Tatereater

Ah. That makes sense. Thank you very much.

I poked around online looking at stocks on ebay. All were in rough shape, so I reattached the extension bit and am in the process of trimming it and reshaping it to fit the proper buttplate. The original stocks had 3 larger holes drilled into them? One hole makes sense for the mainspring tube, what are the other 2 for?

First I soaked it in krud cutter, then sanded it down, rinsed it with warm water and dried the seam w/ a hairdryer. Gave the rest of the stock about a week to dry. The glue started to flake on the edges so I was able to pick at it with a thin razor. Whoever did the joint was really skilled. Other than the mismatched grain, you’d never know it was an addition. Odd though that they didn’t have a cutout to give you access to the main spring.

Good afternoon. Finally worked the add on off the stock and this is what I found. Is that metal bit supposed to be down that low? Edit: looked a round a bit, appears that tube is supposed to be there, just not out so far. I am guessing they cut the stock down and then added the curved bit. At this point I am guessing I need to replace the rear stock w/ a repo. Any idea how I get the mainspring tube out? Couldn’t really tell what was holding it in place.

Hi Tanker, I was thinking the same. It feels awkward shouldering it as it is, so I was assuming the curved bit was added to the stock. That could work out great since the stock is other wise in decent shape. No visible cracks and only normal wear and tear dings here and there. I just need to gingerly weaken the glue, and slap the proper butt plate on when it arrives.

Thanks Blueheeler. I didn’t think of pulling a pic from the other tread. When I took that buttplate off, it does appear they drilled out a hole, but it isn’t quite big enough. What I wondering if that was just tacked on to the end of the stock. It appeared to be held on with 2 long wood screws and glue.

Good afternoon, finally disassembled my Johnson and noticed something odd about the rear stock. It appears that the curved end was added on because the grain doesn’t match. So I was wondering what the proper length of the rear stock is. Trying to upload photos but keep getting an error message.

I like that one. I had bought a weaver rail because the site I got the m1 sight from said it was a weaver connection. Guess I misread it or there are different types of weaver mounts.

Good evening. So I bought one of these sights, https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1005844592 Nice simple m1 carbine peep sight, but it has a 1/2” dovetail that runs perpendicular to the barrel. Now the pickle is finding a rail or a plate with a cutout for it. Does that type of cut have a different name than “dovetail”? The few bars/rails I have found run parallel to the barrel.

Thank you for the diagram. It is definitely worth a try.

That is an odd stock. Maybe they planned on putting a box mag in somehow? Why I don’t know. The thing that caught my eye with these rifles was the unique rotary mag. I like to tell my kids it is pregnant and going to have a litter of cute little baby guns any day now.

I would go that route if I had more experience with metal working. Going to try the rail and an M1 carbine peep sight for the time being. Figure that will at least let me shoot it and then tinker around and boost my skill and confidence with metal. Looked at their prices. They are rather high.

Wax? Never seen that. Seen plenty of that super sticky cosmoline but never wax.

Hahahaahaha. You are the best!

Was just looking at that. Think my wife would strangle me if I mentioned it to her.