Richard, et al

This discussion is about two different things: appearance of the gun vs shooting the gun. My opinions here are about the appearance of the piece.

Shorter barrel target K-frames are the best-looking guns that the factory ever made. They are perfectly balanced when wearing the small service stocks, because the appearance of the gun is least distorted by the stocks. Magna stocks are a good compromise, because they give a better grip on the gun without too much distortion of the overall appearance.

You can guess how I feel about target stocks!

There is something about the square shoulder on the early magna stocks that seems to give the stocks a good definition, without messing up the appearance of the gun. As that sharp shoulder disappeared, the clarity of the overall appearance gets a bit muddled.

My vote is to put on a pair of early square-shoulder magnas, that are not too flashy with color. That's probably how the gun was shipped.

Regards, Mike Priwer