restoring a cut down stock how to?

[NB.nagantsniper]

ok i have a bubba bolt action milsurp rifle ..............the usual cut down military stock......

ive been thinking on restoring it /replacing the missing forend bit. to try an make it look military again.

any advice /photos or info on doing it ?
all help most welcomed.

it is a schmidt rubin 1911..............if that matters .....

 

[RR]

Join it under a band
dowel + glue = whole stock

 

[NB.nagantsniper]

any pics or how to info ..........??

 

[jethunter]

try googling "duffle joint" or "duffle cut"

In WW2, US GIs were allowed to bring back to the USA articles that they obtained legally, including captured rifles and other war trophies. The only stipulation being that the article had to fit in their regulation duffle bag. Since some of the "bring back" rifles had stocks that were too long to fit in the bag, the stock was cut under a barrel band so it would fit. Hence the term "duffle cut"

I've recently read some good how-to articles on this subject, but I can't remember where, you could look on the gunsmithing forum (called "The Workbench") at Gunboards.com.