I recently acquirered a JRA M14 built on a LRB receiver and bolt. Looks fantastic and shoots even better. I really like to original stock style but would like to replace the walnut stock by a fiberglass one. This way I would feel better when I go out in the wilderness with it. I would like to know where in Canada to get a USGI brown fiberglass stock? Or is there a Springfiled armory synthetic stock somewhere?
Where to find a USGI brown fiberglass stock?
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"...there a Springfiled Armory synthetic stock..." I think they use a commercial synthetic from a U.S. manufacturer. Forget who and their site doesn't say.
Issue fibreglass stock appear at gun shows occasionally. They're ok, but do cause excessive muzzle jump due to the weight. Have one on my semi'd Winchester. You can't import one, regardless of the value, due to U.S. government export laws. All M-14 parts are restricted for export.
You know that changing the stock might change how the rifle shoots? Has to do with bedding.
Issue fibreglass stock appear at gun shows occasionally. They're ok, but do cause excessive muzzle jump due to the weight. Have one on my semi'd Winchester. You can't import one, regardless of the value, due to U.S. government export laws. All M-14 parts are restricted for export.
You know that changing the stock might change how the rifle shoots? Has to do with bedding.
Usually they do not come with the original GI aluminum butt plate, because people tend to sell them separate (you can buy them from Treeline). One issue to be aware of when buying a GI Fiberglass stock is that it requires a square metal retaining washer which the top butt plate bolt uses to attach the butt plate to the stock, this is usually missing if the stock is sold without the butt plate.
You can still buy some parts, i.e Treeline
I got mine on the EE. As was stated, they show up from time to time. Be ready to buy when one does.
Speaking of Springfield synthetic stocks...from the few pics I've seen, they look very much like USGI stocks in perfect condition. Meaning, I doubt they make their own...they just probably bought up 30,000 synthetic stocks years ago from the various suppliers.
Unless these are newly made but carbon-copy of the USGI stocks...
To the OP, have you considered just finishing your walnut stock with Boiled Linseed Oil, or maybe Tung Oil? Should do just fine for hunting weather. I mean, such an oil impregnated wood stock survived years of WW2 combat on Lee Enfields and M1 Garands, and in the M-14's case, countless cold war exercises in Germany and America. The synthetic was really only actually needed during extended operations in ultra-humid Vietnam...
Now, I'm not trying to drag you away from the USGI synth, because that seems to be a great choice for accuracy without spending a buttload on aluminum stocks...but wood performs well and has a charm that no synthetic or aluminum stock has.
Unless these are newly made but carbon-copy of the USGI stocks...
To the OP, have you considered just finishing your walnut stock with Boiled Linseed Oil, or maybe Tung Oil? Should do just fine for hunting weather. I mean, such an oil impregnated wood stock survived years of WW2 combat on Lee Enfields and M1 Garands, and in the M-14's case, countless cold war exercises in Germany and America. The synthetic was really only actually needed during extended operations in ultra-humid Vietnam...
Now, I'm not trying to drag you away from the USGI synth, because that seems to be a great choice for accuracy without spending a buttload on aluminum stocks...but wood performs well and has a charm that no synthetic or aluminum stock has.
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I have a bunch of these little square nuts that fit in the slot.
