LOOKING FOR No1 MK 3 Wood Parts

[Simon P]

The worse fore-ends I have fitted were the reproduction ones available in the UK until recently, most had to be patched because the nose caps was indexed a few degrees out of square.

[mr.e moose]

Over the years I have accumulated a lot of Lee Enfield parts but am down to my last 7 fore stocks. Once they are gone I think that it will be uneconomical to even contemplate a restoration unless it is a rare bird.
Now they are held in reserve for restoring special rifles. When I first started I had a goal of restoring every rifle that had Bubba render his unique touch to that I could get. Now I cannot do that.
No1 fore stocks for $250 and front hand guards for $60+ really put you behind the 8 ball when you factor in all the additional costs for all the parts that are missing.

[Brian Dick]

Simon,

I restored a Mk.V for a gent a few years ago using one of those forends. It was impossible to charge him for the actual time it took to get it right. I'd refuse to do one again.

[Flying10uk]

If it just looks a bit tatty, take it from me that it can probably be restored with a bit of care and skill.

This is a P14 stock that I've been working on recently for a U.K. deactivated Winchester P14 that came incomplete and fitted with a M1917 stock. One problem that I encountered is that someone had shortened the butt by removing wood from the rear of the butt stock, unbeknown to me when I purchased it on eBay. I found that the butt plate overhung the wood and rather than doctor the butt plate, I decided to add wood to the end of the butt. Since the first picture was taken, I have drilled into the wood that I added, through into the original wood, and then glued in oak pins in a number of places, 2nd pic. The new wood has been shaped to match the original and the repair is, in this area of the stock, is nearing completion.(not pictured yet) Yes I had to glue 2 bits of the same wood together side by side because the wood that I had available wasn't wide enough. I have also had to do a couple of other repairs to this stock.

The purpose of showing these pictures is not to try and show off but to try and show what is possible for the average chap in the street to do in his shed who is not a carpenter by trade. I was intending to start a new thread on this project at a later date. I realise that this stock is only being used on a deac which makes matters a little easier.

There will be some further pictures of the completed repairs to the stock posted, probably in a new thread, at a later date.

[Flying10uk]

Here are some further pictures of the P14 stock which still needs a little more contouring and fine sanding etc, etc.

[browningautorifle]

And even when we ruined a new fore-end, or butt or whatever else, we had to patch it - and then start again

Must have been exasperating at times...

[mac2017]

ive restored 3 guns so far..K98..Nagant..SKS all turned out well. K98 COMPLETELY stripped old Russian paint off and did bluing on 90 percent of gun. EVERYTHING but bolt

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My funny advice to use is furniture stripper. EXTREMELY fast at removing old finishes on gun and cleaned it right down to bare wood. Sanded it with extra fine steel wool and came out like new !!! Plus u dont have to worry about erasing markings or taking any wood off with excessive sanding. I had a ton of pics of stocks after done but gotrid of them i think after doing 3 guns

[RobD]

Springfield Sporters have "stock sets from India drill rifles. Most parts marked D.P" - $120 for beech Stock Set, Beech/Birch and $150 for walnut Stock set, walnut

[mac2017]

thx for the help RobD

[vlaxosk]

Springfield Sporters have "stock sets from India drill rifles. Most parts marked D.P" - $120 for beech Stock Set, Beech/Birch and $150 for walnut Stock set, walnut

I have bought the above mentioned stock for a sporterized 1915 SMLE III ENFIELD equipped with a Volley sight. The problem is that those stocks don't fit properly there is no socket for the volley sight and they have the ishapore screw. They don't have a recoil plate, only a metal band.

Regards
Kostas