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il cacciatore
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Unless you want a natural finish one way of doing it is getting the current stock and use the inletting on that and adding what you want eg high cheek comb target forend or hollowing it out. Only prob with this method is you'll have to paint it but a black or camo finish could come out well.

 

Alot easier than starting from scratch and inletting can be tricky but if you have the skills the other would be a better option.

 

Anyone made one and how did you go about it?
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Well first you need a lump of Meat and boil it down in a pan. Remove the meat and you have a Perfect Meat stock :yp:

 

 

 

To make a stock is a LONG process and if you haven't done it before can be quite labourious.

 

First you need to find a nice bit of wood. If you using a Broken stock as a template then try and lash it together and draw round it on the wood.

 

Use a good band saw and cut the wood but leave about 1/2" round the outline.

 

Then carefully clamp it in a soft jaw vice and start cutting it to a rough shape using an Adze again make sure you don't go down too far.

 

When you get the general shape and just need to take a few more mm off then use a sander till your almost there and finish by hand paying attention to detail and remember to use finer grades of paper to get a nice smooth finish.

 

Then from there you will need to cut out the trigger hole etc.

 

Then on to oiling.

 

It CAN be a rewarding process i tried a few times but made a hash (they worked) but looked terrible.

 

LG

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Experienced? depends what in :good::lol:

 

I am a bench joiner by trade with nearly 20 years experience so I suppose yes. I have got the necessary tools for the job, just need a decent piece of wood.

 

There is a very good stockmaker who lives about a mile from me so I know where to go for advice.

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