Wood to Synthetic Stock. Companies that do this?

[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.

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.

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.

 

[jmr40]

I seriously doubt if anyone is making a synthetic that will fit that rifle. There are several sources where replacement wood stocks are still available for some pretty rare guns. I would bet a wood replacement is possible.

 

[olekkerra]

What im looking for is a business that makes synthetic duplicates of wooden.

Or a business that makes synthetic duplicates of anything period i can send the stock to

 

[Coal Dragger]

I know of no such business, on the other hand refinishing the wooden stock is probably quite possible.

 

[jmr40]

Synthetic stocks are made by placing the synthetic material inside a mold. It costs big bucks to make up a mold and any company that makes a mold will have to sell thousands of each stock in order to make a profit on that mold. Synthetic stocks are not made at all for many very popular guns just because they know there will never be enough of them sold to make a profit on the tooling required to get started. There are very, very few companies making stocks made for the Ruger bolt actions for example.

 

[scythefwd]

you can make a plaster mold of your stock and make one yourself. It'll be solid, and heavier than your original stock. Someone good with carbon fiber or resin work can do what you're asking. It will cost way more than the gun is worth to do. A carbom fiber gass tank for a bike will run 500. Imagine what a rifle stock would run.

 

[M_E_]

If you did send your stock to a stock maker, it could cost $500 to $5000 depending on who the manufacturer is & what you want.

 

[olekkerra]

Well, Thanks for the input. Looks like its going to be a DIY job.

 

[CnRnut]

I've worked on a stock that was in really bad shape once.
Remove the finish(if any left) sand with 100 grit. Fill any dings with
JB weld. If you have large dings/dents,drill a few small holes and get the
JB weld down into them good,this will help alot with strength of the repair.
Then sand it with 80 grit till the surface is all even.
Get a can of "truck bed liner" from wally world for @ $5. Do very light coats,
@ 4 of them and give a day between them. The last coat hold the can @ 15" away. This will give you a nice texture when done.


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