I happened upon a field grade LC Smith yesterday locally. It's pretty rough as far as the wood goes, stock is busted up some. Seems to be pretty tight. Not much finish of course but the face is flush and lock up is good. Price is decent in accord with the condition. I am thinking of picking it up and attempting to restock it myself, possibly with an English style straight stock with a recoil pad. I have done a little stock work, mostly refinishing, adding a recoil pad and some minor refitting. How hard of a project is cutting one out of a blank for a double barrel. Also this gun is marked armor steel under the forearm splinter. I'm thinking it should be safe to shoot with mild loads? Oh yes it is a 12ga with 26" barrels not real sure of the chokes yet. Thanks for any help.
