Winchester stock identification

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19-07-2025, 02:41 PM
csmiffy

Winchester stock identification

Been getting some bits and pieces recently off a guy. Some very handy ones and some not lol
Anyhoo he had a very nice stock sitting there and I reckoned I had a fair idea what it was. Some initial DR Google confirmed it.
Very confident it's either a Winchester 100 or 88 stock. Quite nice dark wood with some figure in it and in pretty good nick
Is there much of a difference in the two action profiles?
I do realize there was never many of either about and even less now the 100s have been sent to the naughty corner.
19-07-2025, 03:18 PM
Micky Duck

Someone was after magazine for an 88 just the other day.
21-07-2025, 01:36 PM
csmiffy

Bump had a bit of another internet search and found they are close but the auto needed a slightly beefier fore end to allow for the inletting to suit the extra operating bits of the auto.
Doesn't help much as I have nothing to compare it to @gundoc how is your memory of these?
21-07-2025, 02:48 PM
blip

A pic would help otherwise its a piece of wood
21-07-2025, 02:59 PM
gundoc

The M100 is routed out in the fore-end for the gas system where the M88 is solid.
21-07-2025, 07:57 PM
csmiffy

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Originally Posted by blip

A pic would help otherwise its a piece of wood

I agree
I've txt the guy to see if he is happy to take some pics.
I will add it's not for me. I won't make a cent out of it if he does sell it.
I have a sneaky feeling it is inletted ahead of the trigger guard so probably for a 100.
I suppose that means it wouldn't be too hard to fill in and bed for an 88