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Dear All, Would you please provide the names of a few suppliers of good quality replacement stocks for standard 1873 rifles in 38/44 caliber with 24” barrel & full magazine? Looking for nice straight grain lines in wood that will support a finish that is a bit more reddish than dark brown. Thanks and regards.
They sell semi inlets and I believe they will also fit and finish if so desired. I’ve purchased loads of semi inlets from them and they have all been good as in no gaps from oversize inletting in the duplicating process.
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Erin
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They still require you to do or have someone else do the final fit and finish.
I don’t know of any supplier of ‘ready-to-go’ or “turn-key’ fitted and finished stocks for Winchesters that are newly made. If anyone knows of a supplier, I wouldn’t mind to know who they are.
Sincerely,
Maverick
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I can also vouch for Precison Gun stocks. I’ve bought 5 from them so far. All very nice. They don’t do anything but what’s listed (nothing custom or special wood) but what they do have has been more than acceptable. Pics attached of an 1890….got lucky as this is a stunner!
I’ve also used Gunville stocks before and they’ve been very good ONCE I got the product (about six months.). There was also about the last 6-8 months where I couldn’t get anyone to return my calls or messages. However, about a week ago someone from Gunville called me and let me know they’ve got new people and more staff and should be responding quicker and getting product to me quicker as well. They’ve been very responsive since that time.
But both of these require finishing even on the inletting, which is what you want in order to get a good fit. Gunville leaves quite a bit more to finish off – like you need a file or other quick removal to get down to final size whereas Precison doesn’t leave much at all (plenty, but goes quick enough with just sandpaper.)
Here’s a tool.suggestion for trimming the walls of tang mortises that are too narrow in spots, after you’ve marked the spots with inletting carbon black.
What a small, razor sharp side rabbet plane can do that is more difficult with sandpaper, chisel, or files, is provide a square reference surface for avoiding undercutting or overcutting what should be a 90 degree angle.
A second tool that is enormously useful to “let in” the thickness of the tang into the mortise is a miniature router plane. Again, it provides the reference surface so the bottom of the mortise is relieved at a constant depth.
EDIT: Obviously, neither tool will work on a curved reference surface, unless a temporary shim is made and taped on — which is probably more trouble than it’s worth. We’d just have to forego coffee and go real slow with a chisel!
I emphasize “razor sharp” because that condition MUST be maintained for the tools to give precise results.
Both tools can be had on the Lee Valley Web site. I recommend the Lie-Nielsen brand router plane 
if price is no object, otherwise Veritas. Veritas makes a unique left/right side rabbet plane that looks to be the best available. Here’s are pix of it.
- Bill
WACA # 65205; life member, NRA; member, TGCA; member, TSRA; amateur preservationist
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