No4.MkII reality check

[bearhunter]

Very good chance it's Birch.

I purchased a dozen NOS butts about 20 years ago and all of them were Birch.

None of them were in the white, but wrapped in crumpling brown, wax paper.

It's a very simple stain to duplicate, as it doesn't appear to be oil based, maybe to allow the Linseed Oil to soak in better???

 

[MapleSugar]

Very good chance it's Birch.

I purchased a dozen NOS butts about 20 years ago and all of them were Birch.

None of them were in the white, but wrapped in crumpling brown, wax paper.

It's a very simple stain to duplicate, as it doesn't appear to be oil based, maybe to allow the Linseed Oil to soak in better???

Birch! That's what my stock is!

I don't know why I thought it was beech. In any case, it sure is ugly stock wood.

Claven, I saw a beech normal buttstock on a photo link to Apex in the States, but they blocked Canadian access to viewing their webpage.

Here is the link if you know a workaround:

https://www.apexgunparts.com/enfield-4-buttstock-british-beech-normal-length-nos.html

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

Butts are in 1/2" increments. B for Bantam, Short, Normal, Long and I might be remembering wrong there might be an XL. While my copy of Stratton doesn't give a start length, a B is - 1", a S is - 1/2", N is the neutral length, and L is + 1/2".

 

[Claven2]

Apex definitely does not ship to Canada, and given current border tensions, importing it from my us address would also be iffy, I think. Would like to find something here in Canada

 

[Hyllar]

PMed you

 

[Claven2]

PMed you

I didn’t get it…

 

[Hyllar]

I might be getting myself confused
I am trying to find out if the rifle has sold, or if the owner has figuerd out what he wants for it

 

[Claven2]

Yes it’s sold. I bought it. Now need to find a normal length butt for it.

 

[Snider shooter]

Normal length Beech butt. I have acouple coming from a UK auction. Pictures look good on them. Non issued. I could part with one. I have a couple here that have been sanded and stamps gone which could be used until something better came along.
If I can find a measure tape I’ll measure my Bantum stock. Non issued Long Branch. I’ve been finding some stock wood lately. I have all lengths.

 

[Claven2]

Normal length Beech butt. I have acouple coming from a UK auction. Pictures look good on them. Non issued. I could part with one. I have a couple here that have been sanded and stamps gone which could be used until something better came along.
If I can find a measure tape I’ll measure my Bantum stock. Non issued Long Branch. I’ve been finding some stock wood lately. I have all lengths.

LMK when they arrive if you can spare one pls.