What should I do with this stock?

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What should I do with this stock?

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Wondering what the best option for this rifle would be? Replace the stock completely or try to splice a new forearm into it? Would I need another 28 stock or can the 91s be modified to work?
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Look for a whole one. My :2cents:
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It's going to be hard to recreate anything without an intact stock to copy. It may take years but I would suggest holding out for an original stock. Even if you find one of the originals in bad shape it will at least give you the pattern you need to copy.
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Oof, it hurts my heart a bit to see these "bubba'd" even in a simple way like this. I agree that keeping an eye out for an original stock would be ideal. I suppose you cant do much worse to the that existing stock than has already been done so you might play around and experiment on it until you find an original.

I got two SKS stocks last year at an auction for only $20. Great unissued condition yet nobody wanted them, couldnt believe it. So you certainly could have similar unexpected luck.
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I saw this one on GunBroker. The current stock is firewood IMHO. Best to wait for the real thing to show up. One will eventually and it will cost a fortune. And that's not the ski-trooper stock. I've never seen one of these for sale by itself before. And then there is the additional hardware and parts you will need.., bands, handguard... Would have been better to wait for a complete Ski Trooper to show up and pay the bucks for it. It's possible the the stock could be spliced with a correct lower forestock. That's way out of our paygrade though... Finland and Russia did some nice splice work though... Probably best to keep the rifle maintained and wait for something to show up EVEN if it's not a ski-trooper stock.
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This isn't the one from gunbroker. It had been in my dad's possession since the 90's when he picked up 3 of them. I inherited it, and one of the others, back in January when he passed away. I'm just looking to see what options are out there to try and bring some of the rifles I got back into acceptable shape. Also have a Bubba 2A1 Enfield and Ariska that need some love. The Enfield is salvageable but the Ariska will have to stay as is.
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Both "seem" have have the barrels cut down. What is the length of the barrels?

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The Enfield seems to match up with my other 2A1, the Ariska was probably altered permanently. That don't look like an original front sight lol.
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I had a 1918 Enfield that was sporterized like that one that was the best shooting iron sight rifle I ever owned.
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I would mount that stock, behind glass, above the fireplace, with a sign that says, "In case of emergency break glass, burn wood. "
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