New walnut for an old classic

[Speaks]

Thats some nice looking wood.

 

[eLightfoot]

I will be adding a cheek piece on this stock, so I shift my centreline to give the extra wood needed on the “thicker” side of the stock.

That makes a lot more sense

 

[Decker9]

Been pounding away off and on. Iv cut myself close on my initial cuts with my layout, if I end up with much over a sheet of paper of a gap around the action, I should have enough meat left I can take 1/32 - 1/8 inch off the top in hopes of tightening things up. But that’ll leave me with no room for error on the under side.

It’s been countless in and outs scraping and chiseling away, paying close attention not to screw up the flow of the free float around the barrel screw swell (whatever a guy wants to call it lol), the radiuses are challenging, but that’s part of why I do it I think. Little things like that is what stands out in a nice stock imo.

I already went and started inletting the screw nut that was on the barrel, not thinking to tap it out since we’re not using it. So there will be a dimple in the inlet once finished, but nobody will know! Right?

 

[Wapiti1]

Looks good. Are you setting it up for scope only, or irons and scope? Any cast to it, or straight?

Jeremy

 

[Decker9]

Looks good. Are you setting it up for scope only, or irons and scope? Any cast to it, or straight?

Jeremy

Thanks Jeremy, the owner has a set of talley mounts on the way for it, it will wear a scope the majority of the time I suspect.

We haven’t talked about cast or toe, but something I should ask him. A few threads ago I built a stock for a Brno 22, I added cast and toe to it purely for learning sake, though there’s no recoil to see if it was super effective, I must say it’s the best shouldering rifle I own as I sculpted it to my southpaw fit.

Honestly it would be cool if he did want a little in it, I’d like that challenge again.

 

[Wapiti1]

Thanks Jeremy, the owner has a set of talley mounts on the way for it, it will wear a scope the majority of the time I suspect.

We haven’t talked about cast or toe, but something I should ask him. A few threads ago I built a stock for a Brno 22, I added cast and toe to it purely for learning sake, though there’s no recoil to see if it was super effective, I must say it’s the best shouldering rifle I own as I sculpted it to my southpaw fit.

Honestly it would be cool if he did want a little in it, I’d like that challenge again.

I asked because I was looking at your layout lines and didn't see any adjustments to the centerline.

That said, I think you are offset too much to add cast off at this point. Nice work on the inletting.

Jeremy

 

[Decker9]

I asked because I was looking at your layout lines and didn't see any adjustments to the centerline.

That said, I think you are offset too much to add cast off at this point. Nice work on the inletting.

Jeremy

Click! You’re 100% right, brain fart on my end lol, definitely won’t be enough room for cast being im crowding that side of the blank.