Was it always black & white ?

[Bruce Day]

Should be a fine gun for you with those barrels. Stockmakers will tell you that duplicating a Parker stock is one of the most difficult tasks in stock making and many replacement stocks stand out as unParker-like. Maybe there is a way the dished in area can be corrected. I've steamed out dents and scratches and I know that a good stock man (not me) can do wonders with fixing problems.

[Merv Boyd]

Originally Posted by Bruce Day

Should be a fine gun for you with those barrels. Stockmakers will tell you that duplicating a Parker stock is one of the most difficult tasks in stock making and many replacement stocks stand out as unParker-like. Maybe there is a way the dished in area can be corrected. I've steamed out dents and scratches and I know that a good stock man (not me) can do wonders with fixing problems.

I think the dished out area is beyond steaming. It goes from 0 to about 1/16" to 3/32" at its deepest point and measures about 2" x 1 1/2". I'm not sure if the stock can be sanded down to level out the dished area. it would probably mean that the edge of the butt plate would also need to be sanded. The stock does have good dimensions and could probably be used for duplicating purposes.