New Garand stock Source

[ragsn_old_iron]

Looking for a Canadian source for a new Garand stock set. Dean's Gun Restoration in the USA has what I want, however the cross-border policies regarding firearms parts is disturbing, and I don't understand where pieces of wood fall in to the embargo on export for US producers. Also, I would like to support a Canadian supplier/woodworker too. I have beech, I have walnut, but they are terribly mismatched and worn for practical use shooting regularly. I am not interested in synthetic at all, would prefer walnut again. Thanks for your suggestions.

 

[purple]

I'm not aware of any source for new stocks in Canada, although Marstar has sold used ones in the past. Most people buy new stock sets from Boyds in the US. The stocks are slightly less than $100 which allows them to export under the current regs. Handguards need to be ordered separately as they are over the $100 limit if ordered with the stock. The Boyds stocks and handguards are good walnut, but may need quite a bit of work to fit them up properly. The fit seems to be a bit variable between them. You can also order new, modified Italian military stocks from Sarco. Price on 2 of these is less than $100, so no problems with import/export. These have a .5 inch extension glued/pinned on the front. They are fully finished, look good and tend to fit up very well w/o too much inletting.

 

[Smitsauce]

Boyd's Gunstocks in the US has finished stocks for $82.00 US. Wait a week or so and then you can order the two finished handguards to go with it for just under $40.00 dollars more US.

I'm not sure anyone in Canada has these for sale new.

Ian

 

[ragsn_old_iron]

Thank-you for the replies.

So if I am to understand correctly, if a USA source had a whole custom set for $175, in theory they could sell it to me in two parts ie. $90 for stock and $85 for shield/grip and that would comply with the regulations, however I would be doubling up on shipping for a 'custom' stock versus paying half that for a CNC unfinished stock from Boyd's.

I will ask a question from the US supplier if they allow sets to be split.

 

[Smitsauce]

I think I would go with DGR if they can split them up. They are supposed to be pretty much a drop in fit as they are built and fitted to an actual gun before being shipped.

Ian

 

[ragsn_old_iron]

No luck on different source of than Boyd's, no international sales is the common answer. Boyd's costs as much for the shipping as the wood if you have two orders filled, so I was thinking of finding a [local] woodworker to match the front with my Beech stock. This raises another question: should I bother to keep the inspections slip that is attached to the inside of the stock? It has German writing I think, tagged 1993, then it goes on to: H 16 Klik and S 4 Klik along with serial number and a first and last name -should I just strip the beech right down and then take it along with the grips to a woodworker, or leave it as is and let the woodworker match the grips to be more vintage looking?

Looking for a Canadian source for a new Garand stock set. Dean's Gun Restoration in the USA has what I want, however the cross-border policies regarding firearms parts is disturbing, and I don't understand where pieces of wood fall in to the embargo on export for US producers. Also, I would like to support a Canadian supplier/woodworker too. I have beech, I have walnut, but they are terribly mismatched and worn for practical use shooting regularly. I am not interested in synthetic at all, would prefer walnut again. Thanks for your suggestions.

 

[purple]

The sticker was applied by the Danish military to record sight adjustment/zeroing data for the rifle s/n that is is stamped on the bottom of the stock and marked on the sticker itself.

The Danish beechwood stocks look quite nice when stripped and de-oiled. After stripping, and before final finishing, I've stained them with Fiebings leather dye, light brown, which imparts a bit if a reddish hue to the wood. It would be a very costly proposition to have someone make a set of handguards from scratch. You would be further ahead to bite the bullet and either buy a set of handgds off ebay or order a set from Boyds. The Boyds guards often need some careful fitting to have them work out right. Salvaging and re-installing the metal for the guards can be a bit tricky as well. Unless a person is experienced with this the ebay route night be a bit less painful.