Norinco m305 wood stock modification?

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Hey,

I just compared my USGI synthetic to my factory Norinco wood stock. Wow! Some places are off by almost 1\4" thicker/wider on the wood one. Funny how they can knock off the M1A, 1911, P226, etc, so well that parts can be interchanged, and yet after all these years, still be so far off with the M305 stock! I was thinking of sculpting the wood down to close to where the synthetic one is. Just wondering if anyone has tried this with success or failure. Or if there are any safety concerns (mostly that the wood will become to thin to be safe). Let me know, Thanks.
 
Never done it...Dont want to sound offensive..just if it fits well into the wood stock..then why bother thinning the wood?

Another consideration..if you have the older chu wood stock..that stuff is pretty soft wood.,so thicker may be better.
 
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Also keep in mind not all wood stocks are the same. Earliest types were fairly thin. Later they were made thicker in some places as well as the big red type of stock which was considerably thicker in the grip areas. As JimDo says if it fits in the stock why bother. Now if you dont like the cut of its jib then sell it or trade it on the EE and get usgi wood stock maybe. If you take off too much then nu might ruin it and then its no good to anyone.
 
Actually..some of the USGI stocks (my wood one anyways) need more wood to be safer and better fit the Chiinese receiver .
I just did the popsicle stick mod to mine yesterday to prevent the retaining spring pin from sliding out.
 
I guess selling it is probably the way to go. The reason I wanted to shape it was I hated how it felt ( like holding a 2x4), compared to how it feels in a USGI. Save myself some effort by selling it and shopping for another USGI. I didn't think there was a market for anyone wanting to buy one of the Norinco wood stocks.
 
The ONLY thing wrong with the chinese wood stocks is the kind of wood they chose.
Other that they are excellent well made stocks from front to back.
They wooda got it right if they used a harder wood.
 
I'd just thin it down to your own personal preference. I'm guessing most of the work is going to be in the wrist area.
Hit it with a random orbital sander with rough grits to shape and fine grits to smooth it out. Finish it by hand then strip it all and oil the entire stock.
What have you got to loose?
 
I would not shave down any M14 stock...but ESPECIALLY the Chinese wood:

They are known to be of a particularly soft wood.

Thus, shaving it down would increase risk of:

- stock breaking, either under recoil or simply from hard handling (say hunting)

- dramatic loss of accuracy, loss of consistent zero.

Consider that all wood stocks I have handled, whether USGI, Chinese or Boyds, are much thicker to feel than the synthetics, especially the USGI fibreglass.

Also consider that the USGI fibreglass stocks are considered stronger and more consistent than any wood, yet Tactical Teacher Hungry has a pinned article describing how to reinforce the USGI fibre stock to be even more ridgid for competitions and accuracy. But your plan would be going very far in the opposite direction.
 
Boyds used to make 2 profiles.

A bit of thinning in the wrist of the stock to make it fit the hand better is not much of a risk IMHO. It won't take much thinning to make it feel better and I can't see how it would weaken the stock as far as recoil stress is concerned.
Obviously removing wood will effect the strength to a degree but depending on where the wood is removed and how much I don't see a problem.
 
Sounds like I'll have to look out for another USGI synthetic and ditch the wood on the EE. I prefer the look and feel of the fiberglass stock's contours, and looks like bringing the wood down that much would not be a good idea for a few reasons (quite a lot thinner in the fore end). Thanks for the info and opinions.
 
Or....


Do this to your wood stock before shaving/sanding it down:

http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/foru...quot-Noodly-quot-front-end-for-Accuracy-Gains!

I guess the other thing to ask is what kind of accuracy needs are you wanting? You looking to get near or sub-MOA?

Or is "pie plate at 100 yards" plenty for you? If its the latter, go for it!

If you are wanting the former, or anything sub-2moa, a strong solid stock is vital to higher performance.
 
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