Winchester 88 gun stocks
Is the inleting of the pre 64 Winchester cal.358 rifle stock the same as the pre 64 Winchester cal. 308 rifle stock? Also, are the rifle stocks stamped with the same serial number as the barreld action?
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You have to be careful if you are buying a pre '64 stock..The first 2 years 1955 and 1956 had the cloverleaf tang..Of course they didn't make the .358 until 1956. In 1957 they started making the rounded tang. Serial numbers under 80,000 should have the cloverleaf tang.. No the stock doesn't have the serial number stamped on it.. 0 -
Yes the Stocks will interchange if you have the right tang. 0 -
west virgina cowboy,
Welcome to the Gunbroker Forums!
It's a recoil block not a tang.
"RECOIL BLOCK : Rifles under s/n 82,900 (or about mid year 1959) had a cloverleaf recoil block, later ones were a larger rounded style. Part number changed from #6988 to #6988B. The reason for the change was that the inletting of this block into the stock at the rear was prone to crack the stock under recoil. The new block style sat on top of a stock shelf & solved this problem. You may see some older guns with a new style recoil block & a replacement stock. This is because when the inventory of factory old stocks was gone, the factory & warranty centers used new style stocks, but then had to also use a new style recoil block."
With regard to your question about the M88, you might enjoy this article and the photographs that accompany it:
http://www.wisnersinc.com/additional_info/winchesterl_88_100.htm
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Can you tell me where I can find an 88 carbine stock? 0 -
YOU call it a RECOIL BLOCK. most other people and I will call it a TANG......... 0
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