Thinking of re-stocking a fox-river fifty

[STUMPJMPR]

I have a cheap muzzle loader.  It is the ugliest thing ever made.  It is nickel plated with a cheap black wood stock.  I'm thinking about making a new walnut stock for it using traditional hardware.  I will probably leave the nickel finish and use silver color butt plate and trigger guard.  I know this is basically like building a new gun do to the design of muzzle loaders.

[Nobade]

Have at it! Sounds like fun. If you don't know about them check out Track 'o' the wolf for stock blanks, either pre-carved or bandsawed rough blanks.

[wileynet]

i have a youth model fox river 50 was going to put a full size stock on it, the problem i ran into was having a stock inletted, because mine has a screw up through the bottom like a regular rifle and a ramrod hole through the stock, one of the stock makes said he could copy it if i sent the stock in but they do not stock that design

[STUMPJMPR]

I checked out Track of the Wolf.  I plan on order my stock blank, trigger guard, butt plate, and other items from there.  I don't plan on copying the stock exactly.  I plan on making it look more like a traditional rifle.

[JonnyReb]

Look forward to hearing about the build, i've got a cva bobcat i'd like to do the same thing with.   J

[wileynet]

how are you going to put a tenon on it that was the other problem i ran into

[STUMPJMPR]

how are you going to put a tenon on it that was the other problem i ran into

I plan on using the tenons that you drill a small hole into the barrel and peen in place.  However, I'll probably solder it.  I was also thinking about turning the factory under lug into a tenon and pinning the barrel to the stock.

I'm looking for parts right now and was planning to use all silver hardware.  However,  the nose cap I want to use is made for a 15/16 barrel and my barrel is 7/8.