Monthly Archives: January 2009

Removable Cheekpiece Magnet Installation

This is done so that the cheekpiece can be removed from the stock so that you don’t have to change the adjustment on the cheekpiece. Note that the two little allen heads allow the cheekpiece to be adjusted for cast … Continue reading

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Reworking Existing Stock for an Adjustable Cheekpiece

Reworking Existing Stock for an Adjustable Cheekpiece

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

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 … Continue reading

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English Walnut Long Range Target Rifle – Completed

This prone rifle in custom English Walnut is for long range target shooting, and probably will work well for F class with the addition of plates for the rests.  It has a Hart 6mm 1:8″ barrel, chambered in 6BRX.  The … Continue reading

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Criminal Minds – YouTube Video

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English Walnut Long Range Target Rifle

More pictures and description tomorrow.  The light wasn’t very good tonight.

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Post 64 Winchester Palma gun

 Post 64 Winchester Palma gun – Sometimes you open up one of these and you find real surprises.  Most of the time not good.  First picture is the surprise, and the second picture is the fix. I think it’s a … Continue reading

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English Walnut Long Range Stock for Target Shooting

Finishing up the stock with some of the final coats of finish.  Should be done in a couple of days.

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Finished Bloop Tube for 2013 Anschutz Rifle

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Bloop Tube Final Machining for 2013 Anschutz Smallbore Target Rifle

Bloob Tube Final Machining for 2013 Anschutz

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

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 … Continue reading

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Stippling English Walnut Rifle Stock

This is the English Walnut stock I’ve been working on, and it’s getting down to the final steps in the finishing process, stippling and custom final finishing.  Final pictures to follow.

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Hawaiian Mango Stock Finished for Custom Palma Rifle

Hawaiian Mango Stock Finished for Custom Palma Rifle in 223.  The action is a post 64 long action Winchester.  The bolt was converted from a standard bolt face.

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Pistol Grip for Tube Gun, AR15, T2K, CSS Stock

Finished Pistol Grip #32 for Tube Gun, AR15, T2K, CSS Stock, Claro Walnut

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Installing Adjustable Buttplate on Pierson Stock

This stock is from the Pierson and Morgan era of smallbore shooting.  Unfortunately I can’t remember the names of the other person that worked with the two of them.  I do know that Creighton Audette  worked with them in later years.  

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Grooving Front Receiver Ring on ’54 Anschutz

Grooving Front Receiver Ring on ’54 Anschutz

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Vent slots for Palma prone rifle stock

Putting vent slots into an already finished stock can be a challenge to install them without any damage to the existing finish.

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A Bedding Block for the Mango Stock

This is for a long action Post 64 Winchesterl

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Hawaiian Mango Rifle Stock

I picked up this piece of Mango when I was in Hawaii last year, and I’ve been saving it to build a rifle stock.  It’s fairly easy to work with, but sharp tools are necessary as it can be ‘stringy’. … Continue reading

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Pierson Action Installed and Bedded in Anschutz Stock

This is being placed in the Anschutz stock for the shooter to use – the original Pierson stocks had a flat cheekpiece at about 45 degrees off vertical which made it difficult for some to use.  If anyone has the … Continue reading

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New Years Resolution………. Bah Humbug!

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