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Market for a M88 Winchester Stock Pattern?
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I was wondering if you guys thought there would be enough calling for the factory M88 Winchester stock to justify cutting a pattern for it.


As usual just my $.02
Paul K
 
Posts: 12881 | Location: Mexico, MO | Registered: 02 April 2001Reply With Quote
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Depends on how much money and time to make one and how many one would sell.

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Alot would depend upon the price. M88's seem to have a tendency to crack stocks. I have a friend who has been looking for replacement stock for quite some time. Problem is he's more of a collector than a hunter and real Winchester stocks go for big $$. The M88's in standard calibers (.243 & .308) sell for around $800 in my neck of the woods. Most folks don't want to drop $3-400 on a stock just to make the rifle a shooter which it certainly will be without an original stock.


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Posts: 2348 | Location: Pennsylvania | Registered: 07 January 2005Reply With Quote
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The FUN PART is making the guide to support the LONG drill for the stock bolt. With the guide clamped you can drill by hand the thru bolt hole, and then come back from the rear to counterbore for the head of the bolt.

Thankfully I am done driling my share of them.

Jim Wisner
 
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The M-88 doesn't have a stock bolt , just action screws !


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Posts: 104 | Location: Bristol , VT | Registered: 12 October 2011Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Mike Bromley:
The M-88 doesn't have a stock bolt , just action screws !


I think we have our wires crossed. The Winchester M88 has a stock bolt that holds a block the locates the rear of the receiver, and it has a screw that screws into a block that is dovetailed into the barrel.


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