I recently got a second M1 carbine so my son and I can shoot together. It is an ex-CMP IBM in SG. Problem to me was that it came in a M2 potbelly stock. I like the feel of the slimmer M1 stocks, and I found one on eBay - a M1 IBM contract stock made by Sprague-Charleton (SC-B). Stock came stripped, chipped, and cracked; but had clear cartouches and only cost $43.
I refinished the stock myself, gluing an antique piece of yellow pine from my house, trimming and sanding. The crack was stable so I just used super glue gel and sawdust. I used 4 coats of cut BLO, 3 coats Minwax Dark Walnut, three coats Winwax Gunstock, a final coat of BLO, and a top coat of Howards feed and wax. 4X steel wool between coats. Not bad for a first finishing effort and only cost me $68 total.
MS
I refinished the stock myself, gluing an antique piece of yellow pine from my house, trimming and sanding. The crack was stable so I just used super glue gel and sawdust. I used 4 coats of cut BLO, 3 coats Minwax Dark Walnut, three coats Winwax Gunstock, a final coat of BLO, and a top coat of Howards feed and wax. 4X steel wool between coats. Not bad for a first finishing effort and only cost me $68 total.
MS