OK. I am going to handle Guest's question first. JL please repost as a separate post. It is lots more efficient for me.
Then both of you please read this post of mine. It will help all of us if I can really
see what you are talking about.
http://www.gunvaluesboard.com/why-i-need-photos-
254864.html#25490
Guest,
There is no Model 1911 winchester pump action .22 cal rifle. Yours may have been made in 1911 but I NEED the Model designation to check the serial number to derive a date of manufacture. Just how much broken is the stock?? A chip or in half? It sounds like the magazine has had all of the bluing buffed or sanded off. Probably with steel wool. It will then look silver or bright grey color. Trust me, it hasn't been
remounted in anything. If you try grinding any more 'silver' away you will end up with holes.
You have a couple of choices with the stock. You could try to glue it back together but it is never going to be very strong. Or you could find a used replacement stock and put it on the rifle.
You must realize that these old rifle are mostly valuable to collectors if they are in original and decent condition. The fact that your is in such poor shape means that it has little value. Fixing it correctly will cost you hundreds of dollars. It will look lots better but still not gain collector value since it is not original. A crummy rebluing of the magazine and gluing the stock is not going to make the rifle marketable.
If the rifle has not been in the family for generations another option is to sell it as a parts gun and use that money to buy a decent replacement that is in better condition.
Hope this helped
2bit
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