dakota.potts
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I posted a thread Not long ago about a 1944 Smith Corona 1903A3 I picked up in sporter condition. The plan was to keep it in sporter condition but with a new stock, trigger and sights.
As it was.
One of the immediate problems was the trigger. It had to be one of the worst I had ever felt. About 4 different stages of creep and take-up, mushy break, overall unpleasant. I ordered a Timney Sportsman Trigger for it (installation video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAZr64b5YXw) and installed it. The installation took about 5 minutes, and inletting the stock and trigger guard to accept it took about an hour at a leisurely pace. The trigger is many, many times improved and now breaks at about 3 and a half pounds with very little take-up or creep. A much nicer experience.
I also went to Boyd's and ordered a custom stock for it, specifying a Claro X walnut stock blank. I know these pictures are not the best, but I was very happy with the grain I got from my Claro X blank. I also had them install a Limbsaver pad on it.
On merit of being a pre-inletted stock made to drop in from the factory, it is very "gappy". There are large gaps all the way around the receiver. In order to fit it better, I would have had to start from a semi-inlet blank and inlet the stock myself, a process that could have taken 100 hours or more which I didn't have. I am not super happy about the gaps that are there, but I will fill them with some bedding dyed to match the wood as close as possible, which is about the best feasible fix for it. Boyd's no longer does semi-inlet stock blanks for those who are looking, and I have heard mixed reviews on the other companies who do in my price range.
As it was.
One of the immediate problems was the trigger. It had to be one of the worst I had ever felt. About 4 different stages of creep and take-up, mushy break, overall unpleasant. I ordered a Timney Sportsman Trigger for it (installation video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAZr64b5YXw) and installed it. The installation took about 5 minutes, and inletting the stock and trigger guard to accept it took about an hour at a leisurely pace. The trigger is many, many times improved and now breaks at about 3 and a half pounds with very little take-up or creep. A much nicer experience.
I also went to Boyd's and ordered a custom stock for it, specifying a Claro X walnut stock blank. I know these pictures are not the best, but I was very happy with the grain I got from my Claro X blank. I also had them install a Limbsaver pad on it.
On merit of being a pre-inletted stock made to drop in from the factory, it is very "gappy". There are large gaps all the way around the receiver. In order to fit it better, I would have had to start from a semi-inlet blank and inlet the stock myself, a process that could have taken 100 hours or more which I didn't have. I am not super happy about the gaps that are there, but I will fill them with some bedding dyed to match the wood as close as possible, which is about the best feasible fix for it. Boyd's no longer does semi-inlet stock blanks for those who are looking, and I have heard mixed reviews on the other companies who do in my price range.