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  1. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    I sourced it from the norwegian equivalent to Craigslist. It was a hobby boat builder who were selling off some leftover materials. It might be worth a try to look in that direction.
  2. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    Yeah, just the regular roll I use for food. Both the peel ply and the breather is use and discard. It soakes up the excsessive resin and can’t be used again.
  3. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    The texture turned out pretty good, making sure its grippy even when its wet (which I'm pretty sure it is atleast 50% of the days out hunting). And some bling: Gonna try out a new spotter/tripod/head combo this season. The tripod might be to light (=flimsy?), but I've gonna give it a...
  4. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    Its closing in on hunting season, so I figured I had to get this rifle ready again. I've made some small adjustments from last season; tweaked LOP, pillar bedded and added a second spartan mount. Doing this also ment I had to give it a new finish. I tried to take some pictures of the process...
  5. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    I recon it should be pretty comparable.
  6. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    Takk :) As always, a project gets more expensive than first estimated… New project = justification to buy new tools. :cool: The stocks however aren’t that expensive thou, and you’ll get a long way with hand tools. Material costs are; core material $50, carbon fiber cloth $30 (1sqm is enough...
  7. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    Thank you! And sorry if I come off as arrogant calling it low tech. The purpose of the thread was to show what can be done with relatively basic equipment, and with no prior skills or experience with resin and carbon fibers - but lots of patience, trying and failing... Especially carbon fiber...
  8. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    Yeah, there are lots of good videos, instructions and how-to guides. I find Easycomposites yt channel really informative. They also have kits, (infusion) resin in bulk etc. and ships worldwide.
  9. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    Thanks! The stocks have taken some abuse, but they have held up pretty good, so I guess they are solid. For the stocks where I used plain weave the second layer have been 45(ish) degree to the first and third layer. The two stocks where I used the sleeve the fibers were more similar oriented...
  10. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    This is very true! (At least in my case…)
  11. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    Thanks!
  12. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    On this stock I used a carbon-kevlar cloth. I can't really tell any big difference/advantages from the all-carbon cloth I've used in the previous builds. After the lay up and vacuuming it came out at 516 grams, ~ 18.2 oz. Another upgrade (which is both insanely good and expensive) I made to...
  13. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    For my forth and last carbon fiber stock (at least for now...) I took a more traditional path, as it's both a bolt rifle and a more "classical" hunting stock. Having hunted with a straight pull (R93 and R8) for more than 10 years I decided it was about time to get a bolt rifle again. As I carry...
  14. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    I did get a few questions in the inbox that I might as well share here. I've tried a few different carbon fiber cloths. On my first stock I used a 200g plain weave 3k cloth. It was okay, but somewhat "stiff" when wrapping it around the core. I did 3 layers with this quality. On the second (and...
  15. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    The christening of the new stock went very well
  16. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    I added a Spartan bipod flush mount: I then finished it of with a layer of cerakote matte clear, and the final weight was 20.3 oz. The cerakote has impressed me. I can be pretty rough on my equipment, but the coating still stays fine (setup here is 280AI and March 2.5-25x52).
  17. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    Well, after using it for a season my mind started to work on how I could improve it further. As described in a post above, I began to research better components - stiffer foam core and carbon fiber sleeve (the latter heavily inspired by a youtube clip from the Sako factory, showcasing how they...
  18. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    No offence taken! I did spend a year in North Dakota while studying, but I'm from Norway :)
  19. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    560 grams (with sling studs), so approx. 19.7 oz.
  20. hpmr

    Carbon fiber stocks - DIY tinkering

    Sliding the sleeve over definitely was tricky. Once the fibers connect to the resin they start having a will of their own. The best way I found was to split the sleeve in two parts, overlapping in the grip area. This was also benefitial to the overall strength, the grip area being a potensial...

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