Demand for new milsurp gunstocks?
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BlackPowderBurner
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All Ross rifles, No1 MK IIIs and earlier Lee Enfield pattern rifles. There are likely more than a few threads on this topic already.
) sporters on the market.
When Numrich had No 1 Mk III fore stocks available for $60 it was a viable option to restore one. Once the supply of fore stocks and front hand guards dried up stock prices went to $400+ for stock sets. Look at the original rifles that languish on the EE for $700. It is like the old farmer joke, how do you make a million dollars farming? Start with 2 million.
Eaglelord17
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Milsurp stocks are hard to make money on. People want originals, and if originals are unavailable, the milsurp in question needs to be valuable enough to make it worth while, and the sporterized versions plentiful enough to create demand.
For example the Ross. Rosses seem to be selling in the 1000+$ range, which is pretty expensive in comparison to many milsurps. There is also a large number of sporterized Rosses that can be had for 100-300$. That means if a stock can be made for somewhere in that margin, you can make a profit. That being said, nose caps are next to non-existant, so you still have to take consideration of that.
I understand where you are getting at with your thinking, I once considered it as well, but if it is for anything other than a hobby, you likely won't be able to make enough to keep the costs low enough for the market.
For example the Ross. Rosses seem to be selling in the 1000+$ range, which is pretty expensive in comparison to many milsurps. There is also a large number of sporterized Rosses that can be had for 100-300$. That means if a stock can be made for somewhere in that margin, you can make a profit. That being said, nose caps are next to non-existant, so you still have to take consideration of that.
I understand where you are getting at with your thinking, I once considered it as well, but if it is for anything other than a hobby, you likely won't be able to make enough to keep the costs low enough for the market.
The only thing is... in order to pay for laser scanning and cnc file writing so a guy would need to be able to move at least 50 stocks to make it worth while, but if a great product was offered for a fair price I think there are quite a few models that would have a market, I love the idea of giving something old either a restore or improvement
