Anyone had a WOOD SKS stock made?

[ColassalEntry]

Title says what I'm looking for...

My first rifle (as I'm sure most peoples are)...

WAS AN SKS (shocked...ohh...ahh..)

went on a gun buying spree afterwards; sold most of it off now.

but I always remembered my first. I loved the ugly ##### that just worked. (Was also my best shooter....still is for some messed reason)

but she's ugly as sin. I've made some minor updates. (peep sights and vented handguard)

but I was wondering if anyone stipped their stock and repainted them/ had a carpenter MAKE one?

 

[zupermann]

No, but I looked into having a k-98 stock made by a prominent advertiser who stated that they do "stock pantographing and manufacturing".

When I called them, they had no bloody idea what I was talking about. Companies should update their advertisements......

 

[Woodbeef]

Tapco sells the ones from Timbersmith.

 

[umcoles]

I stripped a cosmolene soaked chicom SKS stock. Started with sand paper and after three scrapes along the stock it would be packed solid with a sort of noxious paste that could seal leaks on a nuclear reactor. I dumped the sand paper in favor of steel wool. That way i could shake out the carcinogenic debris and keep using it. The end product was OK but the wood isn't uber high quality and I didn't go for a fine finish since I was planning on hauling this thing through the bush hunting and didn't want to sweat dings and scratches in the stock. I just stained it with black oak danish oil stain and called it done. Posted pics here if you are interested http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=638668

 

[Chumlee Bumsnag]

I didn't like the finish on my Chinese SKS so I stripped with paint remover and steel wool. I sanded out some of the bigger dings and scrapes with 80, 220 sandpaper. I stained it with American Cherry woodstain and 3 coats of satin varathane. The wood isn't very pretty, but it looks better now.

 

[The Kurgan]

I didn't like the finish on my Chinese SKS so I stripped with paint remover and steel wool. I sanded out some of the bigger dings and scrapes with 80, 220 sandpaper. I stained it with American Cherry woodstain and 3 coats of satin varathane. The wood isn't very pretty, but it looks better now.

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Just noticed this. Very nice work. Chu-wood has a very nice grain if worked and finished properly.