2 good choices are Steve Edwards @nsussf
or https://accurateordnance.com/
Call for pricing and service time, may find that Steve is your man.
Steve let's you test fire your rifle when you pick it up.
Strip Stock using this method:
Sand Stock(use saw dust and wood glue to fill gouges).
No Stain!
Oil Sandanding and finish coats with BLO:
The beauty of this finish is any scratches in the future can be repaired by a little oil sanding.
All the hard coatings (i.e. TrueOil/Varnish) have to be...
Do a 50cent trigger job. There is information and videos online. Take a dremel and polish all the metal to metal contact points in the trigger mechanism and then add a drop of oil to each surface. Usually drops the pull weight from 5.5 to 5lbs and makes it buttery smooth.
I know someone that zeroed his A2 with no sling, then slung-up and the point of impact moved 5moa down and 5moa left. At All Army they have to shoot rack grade A2s at 500yrds and they do not sling-up because of this.
Most have switched, a couple still shooting the A2. I keep an A2 for Ben's monthly Clinic/Match. No optics. Same fundamentals, NPA, sight alignment, trigger control. I shot a 478/500 at Ben's match last month with my A2.
I jumped in the deep end, A4 WhiteOak upper, Krieger Barrel, Geissele Trigger, Magpul UBR stock, Magpul Forward Assist, Nightforce Service Rifle Scope. In this game, it's buy once, cry once. In big matches I never want to second guess my equipment, when I shoot a bad shot I only have...
The RockRiver NM line is good quality. Compare the cost against the 2 companies mentioned above, you can't go wrong with any of them. Check out the WhiteOak with the Wilson barrel.
Not sure why these cost more, but this is the 2 top sources for AR National Match rifles and parts.
http://www.compasslake.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=64&products_id=352
https://www.whiteoakarmament.com/shop/upper-parts-110/handguards-and-parts/service-rifle-float-tube-kit.html...
I do stock refinishing. Old School, 6 coats Hand Rubbed Linseed Oil.
It takes 3 months. First 3 coats dry within a week, the last three need 2-3 weeks to dry.
PM me if you want to see some of my work. I'm in West Cobb.
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I do stock refinishing. Old School, 6 coats Hand Rubbed Linseed Oil.
It takes 3 months.
Here's one I did last year.
http://www.theoutdoorstrader.com/threads/first-stock-refinish-marlin-1894.967627/
Steve Edwards in Buchanan GA specializes in M1As & Garands. It's less than an hour drive over there.
He accurized my M1A and Garand. IM me if you want his number.
There's an old saying about Oil Finish: 1 coat a day for a week, 1 coat a week for a month, 1 coat a month for a year, & 1 coat a year for life.
A lot of antique furniture have oil finishes. They can be revived using fresh oil and some 0000 steel wool rubbing with the grain to loosen up...