I looked up your gun last night. It is an 1874 T grade (twist barrels), lifter action, no options, 10 gauge, 30" barrels. Check the length of the shell you are trying to use. It is likely a 3-1/2 inch and way too long to go in.
As to the stock, I own about a dozen lifters, have worked on several in refurbishing them. I spent over a year trying to find a semi-inlet blank for several of them (probably tried 20 or more vendors) and found absolutely none available for any lifter model. Several companies used to make them but all had stopped and none even had their old patterns. Just not enough demand I assume. To my knowledge what you are looking for is simply not available as a simple purchase. I had one custom turned but had to take a broken up stock, glue it together and patch it with bondo reshaped to the proper dimensions to use as a pattern. This costs several hundred dollars plus the wood. Having a new stock built as a custom will be several thousands. During that time I actively looked for a used stock or a junk gun that had a decent stock. No luck, since the stock is often the worst condition item on the gun (your situation). Getting a new stock at any kind of reasonable price will be a challenge.
Post some pictures in the thread. Some people think a stock is ruined when in fact they can be repaired to a level at least to the point of making a display gun. broken, even in several pieces or severely cracked can often be repaired. No one can advise without the pictures.
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06-01-2024, 09:41 PM
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