If I had the broken piece, we might have tried to repair it with some Ishapore screws and glue, as we've had good luck with those in the past. But you can't glue and screw what isn't there any more. This meant we needed a replacement stock.

I placed an order for the needed parts and also called Lauer for some "#63, Gun Blue" paint. We're gonna make this one look Pretty!

The square ones are often seen on Indian .308 models.

We even considered that it might be a replacement, but careful observation revealed that it was serial numbered to the rifle.

n fact, all the parts, including the bolt, were serial numbered correctly.

The rifle was made in 1949, after WWII. Kind of late for this model.

I wish I could show you pics of the "before and after" of the bore. I scrubbed it and soaked it with Shooter's Choice and Kroil, then scrubbed it again. I did this about 8 times over a period of a couple of days. By then, it started to clean up pretty nicely and was actually smooth with plenty of rifling.

Just goes to show that you never know until you clean them up. I bet it will also get even nicer after I shoot it some and clean it some more.

I did the old Easy-Off clean up on it and after about three sessions, I got it clean.

I then lightly sanded the parts with 220 grit to remove the feathered wood.

Here's what it looked like after clean-up.

As you can see, the woods were completely different. Tman looked at it and said, "This is going to be really tough to get them to match."

I assured him, "Maybe for mere mortals, but not for you."

Tman stained them to match and finished them, but he was not completely satisfied with the match. But it looked nearly perfect to me.

I got the steel all cleaned up with Mineral Spirits and cleaned off any rust. Then we painted it with the Duracoat.