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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.
Rob