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<blockquote data-quote="tinkerer" data-source="post: 1311502" data-attributes="member: 50973"><p>OK, for the first timer, a guideline.</p><p></p><p>Using a mill or router? Have you picked out a style yet? Wood, laminate or chassis style?</p><p></p><p>Here's how I do it.</p><p></p><p>Obtain wood/laminate big enough for this style of stock, from 2.25 to 3.5" wide, depending on forearm style. Of your using laminate, you can cheat and glue on pieces for the forearm.</p><p></p><p>Lay out center line. Locate front action bolt hole as reference for all other dimensions. Drill big enough for bolt plus pillar and a little over. I.e. 1/4" bolt yields a 9/16" hole with a 1/2" aluminum pillar. Layout rear hole from that.</p><p></p><p>Next I mill/route out deepest part, probably trigger. After that probably the magazine box cutout.</p><p></p><p>And next, the action up to the recoil lug area. I do the barrel channel last as I like to lay the barreled action into the inletted area so I can trace on the stock blank the barrel outline.</p><p></p><p>I use a router on a sled so no jerking around and ruining expensive wood.</p><p></p><p>After barreled action will lay onto the inletted stock levelly, I screw stock bolts into pillars and bed with devcon stress free.</p><p></p><p>Now you can start shaping the exterior stock for smoothing and finishing.</p><p></p><p>Highly condensed, but approximate.</p><p></p><p>Larry</p><p>Tinkerer</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="tinkerer, post: 1311502, member: 50973"] OK, for the first timer, a guideline. Using a mill or router? Have you picked out a style yet? Wood, laminate or chassis style? Here's how I do it. Obtain wood/laminate big enough for this style of stock, from 2.25 to 3.5" wide, depending on forearm style. Of your using laminate, you can cheat and glue on pieces for the forearm. Lay out center line. Locate front action bolt hole as reference for all other dimensions. Drill big enough for bolt plus pillar and a little over. I.e. 1/4" bolt yields a 9/16" hole with a 1/2" aluminum pillar. Layout rear hole from that. Next I mill/route out deepest part, probably trigger. After that probably the magazine box cutout. And next, the action up to the recoil lug area. I do the barrel channel last as I like to lay the barreled action into the inletted area so I can trace on the stock blank the barrel outline. I use a router on a sled so no jerking around and ruining expensive wood. After barreled action will lay onto the inletted stock levelly, I screw stock bolts into pillars and bed with devcon stress free. Now you can start shaping the exterior stock for smoothing and finishing. Highly condensed, but approximate. Larry Tinkerer [/QUOTE]
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