Doan Trevor Custom Rifle Building

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

Bedding the 2000 Anschutz can be a challenge, but I have figured it out.

I make a bedding block.

This was a Richard’s Microfit Stock and I made the stock a little smaller for rimfire.

This was originally a highpower F-Class stock the owner want it to fit his Swindlehurst Action.

This is one of the more fancy pieces of wood that I’ve worked on in some time. The different in colors in the wood are also different hardnesses. You have to pay attention when sanding on it, so that you don’t create divots.

The finished piece of wood is really beautiful.

It’s bedded with a bedding block. I did make a few extra few bedding blocks for Barnard.

The RAD System has a lot of size to it and is difficult to get an adjustable cheek piece to function properly. With a little tinkering and changing positions of parts, I was able to make it a fully adjustable cheekpiece.

The pistol grip cap is Thuya wood and Bloodheart.

This is chamber in a 6.5 x 47 Lapua cartridge.

I had to inlet this because it seems less and less that McMillian stock are being inletted at the factory. Also, installed my 3-way Buttplate on it and a single shot adapter.

This stock would work for F-Class, FTR and Sling.

The woods are American Walnut, Bloodwood and highly figured Maple.

This one is for sale. $700. Please call me if you are interested.

Added a 3 pillar bedding. Ebony pistol cap.

Inletted Mack Brothers action into the stock using three pillars. The stock had a few nicks and dings, refinished it. There was a lot of stain on the original finish. I decided to lean into the natural color of the wood.

This stock has a Bloodwood pistol grip cap.

This was made for a winner of a certificate from a match.

In between stock making, I worked on this during the last calendar year.

Here’s some process photos and ones from the Fair.

This trigger guard is from a Winchester 52D International. It apparently has a hard life. Wanting to keep the trigger guard as original as possible, I had to make a tap which has a 12×36 pitch. Once the tap was made, I had to make an escutcheon. The outside of the escutcheon, I used a 3/8×24 thread. Then drilled and tapped the trigger guard for same. Also, placed two pins down the sides of the escutcheon so it wouldn’t come undone. A skill I picked up from building Triumph motorcycles.

Owner chose to opt for an uninletted stock because he could get it in a more timely manner.

I inletted, bedded with 3 pillars and painted this stock. Installed a Stolle Panda Action and made a trigger guard.

The two odd picture are showing the use of blueing to check the fit of receiver to the shoulder of barrel.

I inletted and bedded this with two pillars. I mentioned to the owner that I had a Kenyon trigger that would fit, so we installed that and a moveable trigger shoe.. big improvement over the old Anschutz trigger.

I have a couple of Kenyon triggers for Anschutz left. One of them has two sears, so it’ll work on early and late Anschutz.

I built this stock around 2010 for the a left handed Swindlehurst action. The previous owner wanted this action back. The new owner wanted the stock, so I put in a Walter KK500 Action.

Made a trigger extension, as well.

These grips fit:

Gary Eliseo, Tube Guns and Ar-15s.

Took a break for my normal routine.

Looks like this one will be ready for The New Mexico State Fair.

Main wood is Cherry and all the inlay is Rosewood.

Still have 5 bobbins to and the 4 axles for the Lazy Kate.

I’ll return to the normal programming next post.

This rifle was missing the stock and the trigger. Finally found a trigger and a stock that worked. Put it all back together.

When people had to turn in their firearms in England, Mac Tilton purchased a number of containers. This rifle was found. The person that purchased it thought is was rather unusual. They found out it was owned by C.J. Hyde. It was discovered that he had won a number of World Championships with this rifle. I’ve attached an article. It has had three Eric Johnson barrels on it. I believe Winchester made this receiver. The shape of the numbers are very similar to the ones that Winchester uses. The way it’s stamp looks to be an experimental Winchester. This rifle is a real treasure and it’s a shame that it was lost from the English Shooting Community in this way.

The trigger that I found, I believe to be a Smith Trigger. I noticed that the wear patterns on the pervious trigger don’t match match. Possibly, the original trigger was a Wright Allen. I tried to bring this rifle back with the parts that I had to match the rifle’s time period. Every once in a while you get to work on something that intrigues you this much. It was a real thrill to work on an item of such historical importance. I’ve worked on a few modern World Championship rifles and to have worked on this one brings it all full circle.

If anyone can add anymore info to this, please let me know.

Finally made a pattern for a Benchrest Stock!

Used that for the Turkish Walnut Stock.

Fortner Action are a little different to work with. You have to put a magazine well in the magazines with fit into the bottom of the stock. The trigger guard has to be fitted at an angle.

The pistol grip cap is bloodwood.

I was sent this broken stock to repair. It’s an early stock of mine. I’m in the processes of putting it all back together. Here are some pictures before I finished and completed the work.

I glued it back together, inserted a new pin and put in the splines for a extra strength and added insurance.

This was shipped by a major shipper and broken during transport. It took a tremendous amount of force to make a break like this. I would not be inclined to use this shipper in the future. I’ve had other problem with this shipper, as well.

I’ve broken shovel handles like this by using it as a lever.

I’ve been catching up on a few smaller things in between the larger ones.

Retrofitting entails putting a rear bag slider at the appropriate angle and finding a piece of wood from my stash aka the scrap pile to put under the stock. The scrap pile has bits of English Walnut, Mango, Koa and Purple Heart… nothing goes to waste.

Here are two configurations of F-Class rifles, both shot in this year’s Western Wildcat Match.

This first rifle is Leo Cebula’s which is an Winchester 52E action. Leo was the original owner, he had the gun barreled by CP Hart. This was after Mike Walker left Hart Barrels. Later, Lenore Lepinski had if for a number of years. After Leo got the rifle back, I rebuilt the it and and added a custom Doan Trevor mango stock. I used the old Hart barrel and rechamberred it. This barrel could be approximately 50 years old.

Here is Jim Murphy’s rifle. It’s a Vudoo Action with a fiberglass stock. I reclaimed the stock as it was bedded for 2000 Anschutz. Filled in the bedding and then pillar bedded the Vudoo. Also, I cleaned up the finish and resprayed it.

In reply to the height of the stock causing recoil, it seems to be indeterminate. Both rifles performed well. Leo and Jim both said there is no problem with recoil.

Here is the trophy for the Western Wildcat Match. When I was assembling it, I realized that the names read like the Who’s Who in the Smallbore World.

Trudie went to South Africa with a rifle that I barrelled and is coming home with Shiny New Medals.

Congrats, Trudie you are a rock star!