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August 31, 2010
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Does anyone out there know where I can find or could send me (Electronically) drawings and/or specifications for a "cresent" butt-stock and forends for model 1886 & 1892 rifles? I have had no luck with internet searches, so thought i’d ask the experts!
Thanks.
May 2, 2009
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Are you going to make wood from the drawings?
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
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May 23, 2009
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mskusna1963 said
Does anyone out there know where I can find or could send me (Electronically) drawings and/or specifications for a "cresent" butt-stock and forends for model 1886 & 1892 rifles? I have had no luck with internet searches, so thought i’d ask the experts!Thanks.
If you find some let me know also!
Are you trying to make new stocks using a CNC machine or something?
Most newly made replacement stocks use a stock duplicating machine using an original stock for the guide.
If you need either one of those stocks, here is a good place to start:
http://www.precisiongunstocks.com/contents/en-us/d1.html
They make good rough fit replacement stocks, that require some hand fitting but you won’t find any "Drop-In" replacement stocks out there. And they are well made with good american walnut. A lot of restoration type folks us them.
Sincerely,
Maverick
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August 31, 2010
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1873man/Bob and Maverick,
Thanks for the feedback. Here’s my story: A few years ago I had to cut down a large cherry tree in my yard that was thretening my house. The arborist that removed the tree (along with a few others) gave me a slab from the trunk that is about 4" thick and measures about 24" by 30". At the time, the arborist told me cherry makes excellent gunstocks. It has been "ageing" in my garage for a couple of years and I thought now would be the time to try my hand at a gun stock. I cut a piece out of the slab to play around with, and found that cherry is very hard dense wood. To make a long story short, now that I have some time on my hands I may try to make a stock for one of my rifles. This may be a fool’s errand, but what the heck! Hence, the request for drawings and/or specs. Thanks again.
Mike
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May 2, 2009
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Mike,
When my dad cleared trees to build the house he cut a bunch of cherry trees down and had then sawed up. When I was in high school I made a stock for my shotgun in woods class out of a piece of the cherry so I know what your getting yourself into.
You have to make the wood over size so you can fit it to the metal correctly, sand and finish it without it being under sized. When the factory made wood it was made the same way and was custom fit to the gun. A barrel of a gun of the same caliber and model can be a different size so it has to fit to it. I would talk to a stock maker that does the Winchester and see if they will put your wood through their pantograph machine.
Bob
WACA Life Member--- NRA Life Member---- Cody Firearms member since 1991 Researching the Winchester 1873's
Email: [email protected]
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