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Post by m40a3 on Jan 24, 2009 9:25:01 GMT -5
Like the title says I was wondering what is a good place to get a springfield stock?
Any help would be great!
Thanks,
Gordon
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Post by supernube on Jan 24, 2009 10:12:40 GMT -5
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Post by m40a3 on Jan 24, 2009 10:56:41 GMT -5
I can't find the 1903 stock on e-gunparts.com. Do you know the specific web address?
Thanks,
Gordon
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Post by Sgt_Tom on Jan 24, 2009 11:13:55 GMT -5
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Post by 2nd Bat on Jan 24, 2009 14:11:17 GMT -5
Determine which stock shape you want. The choices are C stock (generally the most expensive) Scant stock or turn of the century straight stock. Any would be appropriate for WW2 although the scant and straight stock could be seen at any time during the war.
Be sure to get a fully intact one with no splits and one that hasn't been "sportarized" If possible get it with all the hardware because individually those parts will kill you. Your best bet is to get a complete deactivated gun. Someone mentioned a Gettysburg PA militaria shop that had them real cheap.
Good luck with the project!
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Post by m40a3 on Jan 24, 2009 16:22:02 GMT -5
Do you know where they are, what their name is, and if they have a web address? Or do you have the link to the discussion on these boards?
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Post by motokid351 on Jan 29, 2009 15:38:08 GMT -5
the one who mentioned the gettysburg store selling the springfields was me. and the Springfields there were about 159.95, however they were not in amazing shape. you could get a good stock with not so good metal or vice versa. the name of the store was The Homefront General Store, i believe, and they dont have a website i believe, they are very small. youd have to go there to get the rifle, in person. sorry. hope that clears that up
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Post by blitz on Jan 29, 2009 16:09:46 GMT -5
They do have a website! I was searching for it, but had forgotten the name of the store. It looks like they don't have their WWII stuff up however. If you look at the pictures you can see the Springfields. I might shoot them an email to see if they will ship them. www.homefrontgeneralstore.com/index.asp |
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Post by motokid351 on Jan 29, 2009 16:20:26 GMT -5
whaddya know. wow! i guess i never took the time to look(seeing as im a 1/2 hour drive from the store. my bad. well then. you can try and talk to them, but like i said, its hit or miss with them. u either get a sweet rifle or a rifle that you can definetly tell is 60+ years old. regardless you coan still get a rifle with all the metal parts on it so. its still a good deal. (also, i did notice those pictures and it seems like , from what i can tell, those pictures are extremely old, because since they were taken there whole store has become almost entirely dedicated to WWII. they have stuff everywhere.)
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Post by 2nd Bat on Jan 29, 2009 21:32:07 GMT -5
If I had to venture an opinion I'd say put emphasis on the quality of the wood over the metal. You'll be doing quite a bit of hollowing out on the wood stocks and sanding and shaving on the handguard. If there are splits in the wood you are going to run into additional challenges or find yourself unable to do a decent job on the conversion. The metal can easily be refinished and typically you won't be using the barrel or complete receiver group. You will need the stock bands (front and rear) The trigger and magazine housing the sites (front and rear) sling hardware, butt plate and screws, cut off switch ready switch and other trim items from the donor rifle.
$159.00 for all the needed parts except your base airsoft rifle is amazingly cheap. Definitely makes the project more affordable. Certainly more in line now with the Kar 98 and Nagant projects.
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Post by motokid351 on Jan 29, 2009 21:39:12 GMT -5
thanks for pointing that out 2ndbat. thats very true, and i probably should have, but when i bought my first rifle from them i was more concerned with the metal than the wood, but when i buy my 2nd, (probably this weekend), i intend to focus more on the wood, then combining the best wood with the worst metal on my coversion and and the worst wood with the best metal as my original wall hanger.(seeing as it doesnt need to be in the greatest shape.) so, moreover, when buying a gun from them, if anyone ever does, you should ask about the wood as a priority, because if you dont, you might be disapointed.
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