could try it and always buy the standard stock later. Tim could tell you what would work.

[quickdtoo]

I'm not much of a shotgun guy, but I think you'd need a low comb stock to shoot a shotgun properly with just a bead, I can use some monte carlo stocks with a WGRS peep sight and they work fine with a scope of course, but even the low comb stocks work for a scope and are preferred by some over a monte carlo. So unless you're gonna have sights or scope on the shotgun, get one of their low comb stocks while the barrel is being fitted, you can look at all the stocks in the "let's see some Handis" link in the FAQs, they're made in pallet wood, walnut, laminated and camo, some straight, some pistol gripped, checkered and uncheckered, lots to choose from. 

Tim

[Fred M]

Most trouble is with stocks that are too low. People like to aim a shot gun like a rifle with the eye down to the e top of the barrel, this is wrong.our eye should be 3/8" above the barrel to have a clear view of the target. The beat is only used for reference and not used to aim.
You only look at the target swing and fire. If your eye is 1/2" above the barrel that is ok too as long as you don't aim and look at the beat.

[LaOtto222]

I may see the end of the barrel when swinging on a target, but I am not real aware of it. I look at the target with both eyes open, every thing just seems to go natural and I pull the trigger when it feels right. Some days I can not miss, and others I can struggle. One day I shot 4 out of 4 woodcock with my trusty 20 Gage SKB 100. I have had days when I can't seem to hit a rabbit running straight away. It may have to do with the fit of the gun due to clothing or it maybe I am just having a bad day. I think Fred has described it in more technical detail.