A couple weeks ago when I was reorganizing the guns and taking the racks off the wall, I noticed something funny about the Rock-Ola carbine. As I moved the carbine from one rack to another, the stock gave; it felt squishy. It took a while, but I found the stock was cracked completely in half from the magazine well forward through the bayonet retaining pin hole and out the side. I took it down, extended and glued the crack, and let it sit overnight wrapped with electrical tape. The repair worked, but I wasn't really satisfied with the result; I could feel the ridge of the crack on the repair.
Since it was really a ratty stock to begin with, I kept my out for a 'cheap' replacement. We all know that nothing is really 'cheap' in this hobby. I noticed an early "I" cut Rock-Ola stock on GunBoards, but the price was a little steep. It was bumped last week with a decent price drop, so I snapped it up. It's really a much nicer stock. The cartouche is gone, and I don't see a "P," but there is a clear RMC is the sling cut out. Hand guard is a little darker, and rather dingy compared to the new stock. I'll leave it for now, and perhaps find a little nicer one some day to spiff it up.
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Since it was really a ratty stock to begin with, I kept my out for a 'cheap' replacement. We all know that nothing is really 'cheap' in this hobby. I noticed an early "I" cut Rock-Ola stock on GunBoards, but the price was a little steep. It was bumped last week with a decent price drop, so I snapped it up. It's really a much nicer stock. The cartouche is gone, and I don't see a "P," but there is a clear RMC is the sling cut out. Hand guard is a little darker, and rather dingy compared to the new stock. I'll leave it for now, and perhaps find a little nicer one some day to spiff it up.
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