20 gauge stock repair

[Jordan Palmer]

I'm no expert on guns by any means, but I would say the rust could be cleaned up without any evasive procedures leaving some nice patina and my guess it's somewhere between fair & average other than the stock. All the mechanics seems to operate very smoothly.

I am a decent woodworker ( traditional hand tools) so I might just give it a go on making a new stock myself. Any tips from the experts would be apreciated.. I think I have a source on some 50 yr old air dried quarter sawn black walnut that would do nicely.

Maybe someone can confirm this, I was told the ejector mechanism was a rare option on the VH and increased the value by alot.

Thanks for all the great info gentlemen.
This site is truly a wealth of knowledge.