I picked up a .50 Bobcat several years ago from a friend that needed a little quick cash. Never fired it. It just sat in the gunrack. I guess mainly because I just don't like plastic stocks. Recently found an old friend that enjoys black powder shooting. He has an 1863 Springfield that was made from some original and some more modern parts. I decided to pick up a wood stock and see if I could put the metal works from the Bobcat in the wood stock. Took some refitting and cutting, sanding and file work, but It came together pretty well I think. The barrel channel was 7/8" Bobcat barrel is 15/16. The trigger guard had to be cut off the trigger modified some. Bought a brass trigger guard in the rough that had to be modified and polished. That took a while as all finishing was done by hand. It turned this gun into one I really enjoy shooting now.