This weekend, I dropped and chipped the stock of my 1100 where it joins the receiver. I have been unable to find all the "chips." This is a skeet grade gun with nice wood, but one that fits me and shoots birdshot, buckshot and slugs very well.

I have a quote for a Rem factory replacement stock (wood grade unknown) for $195. Problem: does it match grain and color of forearm?

I have called around and found uncheckered and unfinished forearm and stock. They would cost about $70+postage and I would have finish them. I don't mind doing this, but what would it cost to have them checkered after finishing them? Also what filler and stain would you recommend to achieve a Rem like finish?

Another approach would be to have someone finish and checker a foreend and stock from the get go. What is a reasonable cost for this work?

The last option would be to epoxy the chips that I have and fill the missing area with a filler, stain it and refinish the existing stock. This will not be beautiful, but serviceable and I use this shotgun about every three years or so to shoot skeet or quail.

Suggestions and Comments requested!!!Kudude

Numrich Arms has a ton of factory and after market stocks and forends for 1100 shotguns.

http://www.e-gunparts.com

WWW.sportsmansguide.com has some Remington shotgun stocks as does Brownells.

The stock on a remington 3200 special trap that I once had cracked. I sent it back to remington and they matched up the wood on the new stock to the forearm very well. This was about fifteen years ago or so. I was very happy with the finished product. Last year I picked up a 1100 stock from Gun Parts, nice enough stock but no checkering. It has a sporting clays configuration. I like it so far cost was about 100.00 dollars.

If you elect to finish the stock yourself and want an idea of some basic checkering costs you might want to look at ahlmans.com.

Considering you only use it "every three years", either buy a new Remington wood set or even a synthetic stock and fore end.
BTW, the stain and filler don't have anything to do with a factory Remington finish. The filler and stain (if they use any) are under 1/16" of clear polyurethane!