M1A Select Fire Stock Filler Cracked - Page 1

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - M1A Select Fire Stock Filler Cracked

Posted: 1/20/2018 11:13:11 AM EDT

Ive got an M1A with the select fire stock. The painted brown filler piece has become cracked and now deteriorating. I'd like to send it out to be professionally refilled and colorized.

Not interested in doing it myself. Any recommendations?

Posted: 1/20/2018 2:56:23 PM EDT

[#1]

Dummy M14 selector

Posted: 1/20/2018 6:58:29 PM EDT

[#2]

If you don't want the dummy kit like mentioned above and want a wood plug grafted to it, try contacting John Thomas at retro arms works. He can be found in the ar retro section. His work is museum quality and extremely price friendly. He re-parked my uncle's M1A earlier this year. The turn around time was only a week.

Posted: 1/21/2018 6:37:44 PM EDT

[#3]

Thanks.

Thought about it and, no, I'm not really into the faux selector switch. Just rather have a clean walnut plug fitted in, stained, and oiled to match.

I sent that fellow, John Thomas, an email to see if that's in his wheelhouse.

I'm open to any other recommendations of wood working guys that would do a nice job.

Posted: 1/25/2018 7:28:38 PM EDT

[#4]

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Thanks.

Thought about it and, no, I'm not really into the pho selector switch. Just rather have a clean walnut plug fitted in, stained, and oiled to match.

I sent that fellow, John Thomas, and email to see if that's in his wheelhouse.

I'm open to any other recommendations of wood working guys that would do a nice job.

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Your rifle-your decison, but I like the selector kit in a surplus stock. First picture below is my M1A in the commercial walnut stock as it came from the factory. 2nd pic is the same rifle in a surplus birch stock with the faux selector kit sporting a lockout button in place of the switch. Best for me because it reminds me so much of my basic training rifle issued back in 1969.

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Posted: 2/2/2018 1:41:29 PM EDT

[#5]

JB Weld or Devcon Steel Epoxy will fill the void nicely and can be sanded.

Consider having the rifle bedded by a service rifle gunsmith, not some local yokal. Marine Tex or Devcon Steel Epoxy are my first picks.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - M1A Select Fire Stock Filler Cracked

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