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<blockquote data-quote="davkrat" data-source="post: 999594" data-attributes="member: 6452"><p>How I did the few I've made:</p><p></p><p>I've always shot stock Remington 700's and never felt completely comfortable on the stock. Since getting my little CZ 455 I've finally realized how great a rifle can fit you. I'm 6'2" with fairly large hands. It's funny that "little" .22 stock just fits me better than anything else I own. One of the biggest differences I have noticed is the distance between the grip and the trigger. It just seems to fit my hands perfectly where my 700's always seem too short and my hand gets cramped. So I decided to go pick out a pretty Walnut board and make a 2 piece laminated stock. Was able to go out and shoot a few rounds this evening and it felt absolutely perfect. I left a bit more palm swell and a thicker wrist than the CZ has but otherwise it feels identical. The drop comb lines my eye up perfectly and on the .308 I did not notice any extreme recoil coming through my cheek. Plan on making another for my 7mm Rem Mag. I still need to do a little work on the recoil pad and plan to do a few more coats of oil as well as attempt checkering down the road.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/davkrat/media/Guns-1079_zps5646b711.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/davkrat/Guns-1079_zps5646b711.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/davkrat/media/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9882-aged_zps0d3c8b84.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/davkrat/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9882-aged_zps0d3c8b84.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/davkrat/media/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9885-aged_zpsde69d3ef.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/davkrat/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9885-aged_zpsde69d3ef.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/davkrat/media/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9877-aged_zps5c247084.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/davkrat/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9877-aged_zps5c247084.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/davkrat/media/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9887-aged_zps071db6c3.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/davkrat/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9887-aged_zps071db6c3.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/davkrat/media/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9896-aged_zps287c0393.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/davkrat/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9896-aged_zps287c0393.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="davkrat, post: 999594, member: 6452"] How I did the few I've made: I've always shot stock Remington 700's and never felt completely comfortable on the stock. Since getting my little CZ 455 I've finally realized how great a rifle can fit you. I'm 6'2" with fairly large hands. It's funny that "little" .22 stock just fits me better than anything else I own. One of the biggest differences I have noticed is the distance between the grip and the trigger. It just seems to fit my hands perfectly where my 700's always seem too short and my hand gets cramped. So I decided to go pick out a pretty Walnut board and make a 2 piece laminated stock. Was able to go out and shoot a few rounds this evening and it felt absolutely perfect. I left a bit more palm swell and a thicker wrist than the CZ has but otherwise it feels identical. The drop comb lines my eye up perfectly and on the .308 I did not notice any extreme recoil coming through my cheek. Plan on making another for my 7mm Rem Mag. I still need to do a little work on the recoil pad and plan to do a few more coats of oil as well as attempt checkering down the road. [URL=http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/davkrat/media/Guns-1079_zps5646b711.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/davkrat/Guns-1079_zps5646b711.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/davkrat/media/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9882-aged_zps0d3c8b84.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/davkrat/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9882-aged_zps0d3c8b84.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/davkrat/media/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9885-aged_zpsde69d3ef.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/davkrat/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9885-aged_zpsde69d3ef.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/davkrat/media/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9877-aged_zps5c247084.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/davkrat/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9877-aged_zps5c247084.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/davkrat/media/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9887-aged_zps071db6c3.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/davkrat/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9887-aged_zps071db6c3.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1187.photobucket.com/user/davkrat/media/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9896-aged_zps287c0393.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1187.photobucket.com/albums/z388/davkrat/StockMaking-2014-02-25-9896-aged_zps287c0393.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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