Nice wood for a Henry?

[PT7]

The photo of the Dehaan 16 gauage SXS stock would make a beautiful and perfect avatar!

[SloopJohnB]

With this thread, I just finished examining my Henry. IMO, the fit and finish on my rifle is superb. Not one flaw or imperfection. I guess I would have to see and handle an example from the OP to understand the difference.

The HRA rifles I have all have excellent fit and finish. I've absolutely zero complaints there. What I was referring to is fancy grade walnut. Below are a couple of pics of the type of idea of what I am looking for.

CZ 550 FS



Dehaan 16 gauage SXS

Thank you for the pics. Those two examples look like what I have on my 1936 LC Smith 20 ga.

[2fewdaysafield]

The photo of the Dehaan 16 gauage SXS stock would make a beautiful and perfect avatar!

I'm new here but tried to put in an Avatar but achieved no success. I'm not too smart with computers. I'll try again.

[2fewdaysafield]

With this thread, I just finished examining my Henry. IMO, the fit and finish on my rifle is superb. Not one flaw or imperfection. I guess I would have to see and handle an example from the OP to understand the difference.

The HRA rifles I have all have excellent fit and finish. I've absolutely zero complaints there. What I was referring to is fancy grade walnut. Below are a couple of pics of the type of idea of what I am looking for.

CZ 550 FS



Dehaan 16 gauage SXS

Thank you for the pics. Those two examples look like what I have on my 1936 LC Smith 20 ga.

Then you are truly blessed. Plastic stocks have their purpose. I own more than a few of them. But as I get older the beauty of a gun carries more weight than it used to. I have more guns than I will ever need but in my fading years I'd like to thin the herd a bit and concentrate on guns that are both beautiful but also do the job I ask. Sort of like when I was younger....I liked having really hot women around me but the beauty of my guns was not so important so long as I had plenty. Now I don't mind having a few less guns so long as they are truly beautiful and do their job to the best of my ability.

[SloopJohnB]

I've only gone plastic on two long guns -- My Ruger SR-556 FB and Mossberg 590. Both btw are now Magpul. Those two guns are designed to be beat up when it comes time for that. As example (or so the story goes): The 590 experience with the Submarine Service had issues with the barrels not being strong enough to withstand being banged/crimped when going through watertight hatches -- so Mossberg came out with the 590(A1) with stronger barrels and metal trigger and safeties.

My other long guns are very pretty.

[JBlaisdell]

I'm going through older threads and just found this one. I was able to get a nice stock on mine by asking the ckerk at DSG to bring several out and let me examine them. This one was a no-brainer. This is after I stripped off the poly and then went over it with lemon oil and several rounds of Howards Feed-n-Wax.

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[seak89]

Love honey and smoke in a stock

[Tape]

being way beyond old school, I share your appreciation for nice wood on a firearm .... that is one reason I have no interest whatsoever in an AR type rifle ....

I like wood as well, I don't care for plastic either on rifles so I frankenized my Colt with walnut, yeah I get a lot of flack from the AR group but to hell with them

[JEBar]

yeah I get a lot of flack from the AR group but to hell with them

I bet you do .. .. I've never seen an AR type rifle modified in that way .... thanks for posting the pictures