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Posted: 12/24/2006 2:48:24 PM EDT
socom16 standard- ( stole this pic from photobucket.com ) MY socom16 with my wood stock and brown fulton armory handguard  or... sand down the socom black stock to repaint it for a SMOOTH finish that hopefully wont chip off, and put a Fulton Armory black handguard on it withOUT the top rail ( since i wont use it anyways ) i think on the SOCOM i like the thinner fiberglass stock, and leave my wood stock on the full size M1A i own shown here  what do you think looks / handles the best  |
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I'll tell you this...I have sanded and repainted wood stocks before, and they will chip or wear off. You could sand it or prep it and then stain it black. If that black stock is what you are aiming for, I would just drop the coin and buy one ready to go.. Of find a plastic stock for a M-14 at a gun show and paint it. I did that once. |
the stock that came with the socom is fiberglass i believe... how good does a wood stock look when you STAIN it black? |
Generally, it will still show the wood grain. If you are ok with that, I would would stain it black and then seal it with a flat polyurethane sealer, like something from Minwax. I still recommend finding a fiberglass M14 stock at a gunshow or Ebay. I still see them for $40-75 dollars, depending on finish. Most are weathered and faded, with scratches. With a light sanding of, say 200-350 grit sandpaper and some good paint, like Krylon Fusion or even some Air Cured Norrell's Molyresin, you can have a nice looking stock. If it was me, I would find one and paint it with the Norrell's Air Cured Molyresin. |
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