[bluskyshooter]

Here's a question for ya. Say I am looking at a new gun - and I love everything about the gun - except the palm swell. How hard (and expensive) would it be for a stock maker to rework the wood grip to remove the swell ? Is it even possible ? Seems like alot of guns these days have significant palm swells - which dont seem to agree with me.
thanks for your thoughts

 

[JACK]

easy. Sandpaper.

But first see if the inside of your hand has a natural divot or is flat. A hand with a divot allows for a palmswell. If your hand is flat, you will not be able to deal with the palmswell. Eh?

 

[Auctioneer]

Buy a new stock.

 

[semperfi909]

Lotsa stocks around w/ no swell. Make a trade since most folks like 'em

 

[wireguy]

Any decent stock worker could remove and re-checker it. If buying one you like and saving the original is a reasonably priced option that would be good too.

 

[SL900LOADER]

! asked a good stock maker/gunsmith i use how much to remove mine, He quoted me $500.00, needless to say...my gun still has a swell.

 

[1oldtimer]

If you don't need the checkering,you can file it off yourself. $500. means he does't want the job.

Clyde

 

[Sky Buster]

I removed the palmswell on my MX-2000 myself with a wood
rasp. After I got it where I wanted it, I took it to a local
gunsmith and had it recheckered. Charge was $125.00 and it
looked great.

 

[Beretta Young Gun]

Dennis devault can add palm swells to existing stocks. Id say he can remove one too. And his wife does top notch checkering and id wager she can match any pattern. BYG

 

[bluskyshooter]

Thanks for the tips guys. I was shying away from a certain gun purchase because of the palm swell ...but maybe now I wont let it stand in my way.

 

[bigben]

Blusky, the reason for the palms wells of today is from the large majority of accomplished trap shooters have known that a large amount of recoil is absorbed by the hand, and a palm swell lessens fatigue , another plus is your hand repeats in the same place most every time! Repeatablity and comfort are one of the reasons of today's big scores, incinerate em!

 

[Tron]

It's actually pretty easy. Just grind off old swell, sand and rechecker. The $500 price mentioned was nuts.

Jb

 

[UtahYork]

Remove a palm swell? I can't read any further!!! John

 

[mette56]

To some shooters, a palm swell is not only a distraction, but not natural. Proves the old adage...to each his own. So if it's not natural for you, take to heart UtahYork's statement above and don't "read any further"...remove it if everything else w/the stock is right.

IMO, MX2G's opinion is right on...as usual, Eh?.

milt