New stock for Winchester 70

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I got a Winchester model 70 in 30-06 from a friend and when it was taken apart to clean and go thru it I found that the stock has a few cracks in it. I was wondering if anyone knows of a place to order a new stock for it or places I could check out pricing.
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How old is your rifle? Which M-70 you have, whether its a pre-64, an XTR, a Classic, or one of the new FN manufactured rifles, matters. If you want synthetic, a McMillan fiberglass stock is pretty hard to beat, but if you prefer wood, you might find a good used stock on the EE, order a new stock from Boyds, or if your pockets are deep, have Ralph Martini produce a custom stock from a high quality, nicely figured walnut blank. Regardless of your budget, I would avoid wasting money on a plastic stock. Perhaps a gunsmith could breath life back into your current stock.
 
What are the cracks like?

You can't beat Boyds for pricing, unless you want a Tupperware take-off. That you might find for nothing or almost nothing; if it were a Remington or Vanguard I'd about guarantee it. Wood take-offs are surprisingly expensive, the guys running from Tupperware snap them up from the guys running to McMillans fairly quickly.

There are lots of good aftermarket stocks. One thing about a McMillan; when you order that it will be done, not leaving you paying a gunsmith to finish building it. Studs, pillars, choice of pad, specified LOP, colours, specific btm inlet, specific barrel contours etc, and its a lot cheaper to get the right the first time.
 
The cracks are small, probably not an issue but I just wanted to see what might be available. It's an older gun. I'm not sure what year.
 
They are under where the barrel sits, ahead and behind where the "magazine" sits. Sorry I don't know all the terminology yet. The largest one is about an inch and a half long directly under where the bolt and barrel meet. Not sure if that helps or not.
 
Troc said:
They are under where the barrel sits, ahead and behind where the "magazine" sits. Sorry I don't know all the terminology yet. The largest one is about an inch and a half long directly under where the bolt and barrel meet. Not sure if that helps or not.
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It helps; your cracks are behind the recoil lug recess and through the webbing. It might be a candidate for cross-bolts and bedding, since those are the exact locations where bolts are usually placed on heavy kickers. Depending on how visible it was from the outside I'd try it, but its easy for me to say because I can do that myself for the price of the cross-bolts. Most Winchesters have a kinda sorta bolt through the webbing, but you would be better served with a real one you can tighten.
 
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