anybody ever made their own stock?
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anybody ever made their own stock?
I am personally displeased with the stock on my bobcat. The hollow synthetic stock just feels wimpy and isn't that visually pleasing.
My father used to be big into building custom furniture as a hobby so we have tons of wood working equipment and I mentioned trying to make one to him and he thought long and hard and said he thinks we might be able to and that he already has a good slab of walnut in the shop. Now that you know that, anything I should know? We did entertain the idea of buying a blank stock and going from there. I've been under the impression that when we get it cut to the size and general shape we want it about all that's left would be routing/carving out the various depressions in the wood for the barrel and action. Is that correct?
My father used to be big into building custom furniture as a hobby so we have tons of wood working equipment and I mentioned trying to make one to him and he thought long and hard and said he thinks we might be able to and that he already has a good slab of walnut in the shop. Now that you know that, anything I should know? We did entertain the idea of buying a blank stock and going from there. I've been under the impression that when we get it cut to the size and general shape we want it about all that's left would be routing/carving out the various depressions in the wood for the barrel and action. Is that correct?
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Typical Buck
Join Date: Nov 2005
Posts: 666
RE: anybody ever made their own stock?
After you cut the profile the barrel should be inletted first, then the lock then trigger. After all the above are fitted then shaping the stock can begin. Look around for a book on rifle building too, that would be a great help.
Both of these I built.
The stocks started out looking like this.
My latest project.
Rough profile of forend, this will be a full length stock with the ram rod fully enclosed, a pistol grip will be shaped latter.
Roughed out the barrel channel with a router.
Roughed in ramrod channel with router.
Barrel channel about half done.
And that is as far as I have gone.
Both of these I built.
The stocks started out looking like this.
My latest project.
Rough profile of forend, this will be a full length stock with the ram rod fully enclosed, a pistol grip will be shaped latter.
Roughed out the barrel channel with a router.
Roughed in ramrod channel with router.
Barrel channel about half done.
And that is as far as I have gone.
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