Final photos - Decided to try making a HBR Stock.

[sparky123321]

I just finished filling the rear pillar and I'm making the butt plate. Should be all done and assembled this weekend. I'll post some final pictures, pictures of all the tools I used, including the router bits, and answer any outstanding questions this weekend.

Thanks again everyone for your comments, support and suggestions!

[sparky123321]

The stock is a little lighter than it appears in these last photos, but here it is. I made the butt plate out of a 1/4" stock spacer and some shock absorbing foam.

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[stevec]

Very Nice! You have done some great work!


Steve

[Jammer1]

It should certainly do the job. It would certainly be quite a bit easier to go to Richard Microfit and buy one of their laminated blanks of pretreated and dyed laminate. I'm fairly sure you could even get them to CNC cut the inletting and save you quite a bit of time.

I am doing something akin to that right now with a Winchester M-70. I wanted a laminated version of the old McMillan M-40A1 stock but nobody made anything close to it. I ended up ordering one of Richards target style stocks with some minor adjustments and pre-inletted. All that was left is a few minor cuts on my table saw and my uncles band saw, final shaping, and finishing. I even added an ebony forend tip with a 45 degree angle mount.

[sparky123321]

The whole idea was to see if I could make a stock from the ground up using basic tools and materials for as little as possible and with no assistance from anyone else. Like I said I was bored. I've looked at a lot of the blanks and I've worked with numerous basic inlet stocks over the years.

I can honestly say I have no more than $40-$50 in this stock including sand paper. If I don't count the stain and steel epoxy, which I already had, I have about $35 TOTAL in this stock. That's finished with the inlet/bedding and butt plate. Even just a blank with a 3 1/2"-4" forearm will cost you $125-$150+.

Here's the break down on total cost(tools and elbow grease not included):

Loews 18mm lauan plywood - $13
Interior/exterior wood glue - $2
Wood filler - <$1
Sandpaper* - $5 approx
Stain** - $2
Urethane spray*** - $4
Steel epoxy**** - $5
1/4" stock spacer - $6
Foam and glue for butt plate - $1


* - had some bought some.
** - already had the stain, so it really didn't cost me anything
*** - One can is enough for just about 2 stocks with 3-4 coats
**** - already had the epoxy, so it really didn't cost me anything