Need Help with correct Stock and Handguard for an Early Winchester

[Bruce McAskill]

If there are holes drilled on the side of the receiver then there is very little if any collector value left in the carbine. Would be better to leave it as is and enjoy it as a good shooter.

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[eplexus]

If there are holes drilled on the side of the receiver then there is very little if any collector value left in the carbine. Would be better to leave it as is and enjoy it as a good shooter.

I fully appreciate that. I'm not trying to restore this rifle into a high end collectible. The handguard is chopped, it looks like crap, and I don't enjoy it.

It's going to get replaced. Since I'm replacing it anyway, it only makes sense to spend a little extra effort to choose one that matches what originally came on it. My problem is that I don't have enough handguard knowledge to make that choice.

[ABPOS]

I fully appreciate that. I'm not trying to restore this rifle into a high end collectible. The handguard is chopped, it looks like crap, and I don't enjoy it.

It's going to get replaced. Since I'm replacing it anyway, it only makes sense to spend a little extra effort to choose one that matches what originally came on it. My problem is that I don't have enough handguard knowledge to make that choice.

Makes sense to me.