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Posted: 11/29/2008 7:46:19 PM EDT
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hey guys I was wondering if any of you had gotten any of the new birch stocks that CMP recently started selling? If so how do you like them and how do they compare with the walnut Boyd's?
On another note I'm almost certain I'm going to go with the Birch and I found this picture on CMP's forums which are down right now. Apparently the one on the far left is one of the birch stocks. Was wondering if you guys had any idea from the look of it how it had been finished? I'd really like to end up with one that color if I go birch. 
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The only way you are going to get a birch stock is if it happens to be on a rifle you buy.
The stock sets the CMP sells are walnut. You can buy one without metal for $118.95 plus shipping OR with new metal for $149.95 plus shipping. They are finished with what the CMP says is a coat of linseed oil. They also have NM sets that are UNfinished. AJ |
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I have one of the CMP stocks that came on my special grade. Its walnut. I sanded it down, applied 6 coats of pure tung oil lightly sanding in between coats with 0000 steel wool and finished up with 2 coats of BLO. I love it.
here's the only crappy pic that I have: 
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The only way you are going to get a birch stock is if it happens to be on a rifle you buy. The stock sets the CMP sells are walnut. You can buy one without metal for $118.95 plus shipping OR with new metal for $149.95 plus shipping. They are finished with what the CMP says is a coat of linseed oil. They also have NM sets that are UNfinished. AJ My mistake for some odd reason I read the add wrong. They are walnut. What would be the best way to finish one so that I get that dark color? B/c from the tiny picture of them on CMP e-store it looks like the lineseed oil finish is a very like finish almost wood grain like. Like the one in the middle in the picture above. |
You could stain it a little darker if you like. I would start just a little darker at first. Go on the CMP forum site and search the archives for threads having to do with the finish of stocks. Those guys know EVERYTHING there is to know about stains, dyes, and finishes. You could even find out about the "reddish" finish some of the older rifles have on them.
My CMP walnut set is a little darker than what this pic shows. The lights made it brighten up some. AJ |
| I have two Garand stocks, one is what I believe to be WW2 issue and the other is a Boyds stock. The original stock feels thinner than the Boyds stock. Why is that? Couls it be from arsenal rebuilds and its age? Or, does Boyds leave the rest of the sanding and shaping to the buyer? |
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I have two Garand stocks, one is what I believe to be WW2 issue and the other is a Boyds stock. The original stock feels thinner than the Boyds stock. Why is that? Couls it be from arsenal rebuilds and its age? Or, does Boyds leave the rest of the sanding and shaping to the buyer?
Boyd's commercial stocks are HUGELY fat. The ones they make for the CMP are much better.... but still not as thin as an original GI If you want wood that is close to post war GI wood in contours, then get a wood set from Wenig. A bit more $$$ but vastly better quality wood.... and more choices of wood type and grain structure too. Anything from plain jane to eye-popping. Best regards, Swampy Garands forever __________________ 2007 NRA Missouri State 600 yard Service Rifle Champion. Score 774-29X... with an M1 Garand owner Swampworks Inc. / JLK Bullets The difference between a Hot Dog and a Weenie is a very fine line. Never underestimate the power of human stupidity.... You say that you believe in man made global warming??? AHHhhh BWA-HA-HA-hahahahah...... Sorry, I was having a "moment". See the last line above. |
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Just to add to Swampy's post......
Here is a Wenig standard walnut stock set that I purchased unfinished and BLOed myself while waiting for work to be finished on the rifle. Dean at DGR did all the fit work on it and it dropped in with no additional fitting needed. This would be the "plain jane" end of the spectrum. 
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Just to add to Swampy's post...... Here is a Wenig standard walnut stock set that I purchased unfinished and BLOed myself while waiting for work to be finished on the rifle. Dean at DGR did all the fit work on it and it dropped in with no additional fitting needed. This would be the "plain jane" end of the spectrum. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/johnrippert/Garand308a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/johnrippert/Garand308.jpg That is a beautiful rifle. Did you buy the stock and then send it to DGR or did you get it from them? |
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Just to add to Swampy's post...... Here is a Wenig standard walnut stock set that I purchased unfinished and BLOed myself while waiting for work to be finished on the rifle. Dean at DGR did all the fit work on it and it dropped in with no additional fitting needed. This would be the "plain jane" end of the spectrum. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/johnrippert/Garand308a.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/johnrippert/Garand308.jpg I must agree that is an awesome looking stock. I was looking at Wenig's website and I don't see a place to buy unfinished Garand stocks. |
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This was bought from Dean at DGR as a fitted unfinished standard walnut Wenig stock set.
DGR Go to the STOCKS page. The prices are a lot higher now than they were when I bought mine, but IMO well worth the money. |
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