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Old style huntsman or shikari stock
« on: November 28, 2006, 04:09:19 AM »
I am looking for an old style shikari or huntsman straight stock. Thanks.
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Re: WTB an old style huntsman or shikari stock
« Reply #1 on: November 28, 2006, 08:05:39 AM »
If you cannot locate a straight stock you can reconfigure a standard or even a Monte Carlo stock to identically match an original straight english style stock by removing part of the pistol grip and reshaping whats left. If it is done to a Monte Carlo stock it is more work since the raised Monte Carlo section has to be removed and reshaped also. If the search feature is working you (or Quick?) may be able to pull up pictures of a couple of stocks I have that same thing to for members here. If you cannot locate or obtain a straight stock I would be willing help you out. If you forward me a stock you want done with funds to return it to you I would be happy to reshape it into a straight stock all set for you to refinish. If you want me to refinish it for you also we should be able to work that out. Best of luck....<><.... :)
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Re: WTB an old style huntsman or shikari stock
« Reply #2 on: November 28, 2006, 08:45:20 AM »
I might take you up on that offer.  I have a stock that I could do that with.  I was hoping to find an original so the finish would match or at least be close to the forearm I have already.  I always liked the old huntsman and the shikari so i thought I would configure my 357 mag in that manner.
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Re: WTB an old style huntsman or shikari stock
« Reply #3 on: November 28, 2006, 09:02:49 AM »
These MSP? ;D

Tim



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Re: WTB an old style huntsman or shikari stock
« Reply #4 on: November 28, 2006, 09:23:34 AM »
tim, are those walnut?
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Re: WTB an old style huntsman or shikari stock
« Reply #5 on: November 28, 2006, 09:37:13 AM »
Those are MSP's refinished pallete wood stocks, but I don't know if they or it was originally a straight or MC stock. It's the only pics I have that I posted for him.

Tim
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Re: WTB an old style huntsman or shikari stock
« Reply #6 on: November 28, 2006, 09:46:39 AM »
That is good looking pallet wood
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Re: WTB an old style huntsman or shikari stock
« Reply #7 on: November 28, 2006, 09:57:38 AM »
I'm unable to get the forum software to show MSP's posts now, it keeps timing out! >:( I'll try later to find his post on reshaping and refinishing the MC to straight stocks.

Tim
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Re: WTB an old style huntsman or shikari stock
« Reply #8 on: November 28, 2006, 10:44:21 AM »
Thanks Quick!!, that was an old (see the style of the original red colored recoil pad?) pistol grip non Monte Carlo stock that I made into a straight stock for Tallyho. It was pallet wood but since it was so old it might have been a different wood than the new pallet wood stocks. It was very close grained with little sap wood and it did come out to look just like walnut. I have been able to replicate a pretty close to walnut color on some stocks and yet some others just don't quite make it to the color I prefer, the biggest implement to looking like walnut is the grain of the wood really, most colors can be matched pretty closely through experimentation. Someone here has just recently posted a picture of a redone stock set with nice faux fiddleback grain in them. I would like to locate that post and contact the member to pick his brain on how he did it, years ago some stockmakers would soak a string in something (I forget what) wrap it around the stock from one end to the other about .5 to 1.0 inches apart on the wraps and then light the string and let it burn it's way from beginning to end, when completed that did a fine job of looking like fiddleback. There is another picture somewhere, pretty close in time to the one Quick posted of a standard brown laminated Monte Carlo buttstock that I re-did into a straight laminated stock after someone here aaked if they were available, I finished that one in a sort of Rosewood stain with a Tung Oil finish and it now is on my .35 Whelen. I posted pictures here of that stock also, I just don't know how to locate them with this new search feature, I cannot seem to locate much of anything with it, all I seem to get even when I check off Search/GBO are internet listings ???....<><.... :)   

By the way Tim, regarding not being able to get my posts with the search feature, most of the time my posts don't even get added to the post number count, it's been right around the same number for quite a few days now, it seems to go up 1 number perhaps every 3 or 4 posts. I have also lost several long detailed posts I have made lately and became too frustrated to retype several of them. the GB system OR my computer has been very slow and mixed up lately, however other sites are working fine (and quite fast) on my computer ;)
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Re: WTB an old style huntsman or shikari stock
« Reply #9 on: November 28, 2006, 12:05:18 PM »
MSP, the post count thing is being looked at by Matt, others have had problems with it too.

I think this is one of yours too, isn't it?

Tim



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Re: WTB an old style huntsman or shikari stock
« Reply #10 on: November 28, 2006, 02:30:49 PM »
I forgot I had one of MSP’s stocks on the .30-30 Topper I bought from Tallyho, here are a couple pics,  first one is without the glare, second is what it really looks like…er…as  close as my photographic skills will allow!! Got  a new camera, still learning how to use it!!

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Re: WTB an old style huntsman or shikari stock
« Reply #11 on: November 28, 2006, 04:24:14 PM »
Thanks Quick, and yes that darker pistol grip stock is one of mine  (it looks darker in the picture than in real life), as well as the one on your 30-30. The pistol grip stock started out as a standard brown laminate Monte Carlo of the type that replaced the standard palletwood a year or 2 ago for a while, not one of the fancier lanimate's. I took it down to a standard comb and used several coats of Minwax water based rosewood stain to get a darker reddish rosewood color and then put on 4-5 coats of WaterloxTung Oil. I may change it at some time but for now it looks good on the .35 Whelen.
By the way, It's getting harder and harder for me to get the site up on the computer and yet all other sites pop right up, I hope it straightens out soon. I miss being able to check in several times a day but it's hard to get the site up....<><.... ???
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Re: WTB an old style huntsman or shikari stock
« Reply #12 on: November 28, 2006, 05:01:05 PM »
Quote from: MSP Ret on November 28, 2006, 04:24:14 PM

By the way, It's getting harder and harder for me to get the site up on the computer and yet all other sites pop right up, I hope it straightens out soon. I miss being able to check in several times a day but it's hard to get the site up....<><.... ???

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I have been having the same problems the past week. Thought it was just my 'puter or server.

Anyway, I have been impressed with you wood work everytime I see it. As you might have noticed from my posts, I'm a big fan of the straight stocks. Wish I had your skills.

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Re: WTB an old style huntsman or shikari stock
« Reply #13 on: November 28, 2006, 05:43:12 PM »
Don't blame your PC, either of you, even Graybeard has had problems with the site today, it's really getting hard to take care of business and takes all the fun out of just being here!! :'( Maybe Matt can get a handle on it when he gets time. ???

Tim
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Re: WTB an old style huntsman or shikari stock
« Reply #14 on: November 29, 2006, 02:41:47 AM »
Thanks Quick, as usual your right on top of things....<><.... :)
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Re: WTB an old style huntsman or shikari stock
« Reply #15 on: November 29, 2006, 03:13:42 AM »
Although I would still like to buy a shikari/old style huntsman , you might want to move this to the rifle section because it has turned out to be very informative.
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