Category Archives: Rifle Building

Luke won the New Mexico FTR State Championship! He used stock #201.

Doing this job reminded me of when I put a 327/365 horsepower motor in my 1958 100/6 Austin Healy. The average quarter mile was 11.8 seconds in 1967/8. The 411 gears were much faster, but too tall for the streets. … Continue reading →

This was one of the best run matches that I have been to in a very long time. Even I, The Weeble Wooble Guy, had enough time to set up my equipment. I really appreciate all the hard work that … Continue reading →

These started out as big pieces, became little pieces… are they were put back together and once again became big pieces. These are available for sale. $350 each.

Modified the buttplate, so that it could be used on this stock. Made the trigger guard. Stock is American Walnut. Pistol grip cap is Koa. Thumbhole stocks aren’t the easiest to work on, but they sure are pretty.

I did the bedding and made a special escutcheon for the rear tang. Also, put on a used Eric Johnson barrel, that appeared to be in excellent condition. What was interesting is the bore was .015″ off center Runout. Four … Continue reading →

The black and white photos show Gavray after the bombing during WWII. The color ones are what the town looks like now. The main road ends T-bones plaque site, which is right at the bridge over the Sienne. More on … Continue reading →

Arrived in Gavray, saw what my uncle saw. The picture with all the trees, the high point was the German outlook for overseeing the town and river. This is where my uncle waded across the river and took out the … Continue reading →

On Monday, I had hernia surgery to fix a popped hernia. I had surgery 52 years ago, and it final wore out. Clare helped finish this stock. Picking it up and flipping it whenever I needed, I’m on a weight … Continue reading →

This action was won at the Southwest Nationals. The laminate stock has 3 different woods, Quilted Maple, Walnut and Bloodwood and is made by me. The maple looks iridescent and glows in the sun.

I brought out my special CNC machine to work the pistol grip. A curved sharp thing and a hammer. Fancy! I tend to go with the old school techniques because every hand is different. On of the reason I have … Continue reading →

I didn’t take pictures of this in two pieces, couldn’t deal with it, it was too sad. You have to get the two pieces back together. I put the three dowels in from the front of the pistol grip. As … Continue reading →

The chips on the milling machine are from one trigger guard. And I almost buried my hitting tool/mallet/potato masher thingy in the duplicator.

Made some pieces for cheekpieces. The magnets are for being able to remove the cheekpiece and for adjusting for cast on and cast off.

Turkish Walnut is slight darker in color than other Walnuts. It’s also nicely figured. The pistol grip cap is Bloodwood.

This is a few days late, but it’s an important date in history. “The first shots of the American Revolution occurred at roughly 5:30 in the morning, April 19, 1775. In the space of no more than a few minutes life … Continue reading →

Doing some restoration of The Spirit of America trophies. Have a few more to do. These were from the leaky container.

When we young my parents got us some cats and a dog. Here I am with Cesar: And here I am with Saber: And here’s the puppy dog (with my brother) that we called Timber.

Accent pieces in pistol cap and fore end are Thuya wood and Bloodwood.

Once in a while, I’ll lose a day of woodworking, because the workbench needs to be recovered. Yesterday was that day. Clare came over to helped and take pictures.

Had a wonderful time at SWN. Always great to catch up with friends from all over the world. Also, caught up with my few of my non-speaking friends. It’s been an honor to build these trophies over the last 11 … Continue reading →

Been working on this for a couple of weeks. The grain goes every direction, it’s a difficult wood to work on. It’ll be beautiful when finished. Using Thuya Burl and Blood wood for pistol grip and fore-end accent. Finished picture … Continue reading →

Here are the finished pictures from yesterday’s post. Removed Anschutz label and replaced it with an inlay of Ebony.

Used 3 action screws with recoiled lug on the middle screw. Finished pictures to follow later.