Recently a buddy of mine asked me if I would make him a stock for his Thomas HPX benchrest rifle. His only request was that he could fire it from his shoulder. I had been wanting to build myself a stock for my RAW TM 1000….but never having built a rifle stock before, I agreed, hoping to learn a thing or two before bui one for myself. This is what I came up with……
View attachment 334557A quick drawing to have a place to start…
View attachment 334558since the only sizable piece of lumber I had in the shop was a 1x8x7’ board…that was it…
View attachment 334559set up for inletting…
View attachment 334561…..a few hrs later.…
View attachment 334562…..a little later…
View attachment 334563…..another angle.….…
View attachment 334564……grip detail…
View attachment 334565…..my experience staining Poplar is less than stellar..I used L’Oreal permanent hair dye…6RB…went on ok..a little fiddly to even out color.…
View attachment 334566….final test fit so I could return the rifle…
View attachment 334567….finished stock..
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View attachment 334575…well that’s it…I learned a lot of what works, what doesn’t..the order of processes..choosing a more stock friendly material…finish over dye requires a sprayed sealer coat.. and finally, how to create a new post on AGN.
