damage to stock around barrel pins

[tom in nc]

No pics yet but I have a Spanish .45 cal long rifle that I'm cleaning up to be a shooter. The worst looking part of the gun is damage around the pin, on both sides of the stock. It appears that, more than once someone has used a too big tool to remove and install the pin. I'm trying to decide how to repair the damage. I have actually thought about changing the lug on the barrel so I can put a wedge in place of the pin. Or maybe just inlet a washer or plate around the hole for the pin. Any suggestions? I'm not at all worried about keeping it looking authenic or being historically correct, after all it is an inexpensive rifle, probably an older Jukar. Or just take the easy route and try to putty/fill the damage?

 

[Gtrubicon]

I would inlay a plate around the pin, it will help to protect it for future use.

 

[tom in nc]

I now realize that I asked about the situation with this same stock a few months ago. Nice to see new & different answers now though. Thanks all

 

[rafterob]

Yes, an escutcheon would be the way to go if you can do an inlay.

 

[longcruise]

You can probably convert it to a wedge using the existing underlug. A wege with a thickness similar to the existing pins could be cut out of an old saw blade. With or without 'scutcheons.

 

[64Springer]

Those Spanish stocks look like sub rolls.

Plenty of meat can be removed from the fore end.

Sand out all of the defects and re-stain the entire stock.

Then shorten your pins so they sit well below flush and just be careful installing and removing them.

Use bee's wax to fill the pin holes.

 

[necchi]

No pics yet but I have a Spanish .45 cal long rifle that I'm cleaning up to be a shooter.

Is it the split stock Kentucky?