Greetings everyone.
It has been some time now, since I wanted to make this post, and I finally got to it.
I have a Browning Gold Fusion semi 12ga smooth bore, that i wish to modify for my needs. The objective is to make a 50m slug gun for target shooting, and maybe some hunting in the future.
1. The gun has hard plastic butt stock plate that I wish to replace with a softer recoil pad, however, the butt of the stock is slightly curved. Since every recoil pad I've seen have straight base, question is, how do I do that. Should I Sand the butt straight or are there any pads that can be applied to a curved butt stock.
2. I wish to mount some kind of sight on it, and regarding mounts, I have 2 options. First, I have a cantilever mount that is attached to barrel vent ribs (given to me by my friend), however, I have no idea if it fits the rib correctly (friend told me, that is designed for different models). It holds firm when I try to move it, but haven't tested it on the range yet. Maybe someone can advice me on how to tell, if the mount is properly placed. I also have a couple of dovetail mounts on the receiver if that is an option (which I doubt).
3. Regarding the rights, I've been thinking either about a red dot or peep/ghost ring type sights. Would like some advice on inexpensive models/systems if possible.
Sorry if the questions may sound dumb, I only recently got into shooting, got a lot of dumb questions
It has been some time now, since I wanted to make this post, and I finally got to it.
I have a Browning Gold Fusion semi 12ga smooth bore, that i wish to modify for my needs. The objective is to make a 50m slug gun for target shooting, and maybe some hunting in the future.
1. The gun has hard plastic butt stock plate that I wish to replace with a softer recoil pad, however, the butt of the stock is slightly curved. Since every recoil pad I've seen have straight base, question is, how do I do that. Should I Sand the butt straight or are there any pads that can be applied to a curved butt stock.
2. I wish to mount some kind of sight on it, and regarding mounts, I have 2 options. First, I have a cantilever mount that is attached to barrel vent ribs (given to me by my friend), however, I have no idea if it fits the rib correctly (friend told me, that is designed for different models). It holds firm when I try to move it, but haven't tested it on the range yet. Maybe someone can advice me on how to tell, if the mount is properly placed. I also have a couple of dovetail mounts on the receiver if that is an option (which I doubt).
3. Regarding the rights, I've been thinking either about a red dot or peep/ghost ring type sights. Would like some advice on inexpensive models/systems if possible.
Sorry if the questions may sound dumb, I only recently got into shooting, got a lot of dumb questions