Originally Posted By: Doverham
Terry Wieland's approach for the stock on his "hen-house" Reilly:

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A year later, the motor oil has been patiently coaxed out of the wood, and the dents and dings steamed out. Underneath we found a piece of French walnut that is one of the finest gunstocks I have ever seen anywhere. It is breathtaking. The stock has been bent to cast-off and lengthened with hard black German rubber, which looks and acts like the finest ebony and is checkered accordingly. The stock took my measurements and held them perfectly.


Here is a link to the entire article: Wieland


I contacted the smith that was mentioned in the referenced article to see if I could get a similar piece of work done. Unfortunately, the source of the German hard rubber has dried up and the smith is no longer offering that service.