I'm having another go at making a stock, out of Walnut this time, for the 452. I managed to source a piece of Walnut locally for £22
After squaring up, I marked out the area to inlet the action. I chain drilled to past what will be the finished depth of the stock to accommodate the magazine housing. Also the hole for the trigger was cut at this stage and the holes for the action screws. Then out with the router.
First couple of passes shows it roughed out.
Bit more work here
Next was to rough out the general shape
Inletting all finely sanded out, and now the action drops in with a perfect fit The rest of the stock shaped out a little bit more.
Next job will be to fit the butt pad so I can shape the stock some more. Will pop some more pics up as work progresses.