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Unread 02-13-2019, 07:01 AM   #28
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Originally Posted by Jim Mac View Post
a little progress, started to fit the new stock onto the rifle, it's close enough for what I want to do with the rifle. But! as I look at the back of the gun, the buttplate cutout is nowhere close. after looking at some pictures it seems I have a rifle stock on it with the deep crescent shape.
the options I have is.
1 find a correct buttplate
2 rough cut the stock for the buttplate I have now.
3 leave it as is, throw a rubber buttpad on the new stock and just move on. jim
Jim,

I think your doing great.
I've been in such "rescue projects" (as I called them) myself and wht I found out is "less is more". No problem with replacing missing or too damaged parts. In the in end you will have a nice, functional gun, with a lot of character.
I do not intend to compare apples with oranges or kidnap your topic but here is what I did with an Ithaca M1911A1 found in a similar situation,
Keep us updated!
Douglas
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