Believe it or not I have a friend that had a 577 3 1/4" Jeffery Hammer Rifle that had a Rosewood stock and a checkered wood butt.
I don't remember it being particularly worse than my 577 with a Silvers pad.
After the 470 they all feel the same anyway.
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Mick
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