I purchased a new reproduction finger groove stock for my m1903 from Sarco and while the stock is nice, it is not a 'drop-in' by any means. Action does not fit and the buttplate screws from the previous post WW1 stock are too large for the repro. I am not too savvy when it comes to woodworking, and i do not own a dremel tool, nor do I care to attempt to inlet this stock and ruin it. Any suggestions??
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No idea if Sarco buys factory firsts or seconds. Liley they buy both. The rear receiver tang must not bear on the wood, if it does you will split the stock. Do you have a buddy who can help? This will be tough if you don't know what you are doing.
If you are borderline on doing the inletting, I'm sure there are some u-tube videos that can give you some pointers. The big thing is to take it slowwwwww.
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I just bought one (Sarco repro) for my 1903-A3, but have yet to receive it. I stopped in and spoke to the guys at Dupage Trading Co. They carry the Boyds repro stocks - same as those carried by the CMP. From them, I got the impression that the Sarco repro stocks were the same as those offered by Brownells and mfg in Italy by Benelli. When I asked two people at Sarco about the origins, they only would state that they are imported.
BTW, Dupage Trading has a ton of inventory, including stocks. Call to check availability as their website is not updated.
To get an idea of how to inlet, you can check out the Youtube videos by Dualist1954. Here is one as a sample:
Obviously a different rifle, but you get the idea. In earlier videos he goes into what he uses to transfer to the area that needs material removed (eg. soot, lipstick, engineers/machinists blue/black, ****M, etc.).
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