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<blockquote data-quote="loaders_loft" data-source="post: 369417" data-attributes="member: 10540"><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Afterwards, I returned the barreled action to Joel, to complete the custom stock. After what seemed like Eons, I received my rifle from Joel a couple weeks ago. </span></span></p><p><img src="http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj193/loaders_loft/guns/roper22.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">The stock is quite nice, wonderfully pillar bedded and fitted with a decelerator pad and adjustable comb. The bedding was real nice.</span></span></p><p><img src="http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj193/loaders_loft/guns/riflestock002.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">Right away, I got to the finishing work. I sanded it back down with 100 grit and found a few file marks around the wrist, butt hook and a few other spots. Worked them over until they were gone or very nearly. I removed all sharp edges that might splinter or catch. Then, I smoothed out with 120, 180, 220, 400, 600, 800. After just one coat of tru-oil sealer/filler it was already looking good. </span></span></p><p><img src="http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj193/loaders_loft/guns/riflestockfirstcoat.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">2 coats of filler looked even better. Two weeks and 10 coats of Tru-oil later, I learned a few things. For example, don't leave the cap off your tru-oil overnight (if you do, toss it out and start over with a fresh bottle). After about a week of dry time, I completed the finish with 2 applications of stock sheen & conditioner, to knock down the excess gloss. I may still apply a couple coats of wax.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Verdana'">When it's all said and done, the project turned out quite nicely. I must say, at 14 Lbs complete with scope and bipod, this rig is a tank!</span></span></p><p><img src="http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj193/loaders_loft/guns/riflestock004.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p><img src="http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj193/loaders_loft/guns/riflestock005.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="loaders_loft, post: 369417, member: 10540"] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Afterwards, I returned the barreled action to Joel, to complete the custom stock. After what seemed like Eons, I received my rifle from Joel a couple weeks ago. [/FONT][/COLOR] [IMG]http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj193/loaders_loft/guns/roper22.jpg[/IMG] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]The stock is quite nice, wonderfully pillar bedded and fitted with a decelerator pad and adjustable comb. The bedding was real nice.[/FONT][/COLOR] [IMG]http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj193/loaders_loft/guns/riflestock002.jpg[/IMG] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]Right away, I got to the finishing work. I sanded it back down with 100 grit and found a few file marks around the wrist, butt hook and a few other spots. Worked them over until they were gone or very nearly. I removed all sharp edges that might splinter or catch. Then, I smoothed out with 120, 180, 220, 400, 600, 800. After just one coat of tru-oil sealer/filler it was already looking good. [/FONT][/COLOR] [IMG]http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj193/loaders_loft/guns/riflestockfirstcoat.jpg[/IMG] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]2 coats of filler looked even better. Two weeks and 10 coats of Tru-oil later, I learned a few things. For example, don't leave the cap off your tru-oil overnight (if you do, toss it out and start over with a fresh bottle). After about a week of dry time, I completed the finish with 2 applications of stock sheen & conditioner, to knock down the excess gloss. I may still apply a couple coats of wax.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=black][FONT=Verdana]When it's all said and done, the project turned out quite nicely. I must say, at 14 Lbs complete with scope and bipod, this rig is a tank![/FONT][/COLOR] [IMG]http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj193/loaders_loft/guns/riflestock004.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj193/loaders_loft/guns/riflestock005.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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