New Walnut Stock on my M305

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Hi All --

Here are some pictures of my M305 installed in a new walnut stock from Boyd's (purchased on sale and brought to me by a friend from the US, for those who are curious). The installation went very smoothly, and I was able to use all the metal parts from the original stock. The only exception that was drilling off the rivets that hold the front sling holder in place. I have used stainless bolts for the time being, but will replace with something more authentic as time permits.

The fit of the stock is excellent, and locking down the trigger guard was just this side of too tight. I did have to file a very small section so that the ears of the trigger guard would allow it to sit a little deeper into the body of the stock, otherwise I could not close the trigger guard.

While I was at it, I replaced the spring guide with a Sadlak spring guide, the original op rod spring with a Tubbs spring, and the trigger spring with a Tubbs spring. While the trigger group was disassembled, I cleaned it thoroughly and re-greased and oiled as per the instructions in Tonyben's excellent videos on M14 lubrication (see Youtube if you are interested).

Here are the pics:

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Now I have to see how it shoots!

Cheers,

Grey
 
Very nice! I bet you had a huge grin when you finished! Curious, has the stock changed the weight and balance much?
 
grey said:

Hi All --

Here are some pictures of my M305 installed in a new walnut stock from Boyd's (purchased on sale and brought to me by a friend from the US, for those who are curious). The installation went very smoothly, and I was able to use all the metal parts from the original stock. The only exception that was drilling off the rivets that hold the front sling holder in place. I have used stainless bolts for the time being, but will replace with something more authentic as time permits.

The fit of the stock is excellent, and locking down the trigger guard was just this side of too tight. I did have to file a very small section so that the ears of the trigger guard would allow it to sit a little deeper into the body of the stock, otherwise I could not close the trigger guard.

While I was at it, I replaced the spring guide with a Sadlak spring guide, the original op rod spring with a Tubbs spring, and the trigger spring with a Tubbs spring. While the trigger group was disassembled, I cleaned it thoroughly and re-greased and oiled as per the instructions in Tonyben's excellent videos on M14 lubrication (see Youtube if you are interested).

Here are the pics:

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Now I have to see how it shoots!

Cheers,

Grey
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GREY!
SEAL THAT WOOD BEFORE SHOOTING THIS RIFLE!
Other wise the heat mixed with the carbon will screw it up for good.
 
I agree completely. As I understand it, the Boyd's stocks are finished with boiled linseed oil. What do you recommend as a sealer? I need some help here, because I don;t know what works, but I can see the need to seal the wood.

Thanks much,

Grey
 
The wood stock is heavier than the plastic one, and much stiffer. I like the feel, but, with the scope and the scope mount, it is definitely a heavy rig.
 
Very nice... I got a nice walnut stock from Treeline...it looks great but the function isn't quite right. I need to do a little more fitting around the trigger guard and recoil spring assembly to get it to feed every time.
 
I noticed your receiver is not quite sitting flush on the top of the stock?
I may be wrong but I think I can see in two pics that the receiver is kind of floating on the stock like you could slide a couple sheets of paper between the receiver and the stock behind the rear sights.

If this is the case, it's because the Norc receiver on the charging handle side has a slight angle/cant to it on the underside.
It takse a little minor sanding of the top of the stock to kind of match the angle and then she would have essentially dropped right in.

This is why it was so hard for you to close the trigger guard lever to lock the receiver into the stock. It is essentially sitting a little too high. A little tightness is good but if you have to hammer it closed....

I went through the same process with my unfinished Boyds walnut.

I may be wrong but that's what it appears like in the pictures.
 
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See right here in this pic. 5hit. Well in the original one you posted you can see it. It's chopped off when I quote it for some reason....

It's the 6th pic of your original post Sir.

You can see under the receiver there is that square of wood/stock that juts in coming from the left.

That's the area you have to sand to make it all sit nice and flush.

That's why there is the big gap between the receiver and stock all behind and forward of that square piece.

I can't say for sure but it may effect the rifles shooting as far as consistency as it is not properly seated in the stock.

It might be fine lol

Nice stock by the way, aye they do look a lot better in their birthday suit. Not a fan of the tactical loopiness on an M14 lol :D
 
Great looking rig! Now how about a range report? yahoooo

You were right about those stainless screws holding down the front sling swivel plate. We gotta fix that for you. Gotta finish off the wonderful stock project you got there....

Send me your address and I will mail you the correct (and tacticool looking) screws for that stock. PM me as soon as you can....

Cheers,
Barney
 
I think you are right about the gap -- I will try a careful sanding to correct for the cant, because right now it is really hard to get it to set in enought to lock the trigger guard.
Cheers,,

By the way, how did you finish your stock?

Grey
 
I really like the traditional look. I still have a Boyds Walnut. Try seating the action with a tap or two from a rubber mallet and note that the M14 rifle design uses the stock as an integral part of the trigger mechanism. Fitting a new stock to the M14 action can change the trigger geometry, and therefore the relationship of various trigger parts to each other. In some cases, this can result in an UNSAFE condition where the hammer will follow the bolt as it closes, potentially causing accidental discharge when loading, or causing “doubling” or multiple discharges. This condition can occur even when simply removing and replacing the M14 action into the same original stock, when painting the internal parts of the stock, swapping between various stocks, and bedding a conventional stock. For this reason, always perform a Hammer Follow/Trigger Safety Test every time you remove and replace the M14 action from any stock.
 
grey said:
I think you are right about the gap -- I will try a careful sanding to correct for the cant, because right now it is really hard to get it to set in enought to lock the trigger guard.
Cheers,,

By the way, how did you finish your stock?

Grey
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Just match the slight angle under the receiver where the jutting square of the stock is causing the gap.

Sand it the same angle and it should drop in nice and tight.

Looks awesome though! I only like the wood on M14's. I guess I'm a purist.

I used straight Boiled Linseed Oil on mine.

7-8 hand rubbed coats with a bit of 0000 steel wool between applications to open the pours up a bit before applying the oil.
 
I have to tap the ears on the trigger group lightly with a rubber hammer to get the trigger lock to close. I am going to sand under the action just a bit to correct for the angle noted earlier in the thread, and hopefully that will take care of that.

What is the procedure for the "Hammer Follow/Trigger Safety Test"? forgive my ignorance, but I don"t know how to do that. I was at the range yesterday and fired about 60 rounds, and had one "double" early in the day. It never happened again, but if there is a test to check trigger group function i'd like to know what it is.


thanks,

Grey
 
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