nitesite said:Yeah, those Modern Musket threads have been incredible fo follow. They are just amazing and I've learned a LOT from them.
carbinemike, I did put a USGI wood stock on it that I got from the CMP South store in Anniston, AL. Believe it or not, my plans for refinishing this one won't happen. If I want to lay this rifle down on rough concrete or rocks well I can just go right ahead and do so! I did buy a second stock when I was there which I may one day strip and refinish, but for now I'm just storing it. Both stocks were already glass bedded by a military armory and they fit really snug, which along with my Nosler Ballistic Tip handloads are shooting into 0.75" at 50-yards with irons.
I shot it this summer as often as I could, but after last months vacation and then working almost non-stop since I got back it left me with precious little free time. The rifle is such a pussycat to shoot, almost no recoil. Now my schedule is back to normal and the murderous heat of summer is past and autumn is in full swing so it's going to go out a LOT more often.
I bought a beautiful stock set from a friend here that is going to go on my 590 and I'll take a pic of my work guns (a 1911, an M1A and a shotgun) all with wood furniture. They'll all look pretty retro compared to todays modern black guns!
Went to the range yesterday and shot my buddies 16 Socom. Loads of fun! He also picked up some Hornady subsonic loads ( by mistake!) which gave us a huge scare since we thought it was a squib at first... Didn't even cycle the bolt.
I'm glad I was able to complete your "wood" collection my friend!
