Dick, I live east of Charlottesville. This gun is not a family piece. I bought it 35 years ago and have never fired it.Actually, my Dad was the one that dropped it when he was trying to make me pickup my stuff when I built my first house. He was tired of keeping my closet queens.The chip is exactly 1 inch long and the thickness of the toe end of the stock. It is three- eights thick at the buttplate. I will contact some of the people that ya'll have recommended.