| Author |
Message |
| < 16ga. Guns ~ Need help with Flues |
|
 Posted:
Tue May 27, 2025 6:43 pm
|
|
|
Joined: 20 Jan 2008
Posts: 3
Location: South West PA
|
|
Gotta be a record for longest time between joining and first post!
So after pulling my 1924 16ga Flues out of the safe I remembered what all I need to do for her. The stock was cut down at some point over the past 100 years and has a couple cracks\splits that need fixed (On the butt end, not the wrist). I would just as soon replace the stock, but there are really no viable replacements out there. I do have the original butt plate and with it installed the LOP is about 13.5". She locks up tight and I would like to shore her up and make a shooter out of her. I need to lengthen the LOP to about 15" or so. I am thinking about a 1.5"orange "period correct" butt pad, or an orange 1" Ithaca sunrise reproduction and one or two spacers from Connecticut shotgun.
Question is, what's the best way to repair and shore up the butt stock? I am considering stripping and refinishing the original wood and re-cutting the checkering in the process. Given the condition and the cut down stock I don't know if I am concerned with resale value at all. should I be?
If you want to se pics of what I'm dealing with several are posted on SGW under my user name.
What say all of you? |
_________________
Steve Uhall |
|
|
|
|
 |
|
| Posted:
Tue May 27, 2025 9:16 pm
|
|
|
Member
Joined: 15 Apr 2007
Posts: 9564
Location: Amarillo, Texas
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Wed May 28, 2025 7:48 am
|
|
|
Member
Joined: 28 Dec 2005
Posts: 2029
Location: Glendale, AZ
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Posted:
Wed May 28, 2025 9:31 am
|
|
|
Member
Joined: 19 May 2006
Posts: 713
Location: Too far south in New England
|
|
A new stock would be the best option, IMHO. Otherwise you'll be shooting light & slower loads, which is fine but limiting. You'll still be best advised to use low pressure, normal speed loads. No magnums whatsoever.
Mark Larson fitted & finished a replacement stock for my 1921 Flues and did a fantastic job. I had the stock for about 25 years sitting in a drawer, and if I recall, it came from Gunstocks, inc. via ebay.
That said, if you go the extension route, Mark does wonderful work there as well. Contrary to the post on SGW, I would NOT fill the cavity if you prefer a light handling gun. Ithaca hollowed out stocks to balance the guns.
For a recoil pad, I would go with a Cervellati microcell if you want to keep the gun light and preserve the balance. Those red Ithaca pads are hefty, but you might prefer that. I would think a good recoil pad would also help save the wood. If you're trying to be period correct then the hard rubber black Ithaca pad is the only way to go.
Good luck with your choice. I love my Flues, but it takes some TLC to keep it right. |
_________________
"You keep saying that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - Inigo Montoya |
|
|
|
|
|
|
,
