Anybody Skelotonized a wood Stock?

[kdstitt]

Just curious if I am being ridiculous or not. Thinking about whittling away on my Remington 700 factory stock to make it lighter.

 

[Awbowhunter]

Buy a lighter stock. I'd suggest made of carbon fiber. Thinning wood out of you current stock you'll get flex and make it very likely you will break the stock down the road as the modifications will make it weak. JMO

 

[Old Rooster]

I agree with Awbowhunter,keep that wood stock original.I see them on ebay all the time for sale as folks want a lighter stock.
If you take off wood at critical spots on that stock it could weaken it enough to be dangerous if shot.
Darrel made a post a while back where he bought a carbon fiber stock from Stockys Stocks online and it looked great!
I would go that route before I ruined a good old wood Remington stock.Just my opinion

 

[comfisherman]

It was super popular in the late 90s and early 2000s, the photo bucket fiasco probably erased all those hideous skeleton laminate stocks that used to run around. The modern carbon stocks are cheap compared to the time some folks spent...

 

[Hairtrigger]

Like the Winchester coyote outback?

 

[BillLarson]

Keep the original....Procure another. work on that one.....
before you spend 500+$ on a liter one....

 

[Old Rooster]

Hairtrigger I remember the Winchester Coyote Outback well.

Model 70 Laminated, Coyote Outback, Stainless | Winchester

www.winchesterguns.com

Not in production anymore

 

[cohunt]

Like this?

Problem with server, pic won't upload ---- probably has something to do with the "oops" pop up at the top of the page---- again!

I picked up an unfinished laminate stock on ebay for $50-- played around with lightening holes and then finished it.

 

[Old Rooster]

Sorry cohunt,it works for me but there are times things refuse to work for me.
Copy and paste Winchester Coyote Outback in your browser and see if you get a pic.
Good looking gun.

 

[cohunt]

Sorry cohunt,it works for me but there are times things refuse to work for me.
Copy and paste Winchester Coyote Outback in your browser and see if you get a pic.
Good looking gun.

I'm trying to post a pic from my phone of one I mine that is similar to the win70 coyote --

I get a notice that saus " the upload failed because the file could not be written to the server. The site administrator will......"

Something is buggy with the site this morn

 

[PApa Black]

Like this?

Problem with server, pic won't upload ---- probably has something to do with the "oops" pop up at the top of the page---- again!

I picked up an unfinished laminate stock on ebay for $50-- played around with lightening holes and then finished it.

Just tried it and it works now

 

[C-130 Dude]

Just curious if I am being ridiculous or not. Thinking about whittling away on my Remington 700 factory stock to make it lighter.

This is why God made carbon fibre.

 

[68hoyt]

Look up the Russian Draganov semi auto sniper rifle , laminate , inspired by competition target rifles

 

[Lee7588]

You can definitely skeletonize the forend, but when you do so it may flex some and no longer have a free floating barrel, depending on the caliber you could do the butt stock. By the buttpad you will most likely be into end grain and it won't have a ton of strength. So with heavier recoil it might break. You could cut the butt stock sides flat similar to some manners stocks and shave some weight without compromising the strength