Restoring a sporterized P13... My turn to play

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Your front end restoration looks so excellent that if you had not posted the pictures showing the process, most would otherwise would consider it just a weird duffle cut.

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[tatou]

The fun part is standing back at each step and feeling good about a project.

Agreed and some steps are more satisfying than others. Some are small but popup more and give a sense of completion like the next ones, below.

Looks nice and square, looks good.

Thank you

Your front end restoration looks so excellent that if you had not posted the pictures showing the process, most would otherwise would consider it just a weird duffle cut.

And that is partially why i showed the whole process... to prove this was all done from scratch.
I know some would say buying a new stock would have been easier and faster... but where's the fun in that.

[tatou]

The devil is in the details they say.... Finished a a few more today.
Installed the pilling swivel... had to thin the lug since it was too wide.


Since the stock was initially sanded during the ''sporterization'', the new wood had to follow the same profile. That meant the volley sight disc would sit higher than the wood near the bottom. I cheated by installing it at a slight angle and in order to do so i had to make a shim to go under it.
I also drilled the hole that goes though the stock to secure it in place... and to my amazement i was able to align it perfectly the first time. A small win that i gladly take.

I fabricated the small lower band stop pin using a common nail, rounded the tips, oil blackened and installed it.



Finally i had to remove a bit of wood of the inletting for the butt swivel base so it sat lower in the stock.


There's a bunch of small tweaking, fitting and tiny repairs i still want to make before final finishing (nothing worth showing) but if i'm not mistaking that completes all fabrication work.