Thread: kiddies custom rifle stock

i have just come back in from bedding the action into the stock.
i decided because the zastava action has only the one action screw i would bed the whole action and barrel channel, but after looking at it i realised that i would be messing with fate.
the reciever has a dove tail join that i would risk devcon entering then making a mechanical lock that would ruin the stock and mabey the action if it were to be glued together.
instead i decided to bed the barrel and just the rear of the action. this will give me the stability i need but wont risk a glue in.


i will pop it out tonite and let the devcon go rite off over nite, sanding and truoil to start tomorrow. :boogie:
greg

action back out :boogie: :boogie: :boogie:
i will leave it over nite to set the devcon
do you recon i have earnt it?

:drink1:
greg

got boored and so i sanded the bedding back to flush with the stock last nite, so with nothing better to do i rubbed a good coat of truoil into the stock with steel wool.
a quick rub back this morning and it up to its third coat of truoil now :P
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love the smell of that stuff nya: "smells like, .......... victory."
greg

pester power wins, i had to assemble the rifle with only 4 coats of truoil, because we had to see how it shoots. :

test shooting.

she had to compete against her sister who already has her custom savage .22.

a short vid of her in action
[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnTzuHKOvvk]YouTube - ‪jamie test shooting her new stock‬‏[/ame]
looks like its been a success nya:
greg

The laminate pattern looks great. I was initially concerned the stock was too thin to absorb the recoil and was worried about splintering, but on second thoughts, a .22 doesn't have any recoil! Good job! And the cutie with the gorgeous smile looks very happy with it too.

yea theres no way i would make it so thin on a centerfire, but a big part of the motivation was it being easy for a little person to handle so as you say the smiles speak for themselves
greg

Hey Greg,

Beautiful Job , nothing beats the smile from a very appreciative youngen, I like her style at the bench as well.

HazzaB

Greg,
It's great to see you teaching your girls responsible fire arms use and handling ,shooting is a great sport , too bad its not supported more ,by schools and Govt .
Stocks look great ,and a great idea too , rather than modify the original wood. As the girls out grow the stocks new ones can be made until the original stock fits them properly.
Great idea.

Kev