Reproduction stock

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Roger S

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Putting one of my shooters in a reproduction stock to preserve the original. This is from Murray's custom gun stocks. It turned out very nice I think.

There is minor fitting it needs yet but nothing major. The front band mostly but will give me something to tinker with.
 

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Frankly I don't think it's worth swapping on a repro for shooting unless you're going to be rolling in the mud with it as a reenactor or there is a known problem with the original stock (e.g. a bad crack) that makes you afraid to shoot it.

Old stocks hold up fine. On a G/K43 I'm much more worried about the gas system, bolt, and the receiver as far as damage from shooting than I am the stock.

Plus there are a lot of fiddly metal parts in the stock that I'd be very wary of screwing up (either the metal or the wood) if I was swapping the hardware over. No way I want to remove the recoil lug or touch the band spring, for example.

The other reason I hate swapping stocks is that this is how stocks end up lost. Lots of guns out there where someone swapped a few parts and put them in a drawer then they die or get divorced or whatever, their stuff gets sold, and the parts never get reunited.
 
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I agree the originals hold up well in large. For range day as is I would still swap the hand guard with a reproduction because I was paranoid. It has a shooters kit and only gets reloads for ammo so it does not get beat up. Nothing matches on this one to include the stock hence my shooter.

No stock metal is to move. I have a reproduction cross bolt and band spring on the way from frontline, for the reasons stated, and already had a buttplate and screws. Just a low priority fun project.
 
Putting a shooters kit on a G/K43 kit will protect an original stock that is not already experiencing stress cracks. I am also one that uses high-end repro stock sets for my G/K43 range guns. All of my matching G/Ks can sit in the safes while the nice range guns can provide the fun.
 
Sorry but original German laminated stocks are prone to breaking. If your original stock is not sanded or messed with then you would be a fool to shot with it. Now if it is sanded and has been refinished then have it because you could always fix it and that wouldn't effect the value.
 
Agreeing with Matt, the stock is WAY more prone to damage than the receiver or gas system. The receiver and gas system are easily protected with the correct ammo, new springs, and an adjustable gas system.
 
I'll defer to you if you've seen breakage problems as you've obviously handled a lot more, but where are you seeing the issue? Is it a specific failure point? I've had and shot a fair few and the only major issue I've run across has been delamination.
 
It looks nice but the finish looks... off? I wonder what his k98 stocks look like, couldn't find any examples on his site. I may need one and I have heard PPHU Fox's have been having trouble getting into the US.
 
mdarnell19 said:
Sorry but original German laminated stocks are prone to breaking. If your original stock is not sanded or messed with then you would be a fool to shot with it. Now if it is sanded and has been refinished then have it because you could always fix it and that wouldn't effect the value.
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Best just not to shoot original guns. Plenty of messed with ones out there to "restore."
 
Kintepro said:
It looks nice but the finish looks... off? I wonder what his k98 stocks look like, couldn't find any examples on his site. I may need one and I have heard PPHU Fox's have been having trouble getting into the US.
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I thought the same thing. I have seen his K98 stock and it has the same look. I realize it's raw but it looks too white. Wonder how they look with Shaftol or some other treatment.
 
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