Unfortunately, all of us can’t afford a custom-fitted shotgun that may triple the price of the original off-the-shelf donor. Of course, every sporting-gun guru will swear that a shotgun fitted to your exact measurements can effectively improve your performance through an optimal sight picture, impeccable gun mount and intuitive trigger control.
But let’s face it, checking out at the supermarket these days or a visit to the gas-station pump might upend your priorities with the harsh financial disappointment that your dreamy beauty of a bespoke over/under may find its way into your gun safe…after the kids graduate college (and dear God don’t move back home)?