GunnyUSMC
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Some of you know, I do a lot of work on Milsurp stocks, but I also do work on many commercial stocks also. Every now and then this type of work will cross over as in this old stock.
This is a Walnut stock that was picked up for $20 at a gun show. It was probably made back in the early 60's buy one of the many companies that were using Mauser actions to build commercial sporter rifles.
The stock had an old high gloss varnish finish that had seen it's better days. It was cracked and chipped and was beyond saving.
My friend asked my to fit and refinish the old stock to his CZ project rifle.
The stock had a few other problems;
#1 Rear pillar post rusted into the wood.
#2 Crack at the rear of the tang.
#3 Cut out for commercial trigger safety lever.
#4 The stock was cut to fit a commercial hinged trigger guard.
#5 The recoil pad screws were stuck.
And this is what was done to fix these problems;
#1 The pillar was removed and the bad wood was drilled out. The new pillar was glassed into place.
#2 I did my standard wrist repair, dowel and glass.
#3 Squared off the area and spliced in a new piece of Walnut.
#4 I fitted the stock to take a Military trigger guard.
#5 I just taped off the recoil pad so that it was not damaged while the stock was worked on.
Here is the stock as I got it. If you look close you can see the cracks in the finish at the rear sling stud and on the left side of the stock.
Here is where the Commercial safety lever was, kind of like on a Remington 700.
I just squared off the cutout and spliced in a new piece of wood.
You can also see the repaired crack at the top of the wrist. The old finish had also been stripped off.
Here is the repair after it was dressed up and stained.
When it came to the finish my friend told me to do what I thought would be best for an all around hunting rifle, but he also wanted a finish that would be easy to keep up.
I am a big fan when it comes to an oil finish and this one was a no brainer.
I applied 2 Oil Scrubbed coats with BLO then 3 hand rubbed coats. The color of the stock is natural without stain.
This is a Walnut stock that was picked up for $20 at a gun show. It was probably made back in the early 60's buy one of the many companies that were using Mauser actions to build commercial sporter rifles.
The stock had an old high gloss varnish finish that had seen it's better days. It was cracked and chipped and was beyond saving.
My friend asked my to fit and refinish the old stock to his CZ project rifle.
The stock had a few other problems;
#1 Rear pillar post rusted into the wood.
#2 Crack at the rear of the tang.
#3 Cut out for commercial trigger safety lever.
#4 The stock was cut to fit a commercial hinged trigger guard.
#5 The recoil pad screws were stuck.
And this is what was done to fix these problems;
#1 The pillar was removed and the bad wood was drilled out. The new pillar was glassed into place.
#2 I did my standard wrist repair, dowel and glass.
#3 Squared off the area and spliced in a new piece of Walnut.
#4 I fitted the stock to take a Military trigger guard.
#5 I just taped off the recoil pad so that it was not damaged while the stock was worked on.
Here is the stock as I got it. If you look close you can see the cracks in the finish at the rear sling stud and on the left side of the stock.
Here is where the Commercial safety lever was, kind of like on a Remington 700.
I just squared off the cutout and spliced in a new piece of wood.
You can also see the repaired crack at the top of the wrist. The old finish had also been stripped off.
Here is the repair after it was dressed up and stained.
When it came to the finish my friend told me to do what I thought would be best for an all around hunting rifle, but he also wanted a finish that would be easy to keep up.
I am a big fan when it comes to an oil finish and this one was a no brainer.
I applied 2 Oil Scrubbed coats with BLO then 3 hand rubbed coats. The color of the stock is natural without stain.
