12-23-2009, 08:43 AM
That's in rough shape, man.
What I would do is buy a NEW stock from: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://gunstocksplus.com/precarved.html">http://gunstocksplus.com/precarved.html</a><!-- m --> and carefully remove the old one, wrap it in some linseed cloth, and keep it. It also looks like you're missing your trigger guard, and obviously that screw in the bottom is not original.
It's a tough call. My initial impression is that stock is beyond repair, but if watching Pawn Stars has taught me anything it's that doing it yourself will destroy alot of the value it had. On the other hand, if you're never going to sell it, maybe you should restore it. It'd be a nice "fireplace" piece.
What I would do is buy a NEW stock from: <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://gunstocksplus.com/precarved.html">http://gunstocksplus.com/precarved.html</a><!-- m --> and carefully remove the old one, wrap it in some linseed cloth, and keep it. It also looks like you're missing your trigger guard, and obviously that screw in the bottom is not original.
It's a tough call. My initial impression is that stock is beyond repair, but if watching Pawn Stars has taught me anything it's that doing it yourself will destroy alot of the value it had. On the other hand, if you're never going to sell it, maybe you should restore it. It'd be a nice "fireplace" piece.
1987 Oldsmobile Cutlass 442