Market for reproduction svt 40 and milsurp gunstock

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oldguner

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I'm a cabinet maker by trade and wanting to get a gun stock carving machine to produce replica and custom stocks for myself and possibly others , so people could save their original stock, Would there be a market for something like this?
I would probably be most focused on the svt 40
 
I Was thinking of meshing the timbersmith thumbhole sks stock with dragonov style, summer will be busy, hopefully get set up by winter, I'll See what gives
 
oldguner said:
I Was thinking of meshing the timbersmith thumbhole sks stock with dragonov style, summer will be busy, hopefully get set up by winter, I'll See what gives
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This sounds amazing! I'd love to upgrade my SVT40 stock to something a little more exotic looking and possibly stiffer and free floating for accuracy.
 
If things go well some nice M305 stocks would also be a good seller !!

Just a thought , you could sell them unfinished and or 95 % inletted for the guys who like bedding their rifles and staining and finishing to their tastes ,

Just my 2 cents ......

Good Luck !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Biggest issue I can see with this is the price of the stock will likely be the same/more than what the rifle is currently worth. If you manage to manufacture them for low prices, awesome but odds are they usually end up being much more than people expect (cost of wood, time etc.).
 
OP... there is a potential market for SVT stocks. I posted my design and got good response, enough to convince me to invest in producing these things. I'm neck deep in the project as we speak. It's a leap of faith, but if I didn't do it would haunt me forever. I don't want to hijack your thread, but if you want to PM me and discuss thoughts, building, network, design ideas, I'm more than happy to chat.
 
Eaglelord17 said:
Biggest issue I can see with this is the price of the stock will likely be the same/more than what the rifle is currently worth. If you manage to manufacture them for low prices, awesome but odds are they usually end up being much more than people expect (cost of wood, time etc.).
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Have you looked at what stocks are available today for the Mosin Nagant? The Arch Angle is not cheap to purchase but you see them around and they haven't been discontinued by ATI. I'm assuming that it's been at least moderately successful for them. The SVT40 typically cost 30-40% more in today's market and there are many that feel the current prices we enjoy othe SVT40 in Canada is short lived as they are way undervalued at the moment.

I think these guys have a potential for a decent market Especially if they can get them into the States. Down there SVT40's cost over $1000. Replacement stocks may be a very attractive option for someone who wants to shoot their SVT40 and keep their original (pricey) stock in a safe place.
 
MuthaFunk said:
Have you looked at what stocks are available today for the Mosin Nagant? The Arch Angle is not cheap to purchase but you see them around and they haven't been discontinued by ATI. I'm assuming that it's been at least moderately successful for them. The SVT40 typically cost 30-40% more in today's market and there are many that feel the current prices we enjoy othe SVT40 in Canada is short lived as they are way undervalued at the moment.

I think these guys have a potential for a decent market Especially if they can get them into the States. Down there SVT40's cost over $1000. Replacement stocks may be a very attractive option for someone who wants to shoot their SVT40 and keep their original (pricey) stock in a safe place.
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I know all that but when a stock costs 300$ to make (which if your hand making them it can easily add up to that or more) it limits the market especially when (at least in Canada) the rifles are worth about 300$ at the moment. Not saying there isn't a market its just about how much its worth. For example there is a market for P14 stocks that doesn't really get satisfied because to produce them it costs more than what it costs to buy a other one with a better stock.

Just trying to make sure that the OP fully understands there are positives and negatives. I personally love the concept of new stocks being made as I love preserving history, but I am also realistic about it. I hope the market can support it but odds are people will be more willing to buy a new rifle over a new stock (at least at the moment).
 
Thanks for all the imput, This post was mostly to test the waters, and the feedback seems positive.I woulf estimate the cost around 300, the dream would be to built a prototype and then mass produce on a cnc lathe to bring the cost down. But a set up like that would be capital intensive. A man can dream
 
Eaglelord17 said:
Biggest issue I can see with this is the price of the stock will likely be the same/more than what the rifle is currently worth. If you manage to manufacture them for low prices, awesome but odds are they usually end up being much more than people expect (cost of wood, time etc.).
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and then...... there's CGN dealer fees to be able to sell here or talk about the products you've made without getting banned.
sounds like a good plan tho, no one is making good numbers of wood stocks in canada for a few popular rifles out there. I also think offering an unfinished for the m14 and m1garand rifles would be a real smart move. check boyds pricing and what one costs landed all in. gives you an idea of what to compete with.
 
Eaglelord17 said:
Biggest issue I can see with this is the price of the stock will likely be the same/more than what the rifle is currently worth. If you manage to manufacture them for low prices, awesome but odds are they usually end up being much more than people expect (cost of wood, time etc.).
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You need to remove it from your mind set that the rifle is worth $300. The rifle isn't worth $300. Its what its currently sold for. A modern reproduction built to the spec of an SVT-40 would cost well over $1000 if not $2000.
 
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