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Making a laminate stock?
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<blockquote data-quote="Kroberts" data-source="post: 884290" data-attributes="member: 71507"><p>I plan to make a new laminated stock for my rifle over Christmas break here in a few weeks. The reason I want to make it, I like to build things and have a decent bit of wood working experience so would like to try it. That and I'm cheap, though in the end I will probably put as much into it as buying one. It is going to go on a Stevens 200 that is currently chambered in factory 243win but plan to order a 28-30" shilen barrel in 243ai with a 1-7or8 twist around the first of the year. The gun currently has a thumbhole stock on it that a friend and I made a couple years ago. It is walnut wedged between maple, and is a 3 piece laminate. It shoots great as is, but the barrel has a definite preference for light bullets <0.5moa with 58s, I am getting too much poi shift with weather, and I have found that the design is not that great for hunting for me. So I'm going to build a new one. So I'm looking for opinions. My idea right now is to use 1/8" laminates of walnut and in the middle I'm thinking of alternating strips of fiberglass cloth with the walnut where the action will rest. I'm thinking that a clear epoxy of some sort would be best for glue. It will be pillar and glass bedded. I think that this will cut down on poi shift if not eliminate it, hopefully. Right now I'm wanting it to look like a traditional hunting rifle but with subtle changes to make it better for long distance shooting. To get the look I want I'm going to go blued barrel and blued steel butt plate. With the chambering and weight the gun will be I don't see a point in needing a rubber pad.</p><p></p><p>I'm looking for opinions and suggestions on this build. Especially since I have only built that one stock before.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for all advice</p><p>Kyle</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kroberts, post: 884290, member: 71507"] I plan to make a new laminated stock for my rifle over Christmas break here in a few weeks. The reason I want to make it, I like to build things and have a decent bit of wood working experience so would like to try it. That and I'm cheap, though in the end I will probably put as much into it as buying one. It is going to go on a Stevens 200 that is currently chambered in factory 243win but plan to order a 28-30" shilen barrel in 243ai with a 1-7or8 twist around the first of the year. The gun currently has a thumbhole stock on it that a friend and I made a couple years ago. It is walnut wedged between maple, and is a 3 piece laminate. It shoots great as is, but the barrel has a definite preference for light bullets <0.5moa with 58s, I am getting too much poi shift with weather, and I have found that the design is not that great for hunting for me. So I'm going to build a new one. So I'm looking for opinions. My idea right now is to use 1/8" laminates of walnut and in the middle I'm thinking of alternating strips of fiberglass cloth with the walnut where the action will rest. I'm thinking that a clear epoxy of some sort would be best for glue. It will be pillar and glass bedded. I think that this will cut down on poi shift if not eliminate it, hopefully. Right now I'm wanting it to look like a traditional hunting rifle but with subtle changes to make it better for long distance shooting. To get the look I want I'm going to go blued barrel and blued steel butt plate. With the chambering and weight the gun will be I don't see a point in needing a rubber pad. I'm looking for opinions and suggestions on this build. Especially since I have only built that one stock before. Thanks for all advice Kyle [/QUOTE]
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