Custom Stocks

[Adam-RunningDog 1]

Well me and my oldman been thinking of making our own custom stock, and would like some ideas and would be interested to look at peoples stocks on here.and taking some ideas

 

Cheers lads

[Grim Reaper 1]

Heres a couple of pics of one i made myself out of American Black Walnut. It has a pistol grip , and a raised cheek piece and stippling on the fore-end and pistol grip. The length of pull is longer than the standard beech stock (which was a little short for my liking), and a longer fore-end to help guard the filling valve end.I am particularly proud of it because it was the first time i had ever done something like this. I am no woodworker by any long chalk - I just had a go to see where i would end up - proof that anyone can do it if they turn their hand to it!

 

Right butt.

 

Pistol grip.

 

Fore-end.

 

Right side.

 

Left side.

 

Right side - 2nd shot.

 

Looking forwards.

 

 

 

I hope you find these interesting guys?

 

 

 

 

Regards,

Grim.

Edited November 17, 2008 by Grim Reaper

[buzzys410 0]

hey man that looks really good and very nicely made, also How did you get the pistol grip effect and what oil is it finished with.

thanks mitch

[Grim Reaper 1]

hey man that looks really good and very nicely made, also How did you get the pistol grip effect and what oil is it finished with.

thanks mitch

 

 

Hi Mitch,

 

I got the finished look for the stippling by a bit of mucking about with a bit of steel rod, a bench grinder, and an off cut of walnut left over from the stock making.

 

What i did was to grind the rod and had a couple of 'test puches' on the off cut, and then ground the rod tip again, had a test, and kept testing and grinding until i came up with the desired tip shape i wanted.

 

Whe i got to that point, what i did then was to just use a tacking hammer and kept tapping the rod while moving the rod around the work piece in a random fashion, until i had the pistol grip suitable covered in stippling. Then, all i did then was to neaten up the edges with a fine, and very sharp chisel and the aforementioned tacking hammer.

 

 

I hope this tells you what you want to know mate? Any questions - just drop me a PM chap.

 

 

 

All the best,

Grim.

Edited November 19, 2008 by Grim Reaper

[Adam-RunningDog 1]

thats a cracker grim, i would like something like that make it as light weight and atractive as possible i dont thinnk i will make it semetrical see

[celticwar 1]

very nice grim

[4x4dartmoor 2]

Well done it`s a great looking setup.