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<blockquote data-quote="dsculley" data-source="post: 1312289" data-attributes="member: 77514"><p>If you want to build the stocks, you can do it. Maybe I simplify things too much sometimes, but the process just doesn't seem that difficult to me. Here is one that I built for my rifle. For a pattern, I found a picture of the style that I wanted. I placed the original stock on a sheet of paper for reference, then roughly drew in the shape of the stock that I wanted. I laminated two pieces of African Mahogany that had been laying in a friends wood shop for several years to get the thickness that I needed. Using my drawing as a pattern, I cut the rough shape with a band saw. The rest of the work was done with a hand saw, router, dremel, wood rasps, sandpaper and round dowels to use with the sandpaper to shape the action and barrel channel. I knew I was going to put a bull barrel on my action, so I opened the channel for this even though I had a sporter barrel at the time. The barrel channel wound up a bit oversized, but I don't mind. I figure the extra clearance allows the barrel to cool faster. The barrel is definitely free-floated! I have considered closing up the barrel channel with epoxy, but not sure if I will. The action is pillar bedded with Devcon 10100. I plan to add an ebony cap to the fore end and at the bottom of the grip when I get the time. Or maybe not, it shoots really well the way it is. Here is a picture of the rifle after I put the new barrel on. This is a Savage 110 with a Criterion pre-fit chambered in 6.5x47 Lapua. </p><p></p><p>The key is to know what you want the end product to look like and then go slow. I would work on this stock for 30 min. to an hour at a time. It took about 3 months to complete. I made a few mistakes along the way, but I am very happy with the results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dsculley, post: 1312289, member: 77514"] If you want to build the stocks, you can do it. Maybe I simplify things too much sometimes, but the process just doesn't seem that difficult to me. Here is one that I built for my rifle. For a pattern, I found a picture of the style that I wanted. I placed the original stock on a sheet of paper for reference, then roughly drew in the shape of the stock that I wanted. I laminated two pieces of African Mahogany that had been laying in a friends wood shop for several years to get the thickness that I needed. Using my drawing as a pattern, I cut the rough shape with a band saw. The rest of the work was done with a hand saw, router, dremel, wood rasps, sandpaper and round dowels to use with the sandpaper to shape the action and barrel channel. I knew I was going to put a bull barrel on my action, so I opened the channel for this even though I had a sporter barrel at the time. The barrel channel wound up a bit oversized, but I don't mind. I figure the extra clearance allows the barrel to cool faster. The barrel is definitely free-floated! I have considered closing up the barrel channel with epoxy, but not sure if I will. The action is pillar bedded with Devcon 10100. I plan to add an ebony cap to the fore end and at the bottom of the grip when I get the time. Or maybe not, it shoots really well the way it is. Here is a picture of the rifle after I put the new barrel on. This is a Savage 110 with a Criterion pre-fit chambered in 6.5x47 Lapua. The key is to know what you want the end product to look like and then go slow. I would work on this stock for 30 min. to an hour at a time. It took about 3 months to complete. I made a few mistakes along the way, but I am very happy with the results. [/QUOTE]
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