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19th July 2015, 09:17 PM #1
Something a little different
This is different, I have in the last 2 years tried to rationalize my life due to a back injury that is affecting my heart, causing it to have an irregular beat. I can still work, but need to manage the affects to my heart. The change in my circumstances has prompted me to take on property caretaking, which there seems to be a call for. The first few jobs went well, but it became apparent that I needed to have a rifle, so having procured a license and then a rifle, it's short comings became very much apparent, the plastic stock was too small and too flexible making it very inaccurate.
So the logical thing to do was.........
Make a stock from timber and customize it to suit my needs.
This is what I came up with. It's made from southern silky oak finished with a simple wax.
I used just 4 boards laminated together, while it was still roughly square, I let the action and barrel in, very delicate work with a chisel, mostly by hand.
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Then came shaping.... this I did with a 180mm sander, a 125mm grinder and flap disc and then many hours of hand sanding to finish
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The trigger guard and magazine floor plate were fabricated by hand from flat steel and painted black, the back screw needs replacing with something else when I can find one that suits.
This is the finished product, I still need to put in the sling swivels and test it when I can find the time.
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Thank you for looking.
RobCheck my facebook:rhbtimber
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19th July 2015, 11:27 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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It looks good, but being a city boy, I cant figure out what u need a gun for? Are the roos up your way kinda viscious?
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19th July 2015, 11:56 PM #3
We are currently in drought here in western Queensland, animals weak from hunger get bogged in bad watering points, (nearly dry dams etc). We pull them out to save them, but sometimes they are too weak to survive, then the only humane thing to do is put them down, rather than let them die of thirst/hunger, it's a sad but necessary part of living and working in the country I'm afraid. No-one likes doing it.
Most of the time it stays unloaded in the car, just used when absolutely necessary.
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20th July 2015, 04:00 AM #4GOLD MEMBER
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Excellent craftsmanship on the custom stock. Ought to be good dimensional stability.
I do not envy your dark task at all. But, it's the only sensible thing to do.
It happens here both day and night, wildlife collisions with vehicles on the highway.
Deer, moose, bears, lynx. I travel with a 12ga shotgun, mostly very close shots,
upsets me for days afterwards.
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20th July 2015, 08:20 AM #5
Nice work. What more can i say
Dave TTC
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20th July 2015, 08:59 AM #6
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20th July 2015, 10:56 AM #7
Rob its a vast improvement given the Aussie sun and what it does to plastic it should out last it.
Many here do not realise that we even still have cattle/livestock rustlers, let alone stock which needs putting down, wild bore, snakes, or rodents a big as roo's
How does it feel when
fired in comparison?
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21st July 2015, 03:02 AM #8GOLD MEMBER
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.22cal has a really soft and manageable recoil, the mass of the stock soaks up most of it.
I'm guessing at the cal., looking at the clip magazine.
My 12ga is a bit rougher with hot loads for the dirty work. I suppose any smaller bore would do the same job
but the diversity of 12ga ammo tips the scale.
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21st July 2015, 09:18 PM #9
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21st July 2015, 09:20 PM #10
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21st July 2015, 09:34 PM #11
Yes it is a vast improvement on the old one, it is a real eye opener about how people view what happens in the country, not that there has been any negative comments here. I really love being out on the properties, being alone is so peaceful, you can see the sky, sunsets, sunrises and really nature at her best. I was brought up on the land and in my youth, never actually looked at what was around me apart from what I could cut down, kill and generally deface in some way It's amazing how 30 years and the added wisdom that it engenders changes your outlook on life and surroundings.
As for how it shoots? I don't know yet, I won't be able to test until at least the weekend. But from all reports, changing the stock to a timber one improves them immensely.Check my facebook:rhbtimber
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21st July 2015, 09:39 PM #12
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21st July 2015, 09:43 PM #13
Really nice rifle stock Rob. Good job.
I go shooting with my son several times a year but hardly ever take a shot.
I prefer cookin the eggs and bacon. Strange what 30 years will do.
Pete.
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27th July 2015, 07:35 PM #14
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27th July 2015, 07:40 PM #15