Author Archives: Doantrevor

Why a Custom Rifle Stock is so Expensive

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 … Continue reading

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Duplicating a Thumbhole Rifle Stock

Duplicating a Thumbhole Rifle Stock of Unknown Origin

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Koa Long Range with Gilkes-Ross Action Complete

This is a piece of Koa from Hawaii with English Walnut accents. Removeable Cheekpiece with magnet, 3 Way Adjustable Buttplate

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Spirit of America Match Trophy 2011

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F-Class Trophy for LARR Finished

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Koa Gilkes-Ross Action Longrange Rifle Stock Final Sanding

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Koa Gilkes-Ross Action Long Range Rifle Stock

Inletting   Taping Off and Getting Ready for Bedding Compound

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Koa Gilkes-Ross Action Long Range Rifle Stock ~ Inletting

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Smallbore Buttplate with Hook

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English Walnut Gilkes-Ross Palma Rifle

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Smallbore Buttplate Adapted to Eliseo Tube Gun

The red allen wrench used the original vertical adjustment on the buttplate. The silver or aluminum colored allen wrench adjusts the space between the two legs.

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Buttplate Parts Complete

Parts for smallbore buttplate are roughed out. Still need nuts and bolts and finishing.

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Buttplates

These are the lower legs for smallbore buttplates that I started today.  These will adapt to the highpower buttplates on the longrange rifles.

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English Walnut 52B Sporter Finished

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Finished Palma Rifle

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52 Winchester for the Made in America Smallbore Match

This is the final fitting before finishing of all the aluminum parts and the wood. This rifle will be used at Camp Perry for the Made in America Match at the Smallbore match this summer. The stock is a piece … Continue reading

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52 Sporter Final Finishing

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Fitting 52 Sporter Trigger Guard

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Recycling a 40X Stock into an F-Class Rifle

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Left Handed Grips Available 03 31 11

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Recycling a 40X Stock into an F-Class Rifle

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Right Handed Grips Available 3/23/11

Available in finished (includes stippling) in either gloss or satin finish – $185 plus shipping or unfinished for $75 plus shipping.

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Inletting 52B English Walnut Sporter

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Progress English Walnut 52B Sporter

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Progress on English Walnut 52B Sporter

Yes, this is a real 52B that I am using for a pattern.

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