Fox Collectors

I have recently purchased a 16 gauge sterlingworth that has really great metal but the wood is bad. Stock cracked on the inside and poorly fixed, split on the outside, forend missing a chunk and the checkering is gone. I would like to get new wood and have it actually fit me. Any suggestions from your experience on stock companies or gunsmiths is greatly appreciated

Show me gunstocks does great work.Bobby

How ya been Bobby

Getting older and deeper in debt! Bobby

Try Dan Rossiter or Dewey Vicknair both located in PA and great Foxsmiths.

Thanks!

I relieved a stock and forend from pumpkin/ah fox parts and oh my do I have a lot of work to do

You could send it back to Jason and let him head it up properly, then if you wanted to do the final shaping and finishing yourself you could. I love shaping shotgun wood, having it checkered, then finishing it myself.

SRH

I tried he said he is done doing stock work

Donnie at Show Me can head it up for you and then send it back so you can do everything else if you so desire.

I started my project with a inletted stock from Jason at Pumkin Mountain. Jason has been a great resource in my work and is a darn nice guy. I will say a couple of things about this stocks.
-They are very reasonably priced
-Generally the wood is very plain (That didn't pester me)
-There is a TON of excess material. The top and bottom tang inletting, Cheeks, Wrist, Comb, and Heel all need to be extensively shaped to final dimensions. Get a shinto rasp and a sharp scraper you will need them!

Further, If you value your time consider having a duplicating outfit duplicate your existing stock. The leave material where requested but leave you a blank slate that is vastly closer to final dimensions when compared to the original fox stocks. I went that direction personally and plan to use jasons stock on a future project

Tim