Wood Stock to Synthetic Stock - Harrington & Richardson 865 Plainsman .22

[olekkerra]

So, I have a H&R Model 865 Plainsman bolt action .22 i inherited from my grandfather. Upon inspection it had never even been cleaned. Full of fouling and thick deep reddish packing grease.

:banghead:The stock is quite nicked, scuffed and worn and to my suprise I cant seem to find a website that duplicates / recreates wooden stocks into synthetic.:banghead:

The low value and lack of knowledgeable care on this low value rifle have made it into more of a project gun for me, repairing the crosshair on the Weaver G4 scope, fixing the magazine release etc. So, My next project is rebluing and trying to find a synthetic stock.

Any information would be appreciated on a business that does such work, as well as any info about mounting other scopes on this oldy but goody.

Semper Fidelis.

 

[heeler]

Rifles like this were produced a dime a dozen for kids and adults alike in a better era of time that I wished had never gone away, and after a very few handful of years were usually discontinued or reconfigured into a more updated version and model.
The chance of finding a replacement synthetic stock would seem slim too me on a rifle of this make and nature.
Best just to try a clean and lube it the best you can and see if it's even workable to use after that.
Other than sentimental value it's worth monetarily is quite low so I doubt stock makers took much interest in it.

 

[olekkerra]

Ohh absolutely. Theres no synthetic on the market for it. Im looking for a business that makes synthetic stocks from blanks or wooden stocks. Or a decent tutorial on making my own with the existing wooden stock.

I see dime a dozen websites out there that will duplicate wooden stocks based on what you ship them. Why no wood to synthetic duplications?