Garand Stock

[the_tunaman]

Still my favorite battle weapons!

[sigstroker]

Those are quality stocks for sure, the only problem I have with them as they just look too new for an old rifle.

That's a problem I don't have. My stock looks every bit as old as the 1944 rifle, and then some.

[beerman]

In the mid 90s I bought one of the “less wood” M1s the CMP offered. They sent me a 6 digit SA dated to Dec of 1941.It was a post war rebuild and had a ‘47 barrel. I picked up a nice period stock set from Northridge sales and refinished it. It was a tad sloppy so I glass bedded it to NRA specs. Turned out to be the best shooting of my 4 M1s. So much that I sold the others. I’ll never sell this one.

[sbo80]

I'm in the same boat with my CMP. It looks nice, but I do prefer the "used" look, to a point. I considered swapping the wood, but this rifle has an extremely clean re-park, and all the metal parts look new too, in spite of a 6-digit serial. That would look worse I think in a beat up stock. So I've just left it as-is.

[sofbak]

If anyone wants a Garand stock that has that "been there, done that" look-PM me. I have a couple that would interest you......

[bigbossman]

My two GPC stocks are scheduled to arrive tomorrow.

[bigbossman]

My two stocks arrived today. I opted for the "USGI, Korean, Hardwood" ones, at $58 each. The two I received are filthy and grimy, but intact with no cracks or major gouges. Both have the "P" cartouche on the inside of the pistol grip, and one has "RRAD" on the left side of the butt-stock. Both are stained dark walnut, but the grain might be birch - I'm going to strip them to bare wood and find out.

[smle-man]

My two stocks arrived today. I opted for the "USGI, Korean, Hardwood" ones, at $58 each. The two I received are filthy and grimy, but intact with no cracks or major gouges. Both have the "P" cartouche on the inside of the pistol grip, and one has "RRAD" on the left side of the butt-stock. Both are stained dark walnut, but the grain might be birch - I'm going to strip them to bare wood and find out.

RRAD: Red River Army Depot

[bigbossman]

RRAD: Red River Army Depot

Yeah - I included that bit to show that these are genuine USGI stocks, should anyone have reservations about ordering. Both stocks have gone through rebuild and appear sound. Pity that no metal is included, though.

[bigbossman]

At first, I thought that they were walnut stained birch. On second thought, after I stripped the stocks and took a good look I think they are walnut. The have the right color for walnut, but the grain structure doesn't look "right". I know that they were take-offs from Korean rifles because of the Korean characters that were on the sides before I stripped the finish off. I'm going to give them a light sanding to get the whiskers off, and then stain and BLO them to see what I get.

[NoHeavyHitter]

Got the stock yesterday. Not a single mark/cartouche. Is that normal for a USGI stock?

Stock looks beautiful, but I was hoping for some sort of marking on it. Not sure how I feel about this.

If your "beautiful" stock was refinished, then the cartouches probably were sanded off when they refinished it to remove all the dents.

[sofbak]

[QUOTE=bigbossman;26832931]At first, I thought that they were walnut stained birch. On second thought, after I stripped the stocks and took a good look I think they are walnut. The have the right color for walnut, but the grain structure doesn't look "right". I know that they were take-offs from Korean rifles because of the Korean characters that were on the sides before I stripped the finish off. I'm going to give them a light sanding to get the whiskers off, and then stain and BLO them to see what I get.

So, you're going to ruin a piece of GI hardwood with BLO? Not surprised but typical interweb BS. Know that the WAR Dept, nor the DOD, nor Springfield Armory, nor HRA, nor IHC, nor Overton never, ever used BLO on Garand Wood.......

Oh, I forgot to included Winchester........

If your "beautiful" stock was refinished, then the cartouches probably were sanded off when they refinished it to remove all the dents.

Please find, link, or quote any info you have that arsenal refurb facilities sanded off existing markings from Garand wood.... I would really appreciate the info..

[bigbossman]

So, you're going to ruin a piece of GI hardwood with BLO?

Sure, completely RUIN.

IIRC, the DOD spec was to dip the stocks in Linseed Oil. How, exactly, does Boiled Linseed Oil ruin the wood? Do the fibers disintegrate? Does the wood turn a lovely shade of heliotrope?, does BLO turn the stock into a newt?

Plenty of Garand stocks have been refinished using BLO, and while maybe not exactingly correct, they have a very nice "military like" finish and look "correct"

[NoHeavyHitter]

Please find, link, or quote any info you have that arsenal refurb facilities sanded off existing markings from Garand wood.... I would really appreciate the info..

It's right here->

https://www.gunpartscorp.com/products/762300

Also note that I never claimed that Numrich Arms "arsenal refurb facility" they just simply say the stocks are refinished to remove dents. While I personally take effort to retain cartouches when cleaning up a stock, I noticed that not every stock refinisher expends the same effort.

Also note that I was making a comment to the OP on the link that the OP posted - I wasn't addressing you.

[bigbossman]

It's right here->

https://www.gunpartscorp.com/products/762300

Also note that I never claimed that Numrich Arms "arsenal refurb facility" they just simply say the stocks are refinished to remove dents. While I personally take effort to retain cartouches when cleaning up a stock, I noticed that not every stock refinisher expends the same effort.

Also note that I was making a comment to the OP on the link that the OP posted - I wasn't addressing you.

Right quote, wrong guy. Look again - it wasn't me questioning your veracity, it was sofbak