I have an old (lke there are any new ones) Essex shotgun. Not even listed in "The Blue Book"
As with most older guns that were used, and I mean USED, this one was over-oiled in the barrel. The oil soaked into the wood and made it soft, and a chip has broken out of each side of the wrist above the lock. Maybe 3/8" deep by 1 1/2" long.
This was my grandpa's gun...he bought it at a Western Auto for $3.29 IIRC. I have the sales slip somewhere.
What would be the best way to repair the part that's broken out, or is there somewhere that I could get a salvaged buttstock??
As with most older guns that were used, and I mean USED, this one was over-oiled in the barrel. The oil soaked into the wood and made it soft, and a chip has broken out of each side of the wrist above the lock. Maybe 3/8" deep by 1 1/2" long.
This was my grandpa's gun...he bought it at a Western Auto for $3.29 IIRC. I have the sales slip somewhere.
What would be the best way to repair the part that's broken out, or is there somewhere that I could get a salvaged buttstock??