How hard would it be to find this stock?

Greyman441...I know a stock maker who is very crafty, beautiful woodwork, have done a couple for me over the past year...pm me and i'll put you onto his website/contact info...prices are on the site, should be better than your quoted price earlier in your posts.
 
GameStalker30-06 said:
Greyman441...I know a stock maker who is very crafty, beautiful woodwork, have done a couple for me over the past year...pm me and i'll put you onto his website/contact info...prices are on the site, should be better than your quoted price earlier in your posts.
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Me, too, please, GameStalker30-06. I have a nice Spanish double that needs new walnut.
 
Yes sir just what I would want on a BSA. He does offer an adult and a youth version however
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gunsaholic said:
And you get your choice of burly spruce or nutty fir!!
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Yes sir, not saying there isn't a fellow out there than could do both but he would be a super rare individual and even if he could rough it out the checking is another totally different animal.

On yes I have been told for the waterfowl hunters it also comes in wolmanized.;);)
 
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ss1980 said:
Well, I am certain you would have never though of bringing your stock to a carpenter. But I did. And it turned out well.
So now I'm sharing with everybody!
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Nope!! I never ever thought about it.......and still won't!!! Also...turning out "WELL"...isn't good enough, especially if it's a high end firearm being re-stocked.
 
OK, let's just ease off a bit.
A competent woodworker can undoubtedly make a stock.
The stock could range from being a handle that allows the thing to be fired, to a well made, well designed, well executed stock appropriate for a quality gun.
 
At least some sense here :)
Some people are a bit judgemental, yes. But I forgive them as it says "Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour" and "Thou shalt not covet'"


tiriaq said:
OK, let's just ease off a bit.
A competent woodworker can undoubtedly make a stock.
The stock could range from being a handle that allows the thing to be fired, to a well made, well designed, well executed stock appropriate for a quality gun.
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tiriaq said:
OK, let's just ease off a bit.
A competent woodworker can undoubtedly make a stock.
The stock could range from being a handle that allows the thing to be fired, to a well made, well designed, well executed stock appropriate for a quality gun.
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you guys who think that only a gunsmith can make a stock are probably the same suckers who think only a dealership can fix your car, a house can't be sold without using a realtor, and your house will burn down if anyone but an electrician with 30 years experience installs it.

Saying that only a gunsmith can widdle and finish a couple chunks of wood and a carpenter (without knowing their credentials) will just make a mess is ridiculous. As with most other professions, there's "unqualified" people that are capable of doing better work than some of the pro's...
 
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canadian hunter312 said:
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you guys who think that only a gunsmith can make a stock are probably the same suckers who think only a dealership can fix your car, a house can't be sold without using a realtor, and your house will burn down if anyone but an electrician with 30 years experience installs it.

Saying that only a gunsmith can widdle and finish a couple chunks of wood and a carpenter (without knowing their credentials) will just make a mess is ridiculous. As with most other professions, there's "unqualified" people that are capable of doing better work than some of the pro's...
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No that's not what we are saying. I know people who have made their own stocks and did superb work. But when someone comes on here and asks for advice and the reply is to take it to a carpenter and get it done because he had a forearm done for $50.00, let's get realistic. What carpenters work for that kind of money. Checkering alone would cost more than that. And if it wasn't checkered then it shows what kind of work was done. And usually it is usually not the gunsmith that makes stocks, it is a stock maker. But yes, there are people, carpenters or whoever who can make a stock. But come on, that is not the norm, especially if you want a stock done that would have been the same as the original that was on the gun. As already said, if he is just going to have any stock made for it there is no point as it already has one like that on it now.
 
tiriaq said:
OK, let's just ease off a bit.
A competent woodworker can undoubtedly make a stock.
The stock could range from being a handle that allows the thing to be fired, to a well made, well designed, well executed stock appropriate for a quality gun.
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I know many competent wood workers and pretty handy myself around wood but only know one member here that makes appropriate stocks for various out of the norm guns who's handle I found after a very long listing in the EE, there are probally more in canada but he was the only reply I received at the time. As a result I had one made about 2 years ago from him. It took a full year plus to get and he could not do or didnot want to do checkering. I did the finishing myself to reduce the cost and he was fine with that.
Sorry but we have different opinions on woodworkers which is fine and I will give it a cut as requested
To me wood workers do this, and true stock makers are a different trade and an old BSA requires an appropriately made stock.. Just my opinion. take care

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tiriaq said:
IF a decent stock set could be found, it would likely be in the UK, salvaged from a gun that was dismantled. Miracles do happen, but the odds are long. Restocking is likely the ony reasonable option.
If the gun is cheap enough, you might want to just sit on it against the day something turns up. The BSA is a good quality factory produced British double.
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Agree. I have seen them on gunstar.co.uk the odd time but have no clue what it would cost or the paper work required to get it here. Perhaps a dealer like Prophet River that imports from various countries would know more.
 
If just a stock there should be no problem getting it from the UK. I just received some enfield muzzleloader parts from the UK and they came in a little over a week by air mail. I have also gotten sights before from the UK.
A complete gun could be a different story.
 
Good gracious lord! Thank you for, bright-minded canadian hunter312!

canadian hunter312 said:
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you guys who think that only a gunsmith can make a stock are probably the same suckers who think only a dealership can fix your car, a house can't be sold without using a realtor, and your house will burn down if anyone but an electrician with 30 years experience installs it.

Saying that only a gunsmith can widdle and finish a couple chunks of wood and a carpenter (without knowing their credentials) will just make a mess is ridiculous. As with most other professions, there's "unqualified" people that are capable of doing better work than some of the pro's...
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