Norinco M14, Chassis vs. Walnut - Parts compatibility

fatcatbestcat said:
Yeah, RIP. I mean, I suppose (if you could even get one), refinishing it and getting new hardware would be a lot less than getting one here. That's too bad.
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I'm sure they can be fixed up, but I would not expect something ready to use at that price if you could even get one any more.
 
45ACPKING said:
gheesh..... do you guys need me to start making M14 stocks in composite again?
It's been a few years now but I could go back down that road very easily..... I kinda figured the demand was drying up for these rifles so haven't considered it really.
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One word, YES! They were the best!!

And I AM a fanboy of those stocks! Not only looked great, but worked really well! Looked fabulous and not something like those Pro Choice folks are protesting in downtown Toronto! Hahahahaha

Cheers, Barney
 
TacticalTeacher said:
One word, YES! They were the best!!

And I AM a fanboy of those stocks! Not only looked great, but worked really well! Looked fabulous and not something like those Pro Choice folks are protesting in downtown Toronto! Hahahahaha

Cheers, Barney
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yours was a mod-stock CQB if I remember right. I don't know if I ever sent you a scratch made stock to play with? probably should have hehehe
Without breaking the rules here , which I hope it's clear I am trying not to do that..... If I make M14 stocks again I will not be making the CQB models but more along the lines of an improved GI standard stock and possibly something for those who like to bench and shoot longer ranges.
I don't own one of the newer 7.62 x 39 rifles and to be honest I would rather not own one so i can make no promises that the stocks I can make will fit those models.
So all I can say is.... I will think on it, talk to the wife (because she has to deal with me when i get stressed out) and I'll cost it out to see if I wanna go back down this road.
 
45ACPKING said:
yours was a mod-stock CQB if I remember right. I don't know if I ever sent you a scratch made stock to play with? probably should have hehehe
Without breaking the rules here , which I hope it's clear I am trying not to do that..... If I make M14 stocks again I will not be making the CQB models but more along the lines of an improved GI standard stock and possibly something for those who like to bench and shoot longer ranges.
I don't own one of the newer 7.62 x 39 rifles and to be honest I would rather not own one so i can make no promises that the stocks I can make will fit those models.
So all I can say is.... I will think on it, talk to the wife (because she has to deal with me when i get stressed out) and I'll cost it out to see if I wanna go back down this road.
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I suspect the only difference between the stocks on the 7.62x51 and 7.62x39 models is the magazine well and maybe the stock liner.
 
fatcatbestcat said:
I suspect the only difference between the stocks on the 7.62x51 and 7.62x39 models is the magazine well and maybe the stock liner.
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Same stock, different stock liner.

I'm not sure I recall how the 45ACPKING stocks were made around the mag well, and whether they used a liner at all or not? I'm sure he'll chime in and advise.

But to fit a 7.62x39 gun, you would need to be able to install the special liner for that model, which does fit a standard GI-type stock.

FWIW, USGI fiberglass stocks do not have liners - just wood stocks. The Norinco plastic stocks DO have a liner.
 
My stocks are made with a process that allows me to create precision molded action inlets unlike other manufacturers who fill the action and barrel channel with filler putties and then use a milling machine to create the inlet.
I suppose it would be easy then to make one that accepts a liner for the x39 guys but I'll have a look at that. One of my friends has one so when he comes up ice fishin in jan/feb I'll get him to bring it along and I'll have a look see.

right now I'm making components for a small start up wind energy company in the prairies and if they take off like it's looking like they are...... I may have no time for rifle stocks so we'll see what the future holds I guess.
 
What I've wondered for years is, with the great supply of hard wood and lumber up here, why hasn't an excellent wood worker or carpenter taken up the attempt at making hand-made wooden Canadian M14/M305 stocks? Don't get me wrong, I can understand the work involved would be immense, and that you really need to look for the right grain of the wood at the right angles to get a good stock out of it, but I'm generally surprised at the lack of small shops churning out wooden m14/m1a/m305 stocks.
 
Dake21 said:
Interesting. When I got my USGI stock 2 or 3 years ago I transfered the norinco buttplate without any issue or fitting required.
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Since then, using a rasp I got the Norinco buttplate to fit over the end of the buttstock. I'm still not happy with the "fatness" of the stock itself as a pretty substantial amount of material will have to be removed from the sides to make the finish fit flush with the outside perimeter of the buttplate. C'est la vie. It's winter here now (got 15 cm yesterday with another 15 cm in the forecast this weekend), the outdoor range where I would shoot this thing is closed for the season, and so I guess I have time to work at it.

LD
 
In the past. I have reduced the butts with a spokeshave until fairly close, then careful use of a belt sander to even it out, and finally I use various sandpaper grits wrapped around a mill file so I don't round off any sharp edges. YMMV.
 
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