I recently purchased a NOS 03A3 stock which I would like to install on my Springfield. It is extremely difficult to screw in the butt plate screws and I am afraid of damaging the stock or screws by...
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I recently purchased a NOS 03A3 stock which I would like to install on my Springfield. It is extremely difficult to screw in the butt plate screws and I am afraid of damaging the stock or screws by...
I figured it out. It can be dislodged by knocking it out from the small hole on the other side of the stock.
What is the best technique to remove a lower band spring from a stock. Does it pry out??
I need to move stock hardware to a new stock.
I just received my prescription shooting glasses (.75 diopter adjustment) after struggling with a somewhat fuzzy front sight.
My shooting capabilities have improved dramatically. I only wish I had...
I have ordered a "C" from CMP. They have excellent reviews. I have one of their stocks on an M1.
I will scrap the stock.
I guess an NOS stock would be ideal.
I removed the action and the barrel from the stock and did a more thorough inspection. Indeed, the stock piece that supports the recoil lug is cracked horizontally around half way down and can be...
I will not shoot this rifle again until the stock is repaired/stabilized. I have seen
different repair techniques on this and the CMP forums. I am leaning towards the use of Cyanoacrylate...
It has the pins. Right now I would like to repair the crack. If impractical, a new stock would be in order. Here is a picture or two:
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Would a good gunsmith would be advisable?
I have put a couple of thousand rounds through this rifle in
the past year. Could it be just old age for the stock?
My 03A3 is developing a six inch, extremely narrow, crack running from the tang back along the top of the stock.
Right now the crack is so narrow that inserting epoxy would be extremely difficult....