Replacing a saltwood stock

[Hush07]

I need some help looking for a replacement stock for my Browning medallion rifle in .458W. The stock is long gone, so all I have is the action, pitted of course, underneath. I bought this rifle new with all my summer's savings back in '72, about $450. It's been in storage a long time. I figure it's lost most of it's value, so I'm looking for a cheap 'bolt-on stock', if that's possible, maybe a synthetic stock, that would require little if any fitting. I'm also missing one of the action screws.

 

[dan belisle]

Any stock for a 98 Mauser can be adapted. B&C, Boyds, etc. - dan

 

[blargon]

Heavy hitter, I would be looking for something with cross-bolts ( or adding them), or a B&C medalist. A cheap Ramline is probably not the best option.

 

[FLHTCUI]

I need some help looking for a replacement stock for my Browning medallion rifle in .458W. The stock is long gone, so all I have is the action, pitted of course, underneath. I bought this rifle new with all my summer's savings back in '72, about $450. It's been in storage a long time. I figure it's lost most of it's value, so I'm looking for a cheap 'bolt-on stock', if that's possible, maybe a synthetic stock, that would require little if any fitting. I'm also missing one of the action screws.

http://https://artsgunshop.com/

Some reading and investigating for you.
Rob

 

[double gun]

I would call western gun parts, they have a lot of browning stuff perhaps he has a non-salt stock for it.

 

[FLHTCUI]

I would call western gun parts, they have a lot of browning stuff perhaps he has a non-salt stock for it.

It always amazes me that WGP's isnt as well known as it is .
They have been advertising in the BCHunting Regs for over 35 years that I recall.
Good call double gun.
Rob

 

[Hush07]

Thank you everyone for the advice. I'm feeling better about my Browning resurrection.

 

[can14]

I would take it to a gunsmith and get it cleaned up

 

[saskbooknut]

The word cheap and " replacement Browning stock" do not fit in the same sentence.
Cheapest would be a semi- inlet or synthetic stock suitable for a magnum calibre that you fit and finish yourself.

 

[Hush07]

Yes, I should have said practical, not cheap. I just found my dies and some dusty reloads, would be nice to fire it again.

 

[cam1936]

Pretty cool to have a rifle you bought new in 1972.

Get that thing up and running!

 

[Hush07]

I bought it from Griffins in Belleville, ON. I remember the chap's name, Ernie Barrie (?), a great guy. My buddy and I were into target shooting in a big way. Every weekend hundreds of rounds of handgun ammo to start , followed by more serious rifle target shooting, on grandpa's farm, it had a natural range too. There was an abandoned chicken coup we quickly converted for shooting in bad weather. It was a great time back then. Between girls and fast cars, I didn't have the time or money to continue range activity, so the rifle went into storage. A sad day maybe 20 years later when I wiped the grease off and realized something was wrong. I left the stock off after that, and I'm not sure when I bumped into someone at a gun show, that told me the salt wood story.