Where to buy a No.5 rear stock?

[32ndgeorgia]

I have been looking on-line but having no luck. These butt stocks have dried up it seems.

I would very much appreciate any good leads.

Thanks for helping.

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[Brian Dick]

There never was a good supply of spares unless someone butchered an original rifle. I think I have one here someplace but it needs patching. Email me if interested and I'll see if I can find it.

[Peter Laidler]

Not an easy butt to patch as I remember from patching loads and loads of them. The best way for the heel and toe - thinking way back - was to put a deep patch in each and instead of the thin two part butt plate through bolt that would rust out and lock solid, we used lower sling swivel plate screws.

Jeeees, a long Bank Holiday here and it's STILL raining....

[splicenut]

Check SARCO. I recently got a complete set of original No. 5 wood from them. It took 3 tries, however, as they sent me (very nice) reproduction buttstocks the first 2 times. The young lady in customer service was quite nice about it.

[32ndgeorgia]

Thank you. I ordered a No.5 wood set from SARCO.

[splicenut]

Good. Be sure to check it over carefully when you get it to make sure it's original.
Cheers!

[muffett.2008]

.......and another good ending with the assistance of this magic forum.

[32ndgeorgia]

This forum is tops! I am very lucky to have you folks as unpaid experts.

Thanks again.

[Peter Laidler]

Don't dismiss a what might at first appear to be a repop No5 butt totally out of hand 32nd because during the mid to late 60's when we were refurbishing many many hundreds of No5's for ......... I won't go into it all again........., we got clearly converted ex-No4 butts through the Ordnance system. The only way you could tell was that the original No4 butt sling loop recess had been patched and the back end was like the No4 but squared off and machined to accept the No5 wrapped butt plate.

[splicenut]

Peter,
The first 2 buttstocks I received from SARCO appeared to be newly manufactured. There was no patched area where the sling swivel would have been. They were very nicely done, though. I would recommend them over other repros I've seen. I'll try to attach a pic. Repro is on left. Original (with old repair from a piece of No. 4 wood) is on right.
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