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Wayne Forshee wins Second Day Rocky Mountain Palma match

Doan — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 16:26:54 +0000

Congratulations to Wayne Forshee, winner of the second day of the Rocky Mountain Palma match in Raton, New Mexico on July 7th.

Wayne used one of the stocks that I made, and it was featured here on my website many moons ago

Tagged: 22 Rimfire / Smallbore, Competition Shooting, Competitive Shooting, CSS Stock, Custom Rifle Building, Custom Rifles, F-Class, Inletting, Long Range, Machining, Metalworking, Milling Machine, Palma, Pistol Grips, Rifle, Rifle Stock, Smallbore, Target Shooting, Trigger Guard, Woodworking

English Walnut Pistol Grips

Doan — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 16:35:26 +0000

To be used on one of Gary Eliseo’s Tube Guns. These are some of the leftover pieces that I glued together from the 52 Sporter. The owner was interested to see if I could make some matching grips for his tube guns. Since they cannot be put through the duplicator, they will be hand carved.

Tagged: 22 Rimfire / Smallbore, AR15, Competition Shooting, Competitive Shooting, CSS Stock, Custom Rifle Building, Custom Rifles, F-Class, Grips, Palma, Pistol Grips, Rifle, Rifle Stock, Sporting Rifles, T2K, Target Shooting, Tubb Gun, Tube Gun, Woodworking

Why a Custom Rifle Stock is so Expensive

Doan — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 02:31:43 +0000

I’ve been drying this blank for over a year and a few days ago I cut it to rough shape. After it was cut, it started ‘checking’. You just never know when this will happen, and it can ruin a beautiful piece of wood.

“Checking, the separation of continuous wood fibers, is a naturally occurring consequence of the seasoning process of wood. The outer fibers lose moisture to the surrounding atmosphere and attempt to shrink, but the inner portion of the timber member loses moisture at a much slower rate. The different rates of shrinkage can cause the wood to check or split. Rapid drying increases the differential moisture content between the inner and outer fibers and thus increases the propensity for checking in the timber. The checking (and shrinkage) process will stabilize as the moisture content of the member reaches equilibrium with the surrounding environmental conditions.”

Source http://www.apawood.org/glu_level_b.cfm?content=prd_glu_gen_check

Tagged: 22 Rimfire / Smallbore, Bedding, Competition Shooting, CSS Stock, Custom Rifle Building, Custom Rifles, F-Class, Inletting, Long Range, Palma, Rifle, Rifle Stock, Smallbore, Target Shooting, Woodworking

Offset Sight Bases for Scope Prototype #2

Doan — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 04:32:15 +0000

I have found that it was more difficult to use the scope than the iron sights, so I am making a set of offset sights for the scope.

Tagged: 22 Rimfire / Smallbore, AR15, Competition Shooting, Competitive Shooting, CSS Stock, Custom Rifle Building, Custom Rifles, F-Class, Long Range, Machining, Metalworking, Milling Machine, Palma, Rifle, Rifle Sights, Scope Rails, Smallbore, Space Gun, T2K, Target Shooting, Trap Shooting, Tubb Gun, Tube Gun

Scope Rail and Rings for Smallbore and Long Range Rifle – Unfinished Prototype

Doan — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 04:32:57 +0000

This has been one of my chief rants over the last couple of years… that the advent of the new rails and rings, which are actually pretty high quality, add so much height to the shooting position, that when you go from your iron sights to your scope you have to raise the cheekpiece 1/4″ to 3/8″. On this project I set out to make the scope at the same height as my iron sights. One of the things that I discovered is that when you order a set of rings (that they call low rings now) are the same height as an old set of Weaver rings. You think you’re getting low rings and they are actually high rings. The whole affair ends up that you have an extremely high cheekpiece when you get done. After arguing with the parts for 2 years, I decided to build a prototype for myself to see if it could be done, and still end up with a set of workable, reliable, repeatable rings that ended up the same height as the iron sights. I think this whole problem developed over having rings and bases to satisfy the tactical shooters. I appreciate the precision and the quality of rings that are being made for tactical rifles, but what you lose is the ability to shoot a prone rifle in a comfortable position. Or maybe I’m just getting to be a cranky old fart….

Tagged: 22 Rimfire / Smallbore, AR15, Bedding, Competition Shooting, Competitive Shooting, Composite, CSS Stock, Custom Rifle Building, Custom Rifles, F-Class, Inletting, Long Range, Machining, Milling Machine, Palma, Rifle, Rifle Stock, Rile Restoring, Scope Rails, Smallbore, Space Gun, T2K, Target Shooting, Tubb Gun, Tube Gun, Veteran's Palma Team Raffle Rifle, Woodworking

Lloyd Smith ~ 911 Rifle Project

Doan — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:30:52 +0000

Lloyd, Send me a link to your site and I will post the link.

Tagged: Competition Shooting, Competitive Shooting, CSS Stock, Custom Rifle Building, Custom Rifles, Pistol Grips, Woodworking

Moving………. Part 1 … Pratt & Whitney Lathe

Doan — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 06:05:26 +0000

Moving under any circumstances is difficult…… moving an entire machine shop without heavy equipment machinery movers is an undertaking. Sue and I are relocating to Albuquerque, NM - so far we have three pods (one and a half already loaded) and will probably need a 26 ft. truck. The pods are necessary because they can be loaded at ground level -a requirement when you’re moving a 3200# lathe by hand. Yesterday Ray Del Rio and Gary Elisio’s son Jeremy (dad was in Phoenix this weekend shooting) helped move the lathe. This is why I’m not in Phoenix this weekend. Today Mike Tuck helped secure the lathe to the inside of the pod and move lots of other stuff. Any able bodies in Southern California are more than welcome to join the fun!

Tagged: Bedding, Competition Shooting, Competitive Shooting, CSS Stock, Custom Rifle Building, Inletting, Long Range, Machining, Metalworking, Milling Machine, Palma, Pistol Grips, Rifle, Rifle Stock, Scope Rails, Seko Extractor, Smallbore, Space Gun, T2K, Target Shooting, Trigger Guard, Tubb Gun, Tube Gun, Veteran's Palma Team Raffle Rifle, Woodworking

Start of Rifle for Veteran’s Palma Team Raffle Rifle #3

Doan — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 05:10:00 +0000

I’m starting today on the third rifle that I’ve built for the Veteran’s Palma Rifle Team Raffle. I chose this stock as it has a beautiful Fiddleback Walnut pattern. Here is the link to the Veteran’s Rifle Team and information about past competitions and raffle rifles . Click here for the past rifles that I have built for the raffle First Veteran’s Palma Raffle Rifle and Second Veeran’s Palma Raffle Rifle. I plan to update the progress on the rifle as often as possible. All work and components are donated to further the Veteran’s Team. For information about donating components or purchasing raffle tickets please contact Mike Sinclair at estclai1@san.rr.com.

Tagged: Competition Shooting, Competitive Shooting, CSS Stock, Custom Rifle Building, Inletting, Long Range, Machining, Metalworking, Milling Machine, Palma, Rifle, Rifle Stock, Target Shooting, Trigger Guard, Veteran's Palma Team Raffle Rifle, Woodworking

Finished Bloop Tube for 2013 Anschutz Rifle

Doan — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 04:35:35 +0000

Tagged: Competition Shooting, Competitive Shooting, CSS Stock, Custom Rifle Building, Long Range, Machining, Metalworking, Milling Machine, Palma, Rifle, Rifle Stock, Smallbore, Space Gun, T2K, Target Shooting, Tubb Gun, Tube Gun

Making a Bloop Tube (Sight Extender) Clamp for Competetion Target Shooting

Doan — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:16:34 +0000

It’s hard to see in the picture, but it’s made with an offset – not concentric – to be able to save weight on the clamp. Available in different lengths from 9″ to 24″. I’ve also made them in carbon fiber to save weight.

Tagged: Competition Shooting, Competitive Shooting, CSS Stock, Custom Rifle Building, Long Range, Machining, Metalworking, Milling Machine, Palma, Rifle, Smallbore, Space Gun, T2K, Target Shooting, Tubb Gun, Tube Gun