process that provides a deep, high gloss that, together with the Zoli’s old silver polish finish for the action body and its oil finished stock, creates an attractive traditional appearance.
Stock
The stocking of the Z-Extra is to a high order: wood to metal fit is excellent everywhere and that includes the forend wood. As for configuration, it was conceived by a man who knows his business as it relates to Trap shooting.
Combining a deep and close radius grip with an unobtrusive palm-swell, the nose of the comb is not set too far forward allowing the hand to achieve a firm grasp, my thumb and second finger meeting comfortably. The recoil pad is the thin hard rubber kind, and slightly concave – in my view ideal for Trap shooting, slipping into the shoulder easily.
There is no such thing as perfect set of stock dimensions, unless, of course, they fit you perfectly, but with a length-of-pull of 3.8cm, a drop-at-comb of 32mm and a drop-at-heel to 42mm, this would not be too far away for a lot of people. That, however, is not good enough for many of the shooters who buy this gun, and an adjustable comb
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