Your Opinions Please

[RickW936]

What IYO is gonna be the simplest/cheapest what to get my hands on a couple of adult sized walnut/hardwood butt stocks ? They are scarce as hen's teeth 'round here it seems.
I have 3 SB2 frames all with youth stocks, one I'll keep as is for the younguns, other two need stocked. I plan on callin CS Monday and check price availability of factory replacements. Also pondering sending in a frame for additional barrels, maybe both. Kinda depends on the $$$!
What do you fellas think about setting up one rifle for scoped barrels and another for irons, probally a peep and shorter barrels, close range stuff?  I find that most scopes mount a bit high for me, and think that with hammer mods and such setting up a "dedicated" reciever might be worthwhile?
        Thanks, in advance for your imput.           Rick   
 
 
 

[rdlange]

GBO classifieds, Gunstocks, Inc, and ebay.

[cwlongshot]

WELCOME Rick!

 You have but two options for the walnut furnature. The factory BC wood and the Factory 12G Dlx. Neither is great for a scope but fine for open sites. Both should be avialable form the factory and the CS should be able to direct you. But you an also get online off the H&R store.

To save a few $$ you will need patience and you will likely end up with a couple BC stock sets for 100-150$ per set.

CW

[YRUpunting?]

GBO classifieds, Gunstocks, Inc, and ebay.

I've bought a couple walnut sets off the above.  If cheap is one of your criteria you'll never find one.  The walnut stocks are/were not high volume they just don't show up often used.  When they do you just have to buy them and swallow the price.

[quickdtoo]

Welcome Rick!! You can get the BC stock and matching long forend from H&R, but the shorter carbine forend isn't available, see the retail parts page in the FAQs. There's one more walnut option, the Topper Deluxe Classic works fine on any H&R frame, sadly it's no longer offered by H&R, but lots of em have been made and can be found in the H&R Classifieds occasionally, I have several of them, all on scoped rifles, a couple pics below. Walnut stained hardwood stocks(called palletwood here) are commonly available in the classifieds, from H&R and ebay as has been mentioned. I dunno what CW means by the online H&R store, but there isn't one, hasn't been for about 5 yrs. 

Tim

[YRUpunting?]

I forgot to add they are available from gunstocksinc as well.  There not finished and you'll have to purchase the forarm spacer but they are readily available walnut stocks.


http://www.gunstocksinc.com

http://www.gunstocksinc.com/web_pages/Plate-pics/NEF-stocks/Handi-rifle-stocks.htm

[gcrank1]

Get the PW MC for scope use and the PW low comb/'shotgun' style for open or peep sights (the MC puts my eye too high for irons). Refinish/stain/refine the shape to your heart's content without a lot of expense, but keep your eye out on the classifieds for the 'fancy wood' if you someday still want it.

[RickW936]

Thanks for the leads, Guys! I'm thinking the "pallet wood" might be my best bet right now, 'specially if some new barrels are in the works!