With a [wood] rifle stock whose drop at heel and comb are excessive, can wood be grafted somehow to top of butt that can be shaped to compensate the drop? Replacing the stock would be much costlier than I can handle. And using some sort of strap-on or other temporary device to raise these drops looks terrible to me.

I think I vaguely remember reading in The Modern Gunsmith by James Howe a procedure for gluing and dowel pinning wood, the addition being nearly invisible. Howe then shaped the wood "graft" to dimensions wanted. But Howe, if I remember correctly, was writing more than 60 years ago.

There must be several ways to achieve the result, and gunsmiths or stock makers who do this type of repair? I will appreciate information and contacts to do what need be done.

English gunmakers have been known to bend stocks after applying steam. They would be doing it to slim straight hands, of course, and it might not work with a tight pistol grip.

If it is a stock of some value, you could buy or make a leather cheekpiece to lift your face, at least. I made one for a sporterised Mauser once and it worked well and never smacked me in the face the way wood can. Under recoil it moved forward with the my cheek - wish I'd kept it.

A leather cheekpiece would look a lot better than trying to graft wood on top.

Trying to alter you stock won't be cheap either. Not knowing what the stock is from my first thought would be look for a take off.

Of course you can do almost anything with wood, add on take off etc. And the job can be decent looking depending on time and $ spent. It can diminish the value of your gun accordingly. You say an add-on leather / other kind of cheek piece looks ugly - wait and see a graft not thought through. I'm with the rest - get yourself a good lace on and enjoy, your gun though so it's up to you. A pic. / two of the gun would be nice. --- John

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