What 'era'...

[Darreld Walton]

Bought a hundred or so stocks yesterday, in the bunch is a 'high wood', single bolt 03 stock. I've loaned all of my source material to my brother, who is now on vacation. Any notion of just when the single bolt stocks came out? I'm thinking (and most folks who know me also know how much trouble I get into when I do that!) 1905-ish?

[RCS]

Check the front end for alteration which looks like these photos


Believe single stock bolt was added around 19084372843729

[John Beard]

Hey Daddy-o'-Seven!

Did I remember that right?

The rear stock bolt was approved 20 Feb 1908.

A belated Happy Father's Day and give my regards to the family!

J.B.

[Darreld Walton]

Thanks for the replies! I just reread my post, and realized that I didn't mention that the forearm had been cut off just ahead of the rear band. It's been a long while since I've had anything with these features sitting in my rack, and the ol' brain housing group doesn't function like it did not so long ago. J.B., I haven't posted as Daddy O'Seven for quite awhile, but yes, you remembered it well! Only thing is that since I remarried, and we've apparently gotten past the "Evil Step Parent" stage, I should update to "Daddy O'Ten"!
BTW, also in that pile of walnut is a non-grasping groove Remington 1903 stock, non boxed RLB, but with it's forward end cut off ahead of the rear band spring. There is also one pinned RA FJA 03A3 Remington that is complete, intact, and in very, very nice condition that will soon find a home on one of my other rifles that I pieced together with a scant previously. If I can remember where I saw the things offered, I'll start looking for appropriate wood to attach, if for nothing else, display pieces for representative examples.
What I bought the stack of wood for primarily was the dozen or so pre-64 Model 70 Winchester stocks that I've found in there. Conditions range from 'pretty decent', usable wood to what could be charitably described as 'poster children for an abortion clinic'. Also a few older Fajen and Bishop semi-inlet pieces for M70's, M1 carbines, Mausers and 03's, all projects that will keep this feeble mind occupied in place of Cheezos and cartoons.....all I gotta do now is round up all my inletting and checkering tools and patterns.

[Rick the Librarian]

Good to hear from you, as well!

[JimF]

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What I bought the stack of wood for primarily was the dozen or so pre-64 Model 70 Winchester stocks that I've found in there. . . . . .

Do you think you might have a pre-war stock for a M70 in there?

These would have 20-line checkering . . . NOT the post-war 18-line.

[Emri]

all I gotta do now is round up all my inletting and checkering tools and patterns

I know where mine are.......All I gotta do is finish up checkering the O/U shotgun stock I started 30 years ago.

I hate checkering as I am a perfectionist and get frustrated when the line takes a small bend............

Emri

[Darreld Walton]

Do you think you might have a pre-war stock for a M70 in there?

These would have 20-line checkering . . . NOT the post-war 18-line.

There is ONE stock that is inlet for the "clover leaf" rear tang, with the finer checkering. It has been cut and padded, and while it's a good, solid piece of wood, it's been carried and used enough that the checkering is all but useless from wear, and will need to be refinished and the checkering freshed-out.

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I know where mine are.......All I gotta do is finish up checkering the O/U shotgun stock I started 30 years ago.

I hate checkering as I am a perfectionist and get frustrated when the line takes a small bend............

Emri

Same here. I can look back over my work from years back, and can still remember every flaw and "learning moment"! These days, there's enough nerve and vision damage from the diabetes that I'm afraid my days for any fine work are done. Things don't go well when I'm shaking like a hound passing peach pits, and can't make out the lines!

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Good to hear from you, as well!

Hi Rick! I've been 'lurking' for several years. Not much going on worth mentioning, so I don't. Good to be remembered!!!

[JimF]

There is ONE stock that is inlet for the "clover leaf" rear tang, with the finer checkering. It has been cut and padded, and while it's a good, solid piece of wood, it's been carried and used enough that the checkering is all but useless from wear, and will need to be refinished and the checkering freshed-out. . . . . .

Thanks for looking . . . . .

I’m still looking also. Must be one out there, somewhere, that was merely a “take-off”.