Many years ago I picked up a Bannerman 71/84 Mauser. The metal was great. The stock, less so. I have wanted to replace the stock but have yet to find a decent original that was not on a decent rifle. I did find an advertisement for a Gentleman who makes them but he hasn't in the last 18 months that I have been in contact.

Question is: If I bondo up this stock some to take care of the chips, cracks and missing pieces, is there someone who could duplicate it? As it is a 71/84 I believe the hard part is the long tunnel for the magazine tube.

Thanks,

this guy ?

http://lswinds.webs.com/

Yes Sir.

The much easier way is to make it in two pieces and splice them together under the band. But yes, fixing an original is a good way to make a pattern stock; I use wood, bondo, epoxy.

The Bannermans were all cut short barrel and fore arm wise. It is a great brush gun, short, handy and packs a pretty good punch. It's just the stock that is total beat all to heck. Chunks out of it, areas sanded very low, pieces spliced in very poorly. I just need to restock it. Figured if I could get a good one I could cut it down or have this one duplicated after I cleaned it up. As I said that long (20"?) whole for the magazine tube seem troubling.

The holes are drilled first and the stocks turned around them. I bet they still had lots of scrap.
Just checked mine; if you make it in two pieces, you would only have to drill a 7 inch hole in the butt end. Then the forearm would be drilled and the barrel inletted over that, and the foreend shaped by hand. I have made musket stocks that way. The splice is hidden by the band. It is not a hard shape to make. Clean yours up and fill the holes. The stock duplicator can be adjusted to add wood to the outside where it was sanded. I might be talked into making one....catch me at a weak time.

I'll get about cleaning mine up and let you know when it is ready. If you have a weak moment about then so much the better.