New find...

[Plain Old Dave]

Opinions, please. Will the M2 stock hold up, or do I need different wood to shoot this rifle at all?

[chuckindenver]

assuming this is a 30-06 id say, dont shoot a high power in the .22 stock, it will brake it.

[Plain Old Dave]

Not instigating, honestly curious. Is the 22 stock made out of cheaper wood? Model 70s don't have recoil bolts and don't break...

[chuckindenver]

i wouldnt shoot it in a 22 stock...thats just me..
i have a 30-06 set in a 22 stock, i glass bedded it..so far it hasnt cracked.

[Herschel]

Not cheaper wood. I suppose it is the action design. They added the crossbolts after experience with the early 1903 rifles c racking stocks proved they needed them. Some 03A3 rifles used crosspins.

[Plain Old Dave]

All right, if I can't shoot it to any considerable degree with this stock, I reckon I need a stock I can shoot it with. If somebody has one they don't want a war pension for, PM me. Open to trades, too.

[Jan'42]

Northridge is selling some generic WW2 contract stocks at a not TOO exorbitant price (though the Keystone and Mattel C's are a touch exxy, though brand spanking new!)

[musketshooter]

03 in M22 stock

there is nothing wrong with shooting it if the stock is glass bedded and the correct length rear stock busing is installed.

[chuckindenver]

mattel? how bout milton bradly..they made scant grips, not aware of C stocks. since they made 1917 and P14 stocks they had the blanks for those stocks on hand, and the scant grip was the ticket. not enough wood to do a C.

[Jan'42]

Yes, MB - I knew a toy manufacturer anyways

[Plain Old Dave]

Update: Finally got home and shot the piece Saturday. All went well, and I see no sign of any form of stock cracking. Based on how much jacket fouling I am getting out of the bore and the overall even condition of all the parts (i.e. bolt looks about as worn as reciever, which looks as weathered as the Lyman 48 [reads to 125] and the front sight), this rifle has been shot a LOT in this stock. Beautiful bore, and as an added bonus I got a D. W. King "Reflector" front sight. A good friend of mine whose judgement I trust said, "Whoever did that rifle knew what they were doing."

[Plain Old Dave]

Another discovery. I think this piece has a star gaged barrel. There's a "B/1961" at 12:00 on the barrel just forward of where the issue rear sight would be, about centered between the rear sight and lower band. I thought there was just a nick at about 6:00 on the crown, but that 'nick' is right where the star should be and apparently some were poorly struck.

[Southron]

I don't see any reason why a M1922 stock wouldn't work IF the action and barrel are properly bedded.

I am sure Springfield did not pick out any "weak" wood from which to make their M1922 stocks. Walnut is Walnut.

[chuckindenver]

1922 stocks have no recoil cross bolts,. shooting a high power rifle in them will ruin them.

[Plain Old Dave]

Well, neither do Winchester Model 70, Remington 700, Ruger 77, or almost any other sporting rifle stock. This rifle has been in this stock for a long time and has no evidence of any sort of damage. My gunsmith looked it over and concurred with my initial estimation that this one is properly bedded and should do fine.