Okay, I found the trigger and stocks that I needed for my .44 Frontier. That's the good news. The bad news is that the left stock panel is broken like many at the locating pin.

I haven't seen it or received it yet but wondering who here on the forum repairs them? I thought that I had read in a thread that someone here on the forum is an expert at repairing these old black stocks. Any leads would be appreciated. I feel that I am closing in on getting this old workhorse functioning again.

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James Redfield
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Hi James,

Don Furr out in Costa Mesa,Ca. is who you want to contact...He does excellent work...Likely the best out there!! The last known good email address I have for him was...([email protected]) or try him by phone at (714)754-6742!!

If that Email Address or Phone No. is no longer in service...Try contacting Ed Cornett (opoefc) given I believe he's in contact with him from time to time...Good Luck!!

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Masterpiece

DIY repair is not that tough. I just use some 10 minute epoxy mixed with a couple of drops of gloss black paint and then sand the excess off with varying grits of wet/dry sandpaper until I get a gloss surface. Make a sample batch of epoxy first to make sure you've got the color right.

DWFAN, a well-respected member of this forum does excellent work on stocks.

Here's a link to some of his work.

Another amazing stock revival by DWFan

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Scoundrel & Ne'er-Do-Well

Of possible interest from my files --

REPAIR HARD RUBBER GRIPS

I have repaired a lot of old colt grips using clear epoxy glue, not the 5 minute kind. For a simple crack I put the glue on the inside and let it fill the crack, wiping off what comes thru to the outside. If the cracked piece is loose I clamp it. Otherwise I would just settle for having the crack filled and the piece stabilized.

For worse problems with Colt grips, like a piece missing, cracked away from a corner, etc.: I fix them by cleaning and roughing up the broken surface, wax a piece of foil and place it on the gun frame. Use plent of wax to avoid glue running away or sticking. Put the grips on, position them to avoid run-off, then fill the missing area with epoxy mixed with lamp black or carbon black. It may be necessary to do more than one application to get a good fill.

After it hardens, like overnight, you re-shape the area and polish it. An invisible repair is possible. If your job extends into the checkered area you are on your own, depending on your skill and artistry.

After notes: Do a couple dry runs on scrap the get the hang of it before you risk messing up a job. Epoxy glue is very tolerant of mixing in color so long as it is not water based. Artist colors, powder and liquid, oil paints and acrylic work OK. Any additive weakens the glue but strength is not much of a factor in grip repair and only a little of the black is needed.

Repair of New Service grip --

Fortunately none of my repair jobs extended into the checkering. BTW you do good work.

Another grip fix --

James is well aware of what I do and we are close enough State wise to touch each other but I don't do the hard plastic stocks. Why?? I don't know. I've tried to checker a pair and they tore up my cutters.

DW

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"NUTS"

WELL, the package arrived today and I must say that the trigger is in great shape and I am thinking of sending mine out for repair now that I have one to compare it to. There is only a small spur broken of the front of mine and I think that the restoration welding company that I found would have little trouble adding enough metal to repair my original.

The stocks are as offered with a large chunk missing from the left panel and the checking is worn almost smooth in spots. The number 4634 is scratched several times on the back of each panel so if it is the correct number, it is not far from my guns number of 5439.

So now the question of whether to get this set repaired or to trade them for one of the good sets that he may have in stock????? Not sure on that one yet.

I will take before and after photos and add them later.

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James Redfield
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