Originally Posted by John Roberts
Originally Posted by coosa
Originally Posted by JHolland
I was told when I came here a few days ago I had better have a thick skin and now I know why. Bottom line is this If I were a millionaire I wouldn't bat an eye at 3000.00 but I am not. As bad as I want this done I simply can't afford it. I simply refuse to pay someone that kind of money to inlet a stock if the gun were made of gold. What people charge is what they charge. I came up the hard way so I have a different view on monetary value of things. If I have presented the wrong impression I apologize. I will find a compromise somewhere. This could be my last post. I haven't decided yet.Seems I have stirred the pot a mite. I do thank everyone who gave me names to contact and have helped me in any way.


JHolland

One thing you might consider is buying an already made stock for another gun and adapting it to your gun. I did that with a cheap Fausti. I couldn't find a stock for it, but I found a stock for a Winchester 23 and made sure that it was larger than the original. I think I paid $50 for it, then spent several hours working on the fit with a Dremel tool.

The finished product isn't going to make people tell me what a beautiful gun I have, but the stock fits as well as the original and turned a useless gun into one that I really like.
I cannot, in my wildest dreams, imagine pulling that off without it looking like a bull’s ass sewed up with a grapevine.
JR

Mr. John, here's a picture of the LC Smith with the homemade stock my grandfather built, along with his Stevens that he bought sometime in the 50s:
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That stock can best be described as functional. It allowed him to continue to use the gun and it was the only one he had at the time. I think he quit using it once he was able to buy the Stevens, but it helped feed his family for a number of years.

Here's the Fausti with the stock that I adapted to it:

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The original stock for this gun was very proud to the metal, so I fitted this one in a similar manner. My original intent with the gun was to camo it and turn it into a turkey gun, but I doubt that I will ever do it now. It won't win any prizes, but the gun is just as functional as it would be with one of those $3k stocks. I just wanted the OP to understand that he had options if he just wants to use the gun. It's much easier to adapt an already made stock to a gun than it is to start with a block of wood.