Monthly Archives: January 2015

1960 – Going to Boston

March 4 -6 1960 Spalding Gray, (Spud Gray), (actor and writer and high school buddy) and I decided to go to Boston to visit friends at Babson College. We started hitchhiking in our first ride took us to Ossipee New … Continue reading

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Open F class rifle stock Bastogne walnut completed

Note that the piece of Ebony is to fill the gap between the low rider extender and the stock . And it matches the pistol grip and the other pieces of ebony inlay.

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Lapua Blue FTR Left Handed Rifle Stock Completed

Final completed weight is approximately 4 pounds including all adjustments.  There is a fine line between the super lightweight stocks, and the correct balance required to shoot well.  Not all super lightweight stocks will have the best feel and shoot … Continue reading

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Open F class rifle stock Bastogne walnut

I am converting this stock into a low rider with a titanium adapter. What a beautiful piece of wood this is!

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Left-handed spruce FTR stock

I am in the process of bedding, weighing all of the parts, and finishing the stock. It will be painted Lapua blue. The goal is to have a finished weight of approximately 4 pounds. The problem is that the finish … Continue reading

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Fiddleback walnut stock for FTR Rifle complete

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Belated Congrats to Derek Rodgers F-TR Superstar

Back in October an amazing thing happened, Derek Rodgers set a new 1000-yard National Record at the Arizona Long Range Regional in Phoenix. His rifle was built by me, Doan Trevor. See here: https://doantrevor.com/2013/09/29/national-rifle-champion-trades-chickens-for-rilebuilding/ It was an honor to build … Continue reading

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Duplicating Two Left-handed Stocks

One is a light weight F-TR Spruce stock. The other is a fine piece a English Walnut. During the duplicating process I took the F-TR rear slide off the template to make the walnut prone stock.

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