Diy folding stock

[beachbunny]

Anybody ever tried this?

 

[hereinaz]

As in cut a stock and make it folding?

it’s hard to imagine how to do it and make it durable. I say that cause I have tried to imagine it. I picked up a junky HS Precision and cut it as part of the process to see what I was dealing with. That’s as far as I got…

Get a chassis if you want a folding stock.

I picked up a McMillan Sentry that is a stock front end that takes an AR butt and grip. I ran it with a folder for a while. Have one to sell still.

 

[eLightfoot]

I’m gonna try it at some point. I’ll post results when I do

 

[beachbunny]

Ok lightfoot.i was just thinking for a 22

 

[Wrench]

Are you thinking something like what manners does? Another option would be to do a bow bolt like toelke uses. You could make a simple lock latch.

 

[hereinaz]

I would be curious to see what anyone else does.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

Ok lightfoot.i was just thinking for a 22

I made one for a savage rascal to use as a grouse plinker.

Me and hunting partner took a grouse hike one morning during elk, I got my limit, he struggled a bit more with the aiming in this setup, a 410 would have served him well that day . Far from perfect but its functional.

 

[hereinaz]

That is AWESOME!

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

That is AWESOME!

Thanks, took some time/iterations to get it functionally designed, its something I've had in the back of my mind for years but didn't have the means previously.

 

[TaperPin]

I picked up a junky HS Precision and cut it as part of the process to see what I was dealing with. That’s as far as I got…

I’ve been tossing around the same idea - how to get a regular Kevlar stock to fold near the pistol grip.

Someone had a video a year or two ago that I cannot find, where the guy uses a Hornady lock-n-load bushing imbedded in a cut through the pistol grip. A 1/4 turn and it comes apart - kind of a cool idea. I never did see an update as to how well it worked or how he kept the two halves from rotating.

The only “normal” stock I’ve seen with a well executed joint at the pistol grip was a super fancy custom gun and the gunsmith machined a tapered dovetail joint sized to exactly match the stock lines. When it’s slid together it just looked like a steel 1/4” line through the pistil grip - I’ve never seen another so maybe it’s not practical.

The foldable AR style stocks have a rather simple mechanism, but they are so expensive I’ve been hesitant to epoxy one into a Kevlar stock, not to mention some form of threaded tube needs to be imbedded on both sides.

I wish you would figure this out so I can copy it!

 

[hereinaz]

I’ve been tossing around the same idea - how to get a regular Kevlar stock to fold near the pistol grip.

Someone had a video a year or two ago that I cannot find, where the guy uses a Hornady lock-n-load bushing imbedded in a cut through the pistol grip. A 1/4 turn and it comes apart - kind of a cool idea. I never did see an update as to how well it worked or how he kept the two halves from rotating.

The only “normal” stock I’ve seen with a well executed joint at the pistol grip was a super fancy custom gun and the gunsmith machined a tapered dovetail joint sized to exactly match the stock lines. When it’s slid together it just looked like a steel 1/4” line through the pistil grip - I’ve never seen another so maybe it’s not practical.

The foldable AR style stocks have a rather simple mechanism, but they are so expensive I’ve been hesitant to epoxy one into a Kevlar stock, not to mention some form of threaded tube needs to be imbedded on both sides.

I wish you would figure this out so I can copy it!

That may be worth considering. I would want some sort of spring tension, enough to keep it from rotating under recoil and handling.

I have thought about the tapered key way. A little sand could make it unusable.

I have thought about a piece of Picatinny rail, like some rifle caliber pistols use. Not folding but quick detach.

I have had AR folding mechanisms. I broke one under light use. Others did ok.

I am trying to think of something simple but maybe not obvious… nothing out there I am aware of out there that I like. Although I don’t know everything…

 

[Wrench]

Warren Archery

St. Patrick Lake Longbows

stpatricklakelongbows.com

 

[Wrench]

Warren makes the bow bolt. It's very simple and locks up tighter than you'll believe.

 

[hereinaz]

That looks very slick. Thanks for the info! It looks way stronger than we'd need for a rifle.

I think the threads would be too small for a rifle that I would be carrying broken down on my pack. I would rather have larger threads. Something that would have room to push out of the way sand, dirt, grit, etc.

I had a similar thought with an angled ramp to draw it tight, but without the multiple threads. Something more like the Hornady lock and load, but with compression and a detent ball.

 

[ABK]

Like this?

 

[beachbunny]

sure, breakdown is fine ,its only a grouse gun