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 Refinish or replace gun stock?
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01/28/13 01:27 AM
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conchovalleyhunter
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I have a ruger m77 .243 that is in need of a new or refinished stock. This is the older m77 with the tang safety. My dad bought it for me in the late 80's so it's got a lot of sentimental value to it. Any advice?
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Re: Refinish or replace gun stock?
[Re: preston629]
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01/28/13 01:30 AM
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stxranchman
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Plus I would buy me a synthetic to use on it for most of my hunting if I use the rifle a lot.
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Re: Refinish or replace gun stock?
[Re: stxranchman]
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01/28/13 01:39 AM
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I would go synthetic. I have changed all my guns but one to them and I am changing that last one this year.
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Re: Refinish or replace gun stock?
[Re: Pittstate]
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01/28/13 02:02 AM
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savoyspecial1
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I refinished my old m77 from when I was a kid. It does not take very long or you could always buy a nice laminate. Boyd's gunstocks are always nice and are right around $100
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Re: Refinish or replace gun stock?
[Re: savoyspecial1]
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01/28/13 02:21 AM
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Texas Dan
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For what it's worth, a gun with a refinished stock has much lower collector value.
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Re: Refinish or replace gun stock?
[Re: Texas Dan]
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01/28/13 02:47 AM
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Why does it need refinished? Is it all beat up? Nothing wrong with that.
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Re: Refinish or replace gun stock?
[Re: Sneaky]
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01/28/13 03:29 AM
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Re: Refinish or replace gun stock?
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01/28/13 04:03 AM
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I refinished a couple of stocks, one being a tang safety Ruger. Came out real nice. Wasn't that tough to do. I used a hand rubbed oil finish, though today I'd use a wiping varnish finish. As for resale, I don't plan to sell any of em anyway. Recently my Dad passed away and I have his tang safety Ruger Ultralight in 270. It's really beat up, but no way will I redo that stock. My Dad put every scratch on it, and it will remain as-is until the next generation gets it.
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Re: Refinish or replace gun stock?
[Re: 603Country]
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01/28/13 04:45 AM
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I would go with a new laminate stock that gives you the best of both worlds.
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Re: Refinish or replace gun stock?
[Re: savoyspecial1]
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01/28/13 04:56 AM
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I refinished my old m77 from when I was a kid. It does not take very long or you could always buy a nice laminate. Boyd's gunstocks are always nice and are right around $100 I have a few Boyd's laminates, they are great!
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Re: Refinish or replace gun stock?
[Re: tth_40]
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02/15/13 05:05 AM
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Green76
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refinish if it has sentimental value...
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