Hello,
Been awhile since I've posted here. I love this forum as I find great info here. So I went to shoot my Uberti 1873 rifle and when I got home I grabbed it and it slid out my gun case and the bottom point of the crescent butt plate hit concrete and dented it while chipping a thumbnail sized piece of wood off the stock. I could've cried! Luckily though it wasn't my new Winchester 1873 as the wood is a grade II/III finish. Nevertheless, I'm still upset and can't get my mind off it. So....with the story of how it happened I was able to remove the butt plate and glue the piece of wood that chipped off. It looks better than a piece of wood missing but I can't stand that I have wood glued together on my 1873 rifle stock! Lol. Anyways, I'm not happy with leaving it glued. I've looked at midway USA and vtigunparts and both places are out of stock on the unfinished and finished butt stocks. So the uberti finished with the glossy lacquer and buttplate costs $265 but won't be in until 4-5 weeks. I don't mind the uberti finish but I know some hate the reddish tint and gloss. What does it take to do an unfinished stock yourself on applying a natural oil finish?
Thanks,
Jeff