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Customized USGI Fiberglass Stock? Pics

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#1 · (Edited)
Picked this stock up from a member from a local forum. Took a gamble at $170, shipped. May be high for some but seemed worth it to me.

I was told it came on a Springer Scout during the mid 90's. He seemed to think it was made by Accuracy Speaks. I assume he got the rifle from them because he was also selling Accuracy Speaks rails and said he spoke with Mrs. Martin at the 95 NRA convention. The texture on it resembles the bumpy texture of the synthetics but it appears like it was textured on top of a USGI fiberglass stock. As you can see in the pic of where the grip mounts, the texture has come off and you can see a smother surface. I also looked at another USGI fiberglass stock I have, and in the mag well there are markings that match up with this one. It is very solid at the castle nut and buffer tube, and the pistol grip attaches to metal that is welded to the hex piece where the buffer tube threads into. The stocks overall length is 30" collapsed and 33 1/2" extended with the butt stock it came with. The lock up is tight as heck!

I will be replacing the butt stock and grip so over all I will probably be around $300-350. I know Choate has a done and brand new option for about the same money but man, if this is a USGI fiber and solid, that's cool with me. I like the Sage and Blackfeather but this is probably where I wanna be with this rifle.

Whatcha think?

Edit- sorry for pics being so small. Taken by phone and not smart enough to fix it
 
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#11 ·
Yes, but the boss for the buttstock detents will keep the bottom of the tube from deforming, so only about 70% of the opened end will be vulnerable to damage and that 70% is well protected 99% of the time when the buttstock is in place. Great idea for storage, if it were me and my project I'd look for a way to plug the opened end, maybe with a small tapered rubber plug with a small captured screw head to grab onto for removal.
 
#13 ·
Wanting to make storage, I took a buffer tube and cut the end off. While cutting it, just about all the way through, the end started spinning. Realized the end with the small hole is actually threaded into the tube (picture 1).

I finished cutting the threaded piece to make a blank to seal the castle nut end (picture 2).

Placed the blank inside the tube where I wanted it and taped the hole and poured marine epoxy about 3/4" thick (picture 3).

Bought a rubber stopper from Home Depot. 1 1/8" was a good size so it does not disrupt the action of the buttstock (picture 4).

I have AR furniture on the way and have plans for the actual fiberglass. I'm exctied about this one. I will post pics when I complete.
 
#18 ·
I like the storage tube idea. Can't wait to see the finished rifle. I hope you paint the stock, that brown is fairly uggo, no offense. You know what else may be cool, mounting a rail on the underside of the forend and attaching an AFG to it. It helps keep your fingers away from the cycling op-rod.
 
#23 ·
I did one, it did not look very good. It has a crappy AR stock and grip I found at a gun show cheap with some lousy paint. I made the grip adapter and the back plate from aluminum that I welded together on the back side, I ran 3 screws into the thick part of the fiberglass and filled the void with PC7 epoxy, it very strong. I used a Pignose adapter for the buffer tube, it only had two screws but I added a third, I got the pin out of the buffer tube and unscrewed the the plug so it could be used for storage. If I was going to use it I would get one of ACE's side folder adapter used for Saiga shotguns...
http://www.carolinashooterssupply.com/product_p/ace-fsm-ar.htm
They also sell the Pignose adapter...
http://www.carolinashooterssupply.com/product_p/css-pignose.htm

My 2 rifles have 22" barrels and look funny in folding/collapsible stocks.
Casey
 
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