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WTB:Browning B78 buttstock #15725513 01/31/21
Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 235 Idaho M mikeinid OP Campfire Member
OP mikeinid Campfire Member M Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 235 Idaho	I have a B78 in .45-70 that has a curved metal buttplate. I'd like to replace the buttstock so that I can have a "normal" recoil pad. Thanks for any leads!

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Re: WTB:Browning B78 buttstock mikeinid #15727053 01/31/21
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Grasshopper Campfire Tracker G Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 6,435 Middle of the "Mitten"	Have you tried contacting Midwest Gun Works in Festus, Mo..? "As you walk thru life, don't be surprised that there are fewer people that you encounter seeking truth than those seeking confirmation of what they already believe!"

Re: WTB:Browning B78 buttstock mikeinid #15729896 01/31/21
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stantdm Campfire Regular S Joined: Jan 2012 Posts: 2,776 South Dakota	Are you looking to get a pistol grip stock with "normal" recoil pad from another B78 or would a straight grip off of a 1885 Browning be of interest?

Re: WTB:Browning B78 buttstock mikeinid #15730378 02/01/21
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gewehrfreund Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 788 central New York	These rifles had a straight grip, unlike the other B78s, so a stock from any of the newer straight grip Browning 1885s should work, but NOT the Traditional Hunter series, which have an upper tang for a tang sight (and besides, they also have a curved buttplate) Last edited by gewehrfreund; 02/01/21.

Re: WTB:Browning B78 buttstock mikeinid #15734242 02/02/21
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OP mikeinid Campfire Member M Joined: Feb 2005 Posts: 235 Idaho	Thanks for the suggestions gentlemen! Sounds like the 1885 buttstock is the way to go.

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