I am the proud owner of two Brno 22's and one 21, all in 7x57. One of them has had the stock fooled with. It presently sports a black one inch , Pacmar recoil pad with a 1/4" spacer, but the pull is only 13" so the stock is only 11.75 without the pad/spacer. While I wish the gun hadn't been altered in any way, that's what I was presented with and at the price for the square-bridge beauty, I couldn't pass it up.

Of course the gun will never look "original", but what can I do to get 13.5 to 13.75" without the gun looking like it was "patched" up. To complicate the "pull" issue, the apparent length is even less, because a single trigger has replaced the double-set originals and that makes one feel like the length from butt to trigger is even less. I've ordered a 1.5 inch Pacmar and a
.5" spacer. Before I open the boxes on the pad, etc., and can't return them, does anyone have a better solution, or know of a bigger, but traditional looking red or black pad.

[ 03-08-2003, 21:19: Message edited by: JudgeG ]

I've seen wood spacers used successfully to bring a stock back up to length. Someone like Chic could match the grain and it would not be as noticeable as 2 inches of black plastic.
Here is a mauser with a mediocre job.
Butt

Of course what you are really saying is that you want to get a new stock for it, but first you need to talk yourself into it.

Anything you do is going to look like a patch up job, even if there is a wood spacer made that almost matches, it will never match perfectly in all angles of view. If you go this route, I would be tempted to use a lace up leather butt pad in addition, they can still look funky but unless you are gluing the original chunk that was sawn off it will always never be perfect.

Depending on the stock, you could try the poker faced bluff approach and put a new forend on it, then make the spacer out of the same material the forend is. Now it might look a little different, but anyone looking at it will never really know why it was done like that, whether for looks or some weird european style from the 50's......

Plus it could be made to look rather nice I think if done with style.

I suspect you would be happiest with a plain unfinished drop in from someone in whatever grade matches the rest of the gun.

JudgeG, I agree with Mark, you really can't do this and make it look right. Just me, but when I see a stock with either plastice extensions or wood extensions, I lose a lot of interest. You might check with The Old Numrich Arms and see if they have a take off stock for one.

BTW how did the busted stock incident work out with UPS?

[ 03-09-2003, 04:51: Message edited by: Customstox ]

Mark White is right. Restock the "square-bridge beauty" with a nice piece of walnut, and be darn proud of your decision to make an heirloom.

I can't afford gorgeous wood (just nice wood), but I am very conscious that rifles in particular and firearms in general are forever. One hundred years and five generations from now, we hope that people will still walk the fields and carry the rifles we built with care to shoot true and to be admired.

I would suggest two things maybe three but having ones arms shortened is a pain...so have the original stock duplicated with a nice piece of Turkish walnut....that's is the best and most expensive solution...sell it and buy one that is original or add one of those leather lace on recoil pads from Cabellas...

I'm going to take a picture of the rifle Monday and put it on this forum. When you see the wood, you will want to find the fellow who cut this thing and kill him. And, I lied... I have two 22's and a 21.

Maybe if I let Ray "speak" over it, the fertilizer will make the stock grow.



[ 03-09-2003, 23:22: Message edited by: JudgeG ]