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<blockquote data-quote="shortgrass" data-source="post: 1603607" data-attributes="member: 24284"><p>Goby Walnut used to have some large, odd shaped pieces of walnut that might do. I think the problem you're gonna' find is , no one has a pattern for the Ruger American. But, as I said earlier, your existing stock might be used for a pattern. With some phone calls you will find a pre-inletter who will work with you on just inletting with no shaping. They could just pre-inlet the action and barrel channel, then you'd have to do the inletting of the bottom metal to suit the shape you want . For a pre-inletter to do both top and bottom some shaping would be required. There's no 'cheating' involved with using a pre-inlet. Only if you consider cutting that 100hrs from a blank in half. 50hrs is not unreasonable to fit and finish a pre-inletted blank. That's more time than most are willing to put into a stock. I can not help but wonder how many pre-inletted stocks there are sitting in the corner of the work shop or in the back corner of the closet because someone lost interest because it couldn't be completed in a Saturday afternoon and taken to the range Sunday afternoon. It seems to me Goby has a list of pre-inletters on their web site as does Hunterbid.com Usually, only true 'custom' rifles are custom stocked, because of the amount of time involved. Custom stock a Ruger American and it's still a Ruger American!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shortgrass, post: 1603607, member: 24284"] Goby Walnut used to have some large, odd shaped pieces of walnut that might do. I think the problem you're gonna' find is , no one has a pattern for the Ruger American. But, as I said earlier, your existing stock might be used for a pattern. With some phone calls you will find a pre-inletter who will work with you on just inletting with no shaping. They could just pre-inlet the action and barrel channel, then you'd have to do the inletting of the bottom metal to suit the shape you want . For a pre-inletter to do both top and bottom some shaping would be required. There's no 'cheating' involved with using a pre-inlet. Only if you consider cutting that 100hrs from a blank in half. 50hrs is not unreasonable to fit and finish a pre-inletted blank. That's more time than most are willing to put into a stock. I can not help but wonder how many pre-inletted stocks there are sitting in the corner of the work shop or in the back corner of the closet because someone lost interest because it couldn't be completed in a Saturday afternoon and taken to the range Sunday afternoon. It seems to me Goby has a list of pre-inletters on their web site as does Hunterbid.com Usually, only true 'custom' rifles are custom stocked, because of the amount of time involved. Custom stock a Ruger American and it's still a Ruger American! [/QUOTE]
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