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FREEBIRD
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I had the older model 25 I believe 1952 that was painted but still had the scroll work with a plastic stock and had the"Daisy Creed"? on the but. I really liked the feel of the slimmer checkered pistol grip, and man that thing was powerful. I worked in thermoplastic injection molding for 25 years, and it almost appears Daisy was using old "plunger" type machines, you can see the black marbely color was not mixed in like a screw machine does. It also almost appears they had bad mold designs as well causing un-even shrink rates adding to the warp problem. A good condition early plastic stock model 25 is a nice looking gun, they seem sleeker to me, I would not mind getting another one. Early plastics are also another category to collect.
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Dannop2
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Man ! , that one looked like it may have seen some time by an old radiator , I guess my 97 isn't all that bad LOL , thanks for sharing and now I know why they are so hard to get back straight .
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BSAGuy
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Man, that's one wicked twisted stock for sure. Thanks for posting for Gumslinger, cobalt.
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cobalt327
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cobalt327
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If you don't have any luck, send them to cobalt327 at hotmail dot com and I'll post 'em for you.
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BSAGuy
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Hi Gumslinger, P
Posting pics here does take a little practice, but if you can autopsy a stock and find all the great information that you shared, I know you are more then up to the task. Here are some photo posting steps for you:
To post photos: This all sounds more tedious than it is, so give it a try and don't get discouraged.
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Gumslinger
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One
last note for plastic stocks. He
goes on to say that in 1952, the Number
141 Defender was the first Daisy designed specifically for plastic stocks.
(pg. 98) The trigger-spring mount-block is now integral to the stock. Question: did Daisy do all their components in house? Did they move their old production equipment to Arkansas, or did theybuy everything new? I would like to find out who or what MPC was… The forearms which I own are marked
any one of these numbers: MPC 1, MPC 2, or MPC 3. I don’t have enough of these
loose pieces to see if they represent a color code, a production run, or what
have you. The style of the forearms seems to be universal, and all seem to
warp. One poster in this forum says he has successfully straightened a number
of forearms using heat & pressure. “By the mid-fifties most
lever-action forearms were a common
part number A1113, which was grooved for a lightning-loader tube, whether or
not the gun had one. Similarly, one common stock,
number 211, fit many lever-action models and had a hole for a sling swivel
whether or not the model carried a sling. The model 107 slide-action originally
had a stock number 1075; this was later changed to a number 960, a 2” inch
shorter lever-action stock with the lever area filled in with a piece of folded
metal”. |
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JCN
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rexron911
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I have a few 94's and a 107 that have this issue of warping. I just look at as a time of daisy evolution.
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Okay, Black Bart, now you get yours!!!
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Airitis
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Yep G.... I believe you and I are of the same mind. I've put several old Daisy guns back in service with a little "innovative" repair. Better to have a fixed Daisy than no Daisy at all.
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Gumslinger
Red Ryder Member Joined: March-20-2019 Location: North Florida Points: 400 |
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Frankly, when I picked up this old Daisy
I was a little more than surprised I could not readily find a non-warped (or
even a replica) stock for this vintage gun. I just wanted to rebuild &
shoot it, not even thinking about it as a collector’s item. That is why I
looked into this situation, and like you, wonder why nobody has made replica
stocks--if only to keep the casual owner from discarding an otherwise nice gun
as ‘useless’. Better to keep the old Daisy’s around, original or not. |
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JCN
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