I had a real junky Remington 581 LH barreled action and a LH stock that I believe was originally for a LH Anschutz Sporter. Bubba and Co had made a stab at using the stock for a LH 581, when I got it looked like it had been bedded w/Pro Bed 2000 using a garden trowel and rake. It came my way as part of a grab bag and I had considered throwing it in the Bucket o’ Stocks in the garage that I screw a broomstick on for a barrel and the kids play shoot em up with them. It had been basketweave carved at one point then finished with what looked like snot. The BA sat about a quarter inch higher than it does now, my inclination is that when Bubba discovered that the stock was not deep enough to contain the trigger assy and magazine guide they gave up.
I looked for a barrel, but had a nice new CZ 457 barrel that would look a lot nicer than the straight cylindrical original Remington barrel. We threaded the receiver and barrel shank and added a recoil lug to give the barrel something to butt up against and screwed the barrel on. They are originally pinned, nothing wrong with that but it’s hard to cut the pin ways precisely where they need to be.
I inletted the BA to just about the right depth so the top of the stock sits at mid point of the BA and set it on pillars that I left long from the bottom of the stock. It’s not right, but it’s close to mid point, I should have got it another 32nd inch or so lower and it would look better, but it’s much better than it was.
Then I found a piece of walnut that matched up pretty well and used it to solve the depth issue and inletted the magazine plate so it would look a bit better.
It’s not a bad looking rifle at this point and should be really accurate. Not bad for a refugee from the scrap heap. The receiver cleaned up really nicely.
I’ve still got a bit of work left to do.
Anyway, here's a link to a thread on this project.
https://www.rimfirecentral.com/threads/i%E2%80%99ve-been-looking-for-a-lh-581-for-quite-a-while.1296575/page-3
