Savage stock question

[dupa]

recently I acquired a Savage model 110 cal 300 savage. serial H0003xx

the problem.. there is a circled carved into the stock, research has yielded little, to help me figure out what was there.. I've seen images online from a medallion to a carved savage logo or did some guy carve up a stock for fun?

best I can tell this rifle caliber was a limited late 80's run. savage did an anniversary run of the 110 in cal 300 savage, however the bluing does not match up and the serial number is way off from that 1-1000 anniversary run (hard to mistake those 1-1000 guns).

any thoughts on what should be there? I like the idea of keeping it "original" and other than the cosmetic blemish of the carved circle the stock functions as designed. so I suppose I could add a medallion with the 2nd amendment on it (where would a guy find that?).

what are your thoughts on how to handle a "blemish" such as this? should I just get a replacement stock and enjoy the rifle?

thanks for the help

[bensdad]

Get a set of good chissels and carve a portrait of your wife/mother/daughter in the spot. Carve some pretty design around the outside.

That's what YOU should do anyway. If it was ME, I'd just get a new stock.

[dupa]

I've been watching numrich and think a new stock is on order soon.. this is the kids gun for deer hunting.. I was thinking of just laminating a picture of myself in there for her.. or a compass like a red rider BB gun.

I'm just puzzled as if it was something that came from the factory and was tampered with or some goof ball wrecking a good gun.

[Erud]

If you do the compass, you should also install the thing which tells time.


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[dupa]

I suppose that is an option

[MaryB]

Looks to chewed up to laser engrave

[gun_fan111]

All you need is a permanent marker... smily face anyone?

[DonT]

Dupa,

Get a piece of brass sheet, can usually find it at the hardware store or hobby shops, give enough to cover the circle. make a thin cardboard template, transfer to the brass and cut it out. Fit it in the opening (you want the brass about eh same thickness as the recess, a little thicker is better than thinner as you can radius the edge to meet the wood. Pick up some small headed brass tacks and drill holes around the outside of the plate that the nails will go thru to anchor it to the stock. Then take it in and someone engrave your kids name on it, maybe the date it was given to them and possibly a fond hunting saying or experience you two have shared. When you get it back use a little epoxy to hole the plate in place, and nail it down with the tacks.

When done "present" it to your youngster and watch them smile from ear to ear. That is a gun they will never part with and will likely get passed down to their kids...

Just a thought...

DonT

[dupa]

Don that's not a bad idea. I like it.

[armedwalleye]

Or a laser engraving of the youngster's picture with their first deer on the aforementioned brass plaque...

Closer look on a real screen once I got home...It appears something of a bubba. It's round..sort of..I think a slightly oversized round plaque and a woodworker with decent skills could clean that up pretty readily, get you back to round-round, and ready to inset the plaque.

[dupa]

after searching around I found a "medallion" with the savage logo on it.

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I had to enlarge the circle some and carve the hole deeper. I figured I couldn't ruin the stock any more than it was. I stripped the brown paint/stain off the stock and stained it with a dark walnut. 4 layers of poly and this is it.

the medallion is actually a belt buckle from savages website. I ground off all the brackets on the back and bent it to shape with some C-clamps and Polish ingenuity. some 2 part epoxy and I think it's good.

[Ghost]

You ruined it. Should have put an Obama logo in there and said it was a special edition that you won and you'd only sell it for $3,000 to a true believer in hope and change.

Other than that it's creative and looks good.

[dupa]

thank you.. so if I read correctly I'm ready for armslist where one can sell a used gun for more than new pricing ?? sweeeet

[forcefed]

I ground off all the brackets on the back and bent it to shape with some C-clamps and [b]Polish[/b] ingenuity.

I kind of figured you were Polish with a screen name like that! (from one Pollack to another)

Rifle looks good!