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Before and after pictures.

Part of the process was to lower the comb a bit and move the nose back. This is done to provide a better head position for open sights but also to give more room for the shooting hand.

Before – this is where my hand naturally falls on a factory Hawkeye when my finger is positioned properly on the trigger. The thumb is draped over the comb and it never was comfortable.






The nose was about 2 ½“ behind the tang.





After – my hand now has plenty of room. The grip was also slimmed down and then recheckered.



This also shows some of the detail where the grip was slimmed down and contoured into the stock.




The nose of the comb is now right about 3“ behind the tang. The top of the pistol grip was contoured to maintain the original curvature and transition into the comb.