fiftybmg
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A holder for shellholders. Dowel rods are bamboo chopsticks. Hangs on the wall.
A loading tray for 500 Jeffery. Holds 100.
A loading tray for 500 Jeffery. Holds 100.
Let us know the final weight on that. I might have to do that to my Boyd's.Lighten up your Boyd's laminate stock-- still in process View attachment 189184
I just weighed the complete rifle (with out scope) yesterday and it came out right on 7.0 pounds even-- the barreled action is a 24" win 70 super shadow wsm -- but I haven't weighed just the stock alone yet-- i installed pillars but haven't finished the rest of the bedding job yet.Let us know the final weight on that. I might have to do that to my Boyd's.
Nice work!Lighten up your Boyd's laminate stock-- still in process View attachment 189184
Seen/heard of people doing the spade bit into the butt thing, also heard of nightmares of the bit not being true and wandering off center-- mine adds some aesthetics (as long as you like the look) -- inspiration came from the coyote outback laminated rifle from around '08I like the shell holder holder. I shudder at the idea of needing to load 100 .500 Jeffrey's.....
Nice work!
I went at it a bit differently, I hollowed out the buttstock with spade bits (& an extension) and long shank carbide burrs, and I dropped a 2 flute end mill into the forearm channel taking material out of the sides and the bottom while not disturbing the top edges of the channel. I forget the weight results from each step, but the scoped Howa Mini is a shade over 6.5 lbs. loaded.
Oh yeah, my first stock got a bit, shall we say, thin on one side? Enough so that I started over. The bits drilled true right up until I needed the extension to go as deep as I wanted to. The joint between the extension and the bit is a mite wobbly and on the second stock I had to 'steer' the bit around a bit to keep it going on center.
Some might say that I cheated a little, I dislike DBM's hanging out of the stock, but Howa Mini's come only that way. So I shortened the mag to as flush as I could easily get it. That brought the round count down to 3 total.
I mostly posted because I want to see what others are up to. OP, like the thread a lot!
Can you post pictures of the finished work?I went at it a bit differently, I hollowed out the buttstock with spade bits (& an extension) and long shank carbide burrs, and I dropped a 2 flute end mill into the forearm channel taking material out of the sides and the bottom while not disturbing the top edges of the channel. I forget the weight results from each step, but the scoped Howa Mini is a shade over 6.5 lbs. loaded.
I looked, I never took any pictures of the stock before it all went back together.Can you post pictures of the finished work?
OK, weighed the stock last night-- as it sits, no butt pad or sling studs but finished the aluminum pillars and bedding it is 28 ounces--I could have taken a bit more weight out of the front below the barrel, but that would be a bunch more work for probably an ounce or less in weight drop, might be able to drill up into the palm swell but once again, risk messing up what I have already done for an ounce or less, I'm done with it other than adding a grind to fit limb-saver, studs, and finishing the wood with true-oilLighten up your Boyd's laminate stock-- still in process View attachment 189184