GEW 88 progress

[Norton]

Thsi is where I am with my $29.00 Centerfire Systems GEW 88. I have a forearm replacment thanks to my dads know-how in the woodshop. Not a bad match, the stock ceterfire sent me was busted off at the barrel band. Now I just need a butplate front, barrel band swivels and screws. By the way I can show off the improvements to my wood shop. I work on stocks and other wood projects in there to keep my reloading room clean. (My wife did most of the painting)

[Smokehouse69]

Looks great! There are some of the missing pieces you need on Ebay right now and Numrich has buttplates for about $5.00.
Mine is finished except for some final coats or Teak oil on my stock. I used walnut verneer to cover up most of my stock, it turned out pretty nice. My OWS stock was so beat up and chipped that it looked like a big animal had been using it for a tooth pick.
Hopefully I'll be able to get to the range in a couple of weeks for a test firing, although I really need to check the head space first. I haven't been able to find anyone locally with gauges. I guess I'm gonna have to buy my own.

[XO3319]

I have an M98 buttplate

Will that work?

[Norton]

XO .. Thanks but I think I am going to try Numrich on Monday for the butt plate. At $5 bucks you can't loose. Smoke do you have the front barrel band stacking swivel assembly?

[Smokehouse69]

You mean this one? I might have one or access to one I gave a buddy of mine some parts to use on his GEW88. I don't know if he used it or not, let me check with him and see.

[kevin]

hey i have a buttplate you can have

i bought 3 made one excellent condition shooter, stocks were cracked really bad and missing wood so i cut off the butts and saved them for making things out of the walnut. One still has a buttplate on it, but the screws are kinda nasty

[bullseye]

That's some nice work you have done there, and that wood shop looks very nice and organised. :) I need to get mine cleaned up so I can get back to work in it.

[kevin]

i regret getting rid of my gew 88, now im really into collecting german stuff and i cant find another to buy