Who does shotgun stocks?

[Aabradsh]

I’m considering buying a nice double barrel, but may want to have it restalked. It’s a beautiful higher end gun, but the LOP is quite short and it has a beaver tail fore end. If I buy it, I’d like to have new stocks put on it, with a longer LOP, slimmer fore end, and possibly higher grade walnut.

Is there a smith in Canada who is well known for doing work like this? I’m located near Ottawa, but willing to travel or ship.

 

[rmsg0040]

Artisan Stock & Gunworks

 

[vmax204]

Legacy Restorations Edmonton

 

[canvasback]

Member here. CJ Dawe of Stillwater Restorations. Many examples of his work on various threads here. He can also do most other work that may be required. They usually need something other than just the stock.

Here's a Remington 1894 BE he did a few years ago for me. We tried to keep the wood appropriate to the grade.


And a Sauer Sidelock that is not quite finished. On this one we went a little upmarket on the wood,

 

[ParksPipes]

Member here. CJ Dawe of Stillwater Restorations. Many examples of his work on various threads here. He can also do most other work that may be required. They usually need something other than just the stock.

Here's a Remington BE he did a few years ago for me. We tried to keep the wood appropriate to the grade.


And a Sauer Sidelock that is not quite finished. On this one we went a little upmarket on the wood,

The grain on the Sauer restock is incredible !!

 

[Longstud]

I’ll quickly second that^^^ you will find no one more qualified!! Does incredible work

 

[struff55]

if you do your research you will find a handful of qualified stock makers as mentioned stillwater does excellent work
that being said the piece you have must have value because you will be spending 2000$ - 4000$ and possibly more

 

[canvasback]

Having had quite a bit of restoration work done on fine vintage doubles, the bit of advice I'd pass along is find the right smith. Don't worry about where they are located. The odds of you living within an hour drive of a competent vintage sxs smith are very small. And competent is the operative word. Lots of gunsmiths. Very few competent to work on a fine English SxS.

As Struff noted. This kind of work, done properly, is not cheap. Don't fall into the trap of thinking there is a cost benefit that you will reap one day when you sell the gun. Of the roughly 40 vintage sxs that have passed through my hands in the last 20 years, maybe two or three I would make money on if I sold them. Usually my target is to just not lose a lot.....to maybe break even. At the same time, I'd rather not cheap out and have shoddy work done because it was cheaper. That kind of thing will bug me until I get rid of the gun. Which I will because i don't collect guns in order to have $hitty guns. LOL