USGI M-14 wood stock question?

[quinnjoblow]

A co-worker/good Buddy that owns a Federal Ord M-14 removed the stock and replaced it with a plastic stock. He asked me if I would like the old wood stock for my new Norinco. It appeares to be Beech. It looks like it came from a full auto due to the cut out for the selector switch on the side. My qusetion, it does not have the two holes in the side like the Chu wood Norinco. The holes are for the two pronged screws that are on the sides of the stock near the action.
Can I use the stock as is? Do I have to drill the holes? Its a really nice stock? Or is it going to become a club.

 

[45ACPKING]

if it does not have a metal stock liner like a rinco stock or a gi stock.... it could be a national match style stock. You can hog it out and epoxy the norinco stockliner in, then glass bedd your rinco action to the stock...... or ..... If you want to use it as a club...... sell it to me.....

 

[Winz]

if it does not have a metal stock liner like a rinco stock or a gi stock.... it could be a national match style stock. You can hog it out and epoxy the norinco stockliner in, then glass bedd your rinco action to the stock...... or ..... If you want to use it as a club...... sell it to me.....

I reckon that is probably too much trouble to try to get it done right.

If it is a NM style stock without liner, he should probably simply bed the action in like other NM type stocks of which require bedding(eg McMillan, Boyd version without liner, etc etc) without bothering with the liner at all.

 

[45ACPKING]

a true NM bedding job would include the liner to be bedded in, no screws required, stock is hogged out, liner is installed with bedding epoxy, then further bedded with the action. this is an advanced armorers bedding practice and is a bit complicated. As Winz states, you can simply glass bed or steel bed the stock as it is.

 

[w squared]

Okay, here's a related but not identical threadjack

I've just gotten my hands on a gorgeous laminated birch stock for my M14S. Pics will follow once I've got in properly finished. So far I've worked up to 400 grit sandpaper, and started on the Tru oil. Stock wax to follow after another coat or two of oil.

13 3/4" LOP, super-high comb for use with a scope, 3/4" Pachmyr recoil pad, salt and pepper colouring...you get the picture. I paid a few dollars because I wanted a nice stock, and I don't want to damage it through ignorance.

I've pulled all the necessary metal components off the exterior of the original Chu wood stock (except the sling swivels which I don't want), and the action and trigger group both slide into the stock maker's inletting perfectly. There is no pre-existing stock liner.

Is it necessary to use the Norinco stock liner? Or the bed it at all? Will using it with nothing between the stock and the receiver result in a gradual decrease in accuracy (or will it damage my gorgeous new stock )

My best guess on the damage to the stock is that any minor damage done to the interior of the stock would be part of what was removed prior to a bedding job anyways...but I'm aware of my own ignorance in this area.

My best guess in terms of accuracy is that a bedding job might going a little overboard given that this is a bone-stock Norinco that I have yet to put a round through (been too busy laying the Tru oil to that stock and breaking in my two new 9mm's )

 

[quinnjoblow]

Sounds like I might start looking for a USGI fiberglass stock instead. I dont want to start hacking on this wood stock. I dont understand how the stock and action mesh with or without the liner. If i'm going to have to bed the stock I might as well start with a fiberglass one. I have not had the Norinco stock removed yet.

 

[45ACPKING]

the shop manual i have shows in detail all the various bedding practices for the m14 both fiberglass and wood stocks. you can apparently use it without a stock liner, but you have to glass bed the action regardless. There is lots of good info out there on these practices, from basic bedding jobs for the average shooter to full national match bedding. There are videos/dvd sets that are specifically for this. Check ebay... or even put an add in the ee here.... ya never know , those dvd's are all over the place. I don't see any reason to NOT use the stock..... spend a few bucks on some acraglass or similar, get the instructions for glass bedding the m1a ..... prolly cheaper by lots.... vs buying a fiberglass G.I. that would prolly need refinishing and bedding anyhow. In the past 4 months I have personally bedded well over 40 usgi fiberglass stocks to norinco actions...... every stock needed it in some fashion or another.

 

[mikebaker1129]

You are correct that your stock is Beech wood that is inletted for the full auto and if you look close , you will see that it also is inletted for a rear lugged receiver ,As some of the others mentioned it is a NM stock and does not have the liner . It is a huge chunk of wood stock ,I know I have 1 just like it . I have used mine as is without bedding or anything .
Hope this helps !
Mike