Winchester 67 Beater Stock Rehab

[zesty]

I've had a 1930's(?) Winchester 67 single shot 22lr for years. It was rough when I got it but I love this thing. A few people have shot their first round ever through it. ODT'er Loadnplenty reblued it for me years ago. Just recently, I got an extra old beater stock from him. It's already cut down to youth size which will be a perfect addition. It needs work though. Before I start butchering this thing worse, thought I'd post some before pics. Wish me luck.

- Someone started carving a more pistol grip into the stock on one side so it needs to be evened out.
- The stock doesn't fit the barrel so I'll need to carve out some of the inside (in the side-by-side pic, the original stock is on top)
- It has some kind of shellac or polyurethane finish. After the re-shape, I'll probably use Tru-Oil.
- All the screws and barrel escutcheon (had to look that up) are missing
- Trigger guard needs to be reshaped and re-blued.

Anyone have a good source for wood stock screws?

Anyone have tips on how to reshape the stock evenly? I plan on just eyeballing it but if there's an amateur friendly trick to it, let me know.

 

[GAgunLAWbooklet]

I once took a birch Ruger 10/22 stock and used rasps, files, chisels, sandpaper and even a belt sander at certain points to get it down to extra slim dimensions for a 10-year-old kid.

I got the proportions right. I accentuated the pistol grip area of the stock and slimmed the "wrist" so a kid's thumb could wrap around it more thoroughly.
The fore-end wood was dramatically slim down I probably took a quarter inch off of each side it had felt like grabbing a 4 x 4 fence post,
even to my adult hands.

But, I was never sure how I could finish it with a final polishing and then staining to make it look professional. So I left it in the white, used it for a while that way,
and then gave it away to somebody who had an eight year old daughter who was just learning to shoot!

 

[zesty]

I once took a birch Ruger 10/22 stock and used rasps, files, chisels, sandpaper and even a belt sander at certain points to get it down to extra slim dimensions for a 10-year-old kid.

I got the proportions right. I accentuated the pistol grip area of the stock and slimmed the "wrist" so a kid's thumb could wrap around it more thoroughly.
The fore-end wood was dramatically slim down I probably took a quarter inch off of each side it had felt like grabbing a 4 x 4 fence post,
even to my adult hands.

But, I was never sure how I could finish it with a final polishing and then staining to make it look professional. So I left it in the white, used it for a while that way,
and then gave it away to somebody who had an eight year old daughter who was just learning to shoot!

Yeah, I'm probably going to do a little belt sanding to get the sides close to even. Getting the shape right will be the tough part. I think after that, I just work with finer and finer paper until it's smooth. Staining can be tricky depending on the wood (like birch) but I'll probably just leave it natural color. I think these are walnut.

I'm mostly nervous about carving up the inside. From my research, this stock should fit but it doesn't, lol. Also, I just found out this may be a later production model than I thought. Is there a Winchester expert on ODT? I'm just curious.

 

[GeauxLSU]

BLIP is your man for all things stock refurb related....

 

[zesty]

BLIP is your man for all things stock refurb related....

Thanks. Yeah, I've seen Blip's stuff. Very impressive.

 

[BLIP]

Thanks. Yeah, I've seen Blip's stuff. Very impressive.

I am here! PM ME pics

 

[BLIP]

Thanks. Yeah, I've seen Blip's stuff. Very impressive.

Sorry I didn't see the pictures. Get in touch with me we'll work it out for you it's not as bad as you think

 

[zesty]

Rough shaping is done. Still need to fine tune it. I rinsed it again to try and raise some more of the dents and scratches so these pics show it wet. Big difference already.

 

[zesty]

BLIP - BTW, yes, it was polyurethane, lol. That really wasn't so bad though. Shaping the grip to match what was carved on one side is by far the biggest pain. I'm getting close though.

 

[loadnplenty]

Coming along well. A iron and wet rag will help raise the dents.