got a vz24 with a bubba special stock , were to find a reaplacement ?

[matthew_h]

hey guys a couple hours ago i got a1937 vz24 in a trade (traded a big box of older video games and gear) . it has a great looking bore . i would really like to restock it to make it look right . i wont be able to afford the stock for a while but id like to find a source for one .

numrich dose not have any complete vz24 stocks , at least that i can find .

[mcwoodduck]

I would call around to some of the older gun shops in the area. 
If you ever go into some of the back rooms there are trash barrels with all kinds of military stocks in them that guys took off and stuck a ram line, bell and carlson, or Bishop sporter stock and left the military wood there.
Can not hurt to ask.

[matthew_h]

sounds like a good idea . only one shop in the area i can think of that would have stuff like that though . i wonder if this would fit ? http://www.gunpartscorp.com/catalog/Detail.aspx?pid=50310&catid=4234

[Harry Snippe]

Take it then you want to restore it to as issued ?
The stock listed at gunpartscorp.com is a good start . The quest then is to get the period metal bands Etc to match.
There has been truck loads of these old mausers brought over in the last ten years , so some one should have all the parts required .

[matthew_h]

yes i would like it to be as issued . i am fixing up the bubba sporter stock a bit for now as its what i have . i ordered a recoil lug cross bot as it was removed and the cutouts covered . i will add a set of swivels and fill the void were the cleaning rod should be  . then i will have a sporter stock for if i use the rifle hunting .

[1911crazy]

Try ebay and i think a dealer on the net offered vz24 stocks i think.  E-gun parts has the wood and metal but it maybe listed seperate.  I just purchased some vz-24 bands from them.

do a search for   VZ-24 military gun stocks   or try   www.hoosiergunworks.com/catalog/military_stocks.html    shop around because the prices may vary.

[matthew_h]

i wont have much cash to spend i am on a fixed income . Next month i will have $50 maybe a bit more to spend on a stock . i will look on ebay and try searching around for a stock set .

edit : i should have mentioned that i know next to nothing about mausers . thats why i would like to find one with all the hardware i don't really know what it would need . i did order a recoil lug cross bolt($6.50 off ebay) so that i can at least use the stock i have .

[matthew_h]

there are no import markings that i can find and no marks that indicate the caliber . the guy i got it from normally knows what he is doing , and he has shot it  . i got some ammo with it not sure what it is exactly . says 1944 and 7.91 and tuc . i don't know much about Mausers so help would be great .

[Mikey]

matthew:  you have a pre-war Yugo/Checkoslovakian VZ-24 8x57mm rifle.  It was probably a WWII bring-back since it doesn't have any import markings on it or possibly it was imported during the late 40s-60s, before (1968 and import markings).

The VZs are the choice of mil-spec wartime/pre-war productions and are known for their smooth actions.  I have one very similar, if not nearly identical to yours, stock and all, except that whoever used a belt sander to try and remove the barrel cooling steps spent a beer or two too long on the barrel and although straight through on the bore the barrel looks warped - still though, she holds a very nice group with open sights at 100 yds.

Your choice of ammunition is Sellier and Bellot or PRVI, 8x57JS/7.92x57JS/8mm Mauser - both European made and loaded to original specs - great ammo and more than adequate for pretty much anything on the North American continent. 

RE:  restoration - yeah, if you want but as it is, the rifle is a excellent choice as a camp rifle or a go to rifle.  All I would add to that rifle is a recoil pad to the stock - makes it a bit easier when sighting in at the range.  By the way - excellent deal.  Have fun.

[matthew_h]

thanks for the good info Mikey . i live and hunt in the shotgun zone in MI so a hunting rifle is not much use to me other than my muzzle loader .i have a couple misurps for range shooting or if i ever want to put a big hole in a coyote .

I will probably shoot it as is for a while . the action is really smooth , i can see why some one made a hunting rifle out of it .

Edit . will that CZ-24 stock i posted fit the VZ-24 ? i may plan on ordering that next month if it fits correctly . 

[bja105]

I sent you a PM.  I have a stock for you.

[matthew_h]

thanks for the offer , but i have hardly any cash .

[matthew_h]

did some work on it today , the cross bolt came in . with that installed the barrel is floating without me doing anything .also did a sling.  stud were the cleaning rod would be . i like how that came out . may need to paint the for-end tip to hide the JB weld not sure what to do there yet . also glued a Texas commemorative quarter were the stock medallion would be .

i am liking this as a sporter , i may get a receiver sight installed or more likely a mojo sight . what you guys think ? I also need the two keeper/locker screws for the take down screws and a rear swivel .Or i need to make up a plate to fill that area so i can continue to use the qd style thats on there now .





edit working on a metal plate for the rear swivel . i need to cold blue the swivels and that metal plate .i also fond an old leather sling in my parts box . needs a Chicago screw though .

[Mikey]

Ha:  I thought the whole bunch of us had gotten the ol chicago screw when the idjits in this country elected hobama.................