Doan Trevor Custom Rifle Building

The desert ironwood strips have been inlaid on the stock and I have started to carve the rest of the stock. By scribing lines with the saw and using a wood chisel a lot of wood can be removed to get the shape of the stock.

Thank you to Gary LaValley from Phoenix Precision for the contribution! http://www.phoenix-Precision.com.

This will be a 22 Rimfire Bench Rifle. It will have Desert Ironwood accent pieces to make up the 3 inch forearm. It will be hand carved, similar to the turbo maple stock that I did several months ago. Lots of chips and carving. I've started the bedding so I can work from the center of the Rifle.

Final sanding on Team Rifle which takes many coats of finish.  The next photos should be the final photos or close to final.  I have had many requests and questions about where to purchase tickets for the raffle of this rifle and I am sorry but I don’t have an answer.  It will be up to the Palma folks.  My hope is that they will be able to figure out a way to accept PayPal online, as that will be much easier for everyone.  The rifle will be completed and will  be at the Spirit of America Match for the first presentation.

Note that the screws are labeled on the ends.

Thank you, Tom Alves! Final sanding started.

A huge thank you to Tom Alves, who stepped up and procured the trigger!

We still need a rear sight. It appears that Al Warner is not making any new sights at the moment.. If someone has a rear sight or know a manufacturer who would like to donate. It would be very much appreciated.

I have volunteered to build another raffle rifle for the US Palma National Rifle Team.  Work has begun today.  I am hoping to have this completed for the Spirit of America Match in Raton, NM this fall.  Here is an initial list of components:

• Pierce Action – donated by Pierce Engineering
• Brux Palma Barrel  donated by Brux Barrels
• Hand selected American  Walnut stock – Doan Trevor prone design, modified to be used for FTR, and can be shot either prone or FTR.  It will be similar to the stock that I custom designed for Derek Rodgers, which won several national championships and national medals.  Donated by Doan Trevor

Photos to follow……….

The one item we are lacking at this point is a Remington-style competition trigger.

Here is a link to a previous Veteran’s Palma Raffle rifle that I built.

I think, I have solve the problem with a the short length of pull with the A5. If you were to cut the stock off at a 12.25 LOP,  you will not have a place for your rear bag to ride. By recessing the buttplate you solve the problem and the rear bag has a place to sit.

Were they feeling sorry for me because I was the old guy?

Keeping busy on my birthday. The youngest keeps trying to me how old I am! Not listening! 

Note the bedding blocks have three holes in them. Will do recoil lug for individual need. 

As Gary Eliseo says, “It’s amazing what climbs out of the chips!”

Here is a picture of the final sanding. And the pictures of the completed project.

The chopping board with the Walnut and cherry stripes was completed at the same time. (Clare loves it!)

I used a Scott Riles front sight and adapted it to the front offset arm. I have made the rear adjustable for pupillary distance. As usual, in my eagerness to get to to it’s owner, I forgot to take finished photos. 

I’ve inletted for the trigger guard. I’ve installed the rail. Added vents…. as Steve McGee called them Buick Portals… Or as us old guys call them Camp Perry Drain Holes…

I’ve started sanding and the burls/flowers are filling in quite beautifully. Working with the quilting and the fiddleback is PITA!

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I added a feed ramp. Did some inletting. Did the bedding and added three pillars.

This Bastogne Walnut stock (selected by the owner) is filled with little burls and fiddleback. It is also quilted. It is light in color. It can be difficult to work with because of the e we changing grain. A challenge is always good though.

I’ve been working on a few other projects that have had challenging grain work, too. More to come on that… 

Take a look at the Palma stock….

Always remember this day. I flew my flag my flag today.

My Father-In-Law landed on Omaha.

Thank you to Ron Piotrowski for bringing back the Utah Beach sand.

I have completed the Savage FTR. Unfortunately, I was so eager to get it shipped to its owner that I forgot to take completed photos.

Here are some more in-progress photos.

This is a custom Grip. I make them to fit each of my customers hands. No matter what size. All I require is a tracing of your hand, just like in kindergarten when we all made turkeys! This will also fit an AR-15, Tubb 2000 and other metallic chassis. 

I’ll be adding an adjustable cheekpiece with magnets, so it can be removed. I’ll will, also be adding an adjustable buttplate. Will be modifying the rear bag rider. 

This stock needs a home.

I duplicated this a couple years ago. Recently,  I decides to put in an adjustable cheek piece with magnets and an adjustable buttplate.

The two outside pieces are fancy koa.

Contact me for more information.