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4th October 2011, 09:26 AM #1New Member
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gunstock duplicater
Hi,to you all,I am new to this site,I have just purchased a gunstock duplicater from america,and I shoot in national events,I have paid up to $1100 for a gunstock,but can now duplicate most gunstocks,I am after some nice timbers to work with,has anyone any suggestions,,?there are alot of laminated gunstocks these days,?and I thought I may try a walnut?or mango?where can I get such timbers in Brisbane.
thanks for any help.
Tony Mack.
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4th October 2011, 09:44 AM #21/16"
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not a good idea to show any personal info on internet as you are open to all kinds of nuts. if people wish to contact you they can send a pm to you via this forum (see introduction for info). my advice is to remove the phone number.
anyway, welcome to the forumDon't force it, use a bigger hammer.
Timber is what you use. Wood is what you burn.
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4th October 2011, 10:18 AM #3
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5th October 2011, 09:45 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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When I used to shoot competitively many years ago Walther had a very nice laminated rifle stock from Beech and I think it was walnut. I was an Anschutz shooter so it was strictly walnut all the way
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8th October 2011, 02:29 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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Look up Geoff Slee rifle stocks, he sells blanks
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14th October 2011, 08:26 AM #6
G'day. When I was Fullbore shooting, a lot of stocks were made from Jacaranda and Mango.
The stock on my Omark44 was Spotted gum.Hooroo.
Regards, Trevor
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17th October 2011, 07:10 PM #7
The timber should be light but dense. It must not move ie twist bend or crack.
These requirements preclude a lot of attractive timbers like sheoak, messmate etc.
Tried and trusted timbers are walnut, maple, Tassie blackwood, beech.
Ive made stocks from other timbers but invariably they did not remain stable and would upset the accuracy of the rifle when the weather changed or temps changed.
Sheoak was a classic, very attractive but not much good for consistant accuracy.
Others may have a different experience but hundreds of years of gunmaking does tend to sort the good from the bad thats why most gunsmiths stick to just a few timbers."Entia non sunt multiplicanda praeter necessitatem"
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31st October 2012, 07:32 PM #8New Member
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hi tony I have been dabbling in making stocks for a while now but the alloy type with a little timber and also am searching for good stock timber , however would like to duplicate some stocks of my own and make my own duplicator also my email is [email protected] I had purchased a trailer of timber some time back from a tree removal guy , i will hunt his number down[
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