Which Stock Replacement for L1A1 ?

HeadShot308 · 11-04-2003, 10:57 PM

Hi all. Would like to change the cheesy stock on my Century Arms L1A1. what are my options? there seem to be alot of stocks for Metric, but not for Inch patterns. thanks for your reply

Jesse · 11-05-2003, 09:28 AM

DS Arms may have a more ergonomic thumbhole stock. Otherwise, contact Tapco. They sell US parts for the FAL.

Pumpkinheaver · 11-05-2003, 10:06 AM

I don't know of any one that makes a US made stock set for an L1A1, been looking for myself for a while. You can buy british surplus "pebble grain" butt stock but I don't know if it is legal to put one on your rifle, that's why I havn't done so.

BattleRifleG3 · 11-05-2003, 10:22 AM

Tapco almost always has FAL stuff.

HeadShot308 · 11-07-2003, 07:42 PM

thanks guys, if all else fails, maybe I'll just wrap some camo rag around it a little. might actually look pretty cool ! glad i just thought of it. :nod:

guffster · 11-10-2003, 04:43 PM

I just ordered & installed an inch stock set (it's made by Century) for my L1A1, got it from gunthings.com $49.00+$8 shpg. Tapco has the same ones. Word of advice...I had emailed Century with my ser.# for a list of U.S. parts they used & they said the gas piston, hammer, sear & of course thumbhole stock set. After I got everything apart, turns out the trigger group was all original British so I then had to place another order for the FSE trigger group $50 & pay some more shipping. You can save about $30 from Tapco if you need both they have a combo set furn. & trigger etc. for $70+ shpg. By the way, had to do just a little fitting on the furn.

Pumpkinheaver · 11-10-2003, 08:05 PM

Guffster,

I think that's the stuff he's trying to get rid of. I know the set I have is crappy.

BigJake · 11-11-2003, 07:39 PM

I can understand the desire to discard such a stock.
I purchaced an SKS/AK-mag "sporter". (for the previously uninformed, "sporter" almost always goes hand in hand with "Gay thumbhole stock". You are now informed.) Although
thumbhole stocks have their purpose, they have no purpose on Battle or Combat rifles. I propose to not use one by choice.
I bet the Patriots that wrote the stupid law up penciled in that idea with a couple of guys laughing him on like: "Hey, I bet this will piss these guys off".

Sorry to run off topic.
I bought this thumbhole SKS that took the AK mags at a deal of around 150 Georges. It had been 175, but I told the pawnshop clerk that without a magazine he would have to come off it a bit.
I dont feel bad about it because they have a policy of buying guns strickly through pawn and sold as premium. Which makes me save my true buisness for my respectable Dealer.

I hated to part with it but let it go due to the market fluctuation caused by the romanian imports. I got a good trade and the person that got it can afford to hang on until the market ripples out. I on the otherhand am waiting for September 2004.

Pumpkinheaver · 11-11-2003, 09:45 PM

The L1A1 I bought has century's cheapo butstock and pistolgrip, not a thumbhole stock. I want to get rid of it it's cheasy.

BigJake · 11-11-2003, 10:27 PM

Oh my goof...

What I really want is to take the Fal I am Pieceing togeather and put a nice wood stock and handguards on it. I mean sanded and fixed as pretty as the stock on a B80 Browning Shotgun. This could be done, but I don't know if I can get around the compliance parts.
Does it have to be made by a manufacturer of stocks in the US. or can it be made by someone here in the US on private terms, for example Earl Bob and his Wood lathe and some sandpaper,?

Thanks for any posts.

HeadShot308 · 11-12-2003, 03:14 PM

Thanks again... Mine has the pistolgrip (not thumbhole--- i would NEVER buy a thumbhole stock i leave that to the non-military style gunowners to pretty-up there rifles) no offense. I think i will just have to hide that ugly century arms stock with some camo rags. thanks guys. Happy Blasting !:assult:

MAX7.62 · 11-17-2003, 06:53 PM

If you want a really nice set of wood furniture try ironwooddesigns.com . The DS Arms X series stock set is really nice, I have one of those installed on an Imbel reciever Century L1A1. Iron Wood Designs that I mentioned above does a great job and the prices are not bad. They also make laminate, black walnut, and maple stocks for AK's. Their stocks have to be final fit and finished but the quality of the wood makes it well worth it. I'm actually waiting on an email from them about a black walnut stock set for a pre-ban L1A1 that I have. It's got the old standard pebble grain furniture which looks like it's been drug through the crap so I decided to turn it into a woodie.

11-04-2003, 10:57 PM	#1
HeadShot308 Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 17	Which Stock Replacement for L1A1 ? Hi all. Would like to change the cheesy stock on my Century Arms L1A1. what are my options? there seem to be alot of stocks for Metric, but not for Inch patterns. thanks for your reply __________________ REMEMBER TUTOR. BE WHAT YOU IS, NOT WHAT YOU IS NOT. FOLKS THAT DO THIS ARE ZE HAPPIEST LOT.

11-05-2003, 09:28 AM	#2
Jesse Administrator Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 1,945 Images: 2	DS Arms may have a more ergonomic thumbhole stock. Otherwise, contact Tapco. They sell US parts for the FAL. __________________ Jesse www.gunandgame.com

11-05-2003, 10:06 AM	#3
Pumpkinheaver Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,188	I don't know of any one that makes a US made stock set for an L1A1, been looking for myself for a while. You can buy british surplus "pebble grain" butt stock but I don't know if it is legal to put one on your rifle, that's why I havn't done so. __________________ Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you!

11-05-2003, 10:22 AM	#4
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,397 Images: 13	Tapco almost always has FAL stuff. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf

11-07-2003, 07:42 PM	#5
HeadShot308 Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 17	thanks guys, if all else fails, maybe I'll just wrap some camo rag around it a little. might actually look pretty cool ! glad i just thought of it. :nod: __________________ REMEMBER TUTOR. BE WHAT YOU IS, NOT WHAT YOU IS NOT. FOLKS THAT DO THIS ARE ZE HAPPIEST LOT.

11-10-2003, 04:43 PM	#6
guffster Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: MS, 20mi. outside Mphs.TN Posts: 277	I just ordered & installed an inch stock set (it's made by Century) for my L1A1, got it from gunthings.com $49.00+$8 shpg. Tapco has the same ones. Word of advice...I had emailed Century with my ser.# for a list of U.S. parts they used & they said the gas piston, hammer, sear & of course thumbhole stock set. After I got everything apart, turns out the trigger group was all original British so I then had to place another order for the FSE trigger group $50 & pay some more shipping. You can save about $30 from Tapco if you need both they have a combo set furn. & trigger etc. for $70+ shpg. By the way, had to do just a little fitting on the furn.

11-10-2003, 08:05 PM	#7
Pumpkinheaver Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,188	Guffster, I think that's the stuff he's trying to get rid of. I know the set I have is crappy. __________________ Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you!

11-11-2003, 07:39 PM	#8
BigJake Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Posts: 184	I can understand the desire to discard such a stock. I purchaced an SKS/AK-mag "sporter". (for the previously uninformed, "sporter" almost always goes hand in hand with "Gay thumbhole stock". You are now informed.) Although thumbhole stocks have their purpose, they have no purpose on Battle or Combat rifles. I propose to not use one by choice. I bet the Patriots that wrote the stupid law up penciled in that idea with a couple of guys laughing him on like: "Hey, I bet this will piss these guys off". Sorry to run off topic. I bought this thumbhole SKS that took the AK mags at a deal of around 150 Georges. It had been 175, but I told the pawnshop clerk that without a magazine he would have to come off it a bit. I dont feel bad about it because they have a policy of buying guns strickly through pawn and sold as premium. Which makes me save my true buisness for my respectable Dealer. I hated to part with it but let it go due to the market fluctuation caused by the romanian imports. I got a good trade and the person that got it can afford to hang on until the market ripples out. I on the otherhand am waiting for September 2004. __________________ Yo Ho Ho an-a bottle a Brass Monkey...

11-11-2003, 09:45 PM	#9
Pumpkinheaver Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Missouri Posts: 1,188	The L1A1 I bought has century's cheapo butstock and pistolgrip, not a thumbhole stock. I want to get rid of it it's cheasy. __________________ Just because your paranoid doesn't mean they aren't out to get you!

11-11-2003, 10:27 PM	#10
BigJake Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: South Posts: 184	Oh my goof... What I really want is to take the Fal I am Pieceing togeather and put a nice wood stock and handguards on it. I mean sanded and fixed as pretty as the stock on a B80 Browning Shotgun. This could be done, but I don't know if I can get around the compliance parts. Does it have to be made by a manufacturer of stocks in the US. or can it be made by someone here in the US on private terms, for example Earl Bob and his Wood lathe and some sandpaper,? Thanks for any posts. __________________ Yo Ho Ho an-a bottle a Brass Monkey...

11-12-2003, 03:14 PM	#11
HeadShot308 Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 17	Thanks again... Mine has the pistolgrip (not thumbhole--- i would NEVER buy a thumbhole stock i leave that to the non-military style gunowners to pretty-up there rifles) no offense. I think i will just have to hide that ugly century arms stock with some camo rags. thanks guys. Happy Blasting !:assult: __________________ REMEMBER TUTOR. BE WHAT YOU IS, NOT WHAT YOU IS NOT. FOLKS THAT DO THIS ARE ZE HAPPIEST LOT.

11-17-2003, 06:53 PM	#12
MAX7.62 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Classified Posts: 934	If you want a really nice set of wood furniture try ironwooddesigns.com . The DS Arms X series stock set is really nice, I have one of those installed on an Imbel reciever Century L1A1. Iron Wood Designs that I mentioned above does a great job and the prices are not bad. They also make laminate, black walnut, and maple stocks for AK's. Their stocks have to be final fit and finished but the quality of the wood makes it well worth it. I'm actually waiting on an email from them about a black walnut stock set for a pre-ban L1A1 that I have. It's got the old standard pebble grain furniture which looks like it's been drug through the crap so I decided to turn it into a woodie. __________________ The Second Amendment, it ain't about DUCK HUNTING! I feel more like I do now that I did when I first got here!

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