I think I am going to build me a rifle after the house remodel. I have always wanted to do it and have the wood suppliers for the stock now! I think its going to be a .22 target rifle but Im not 100% positive yet. I think I might attempt to make the stock myself and if it doesn't turn out Im going to have this guy make me a Mannlicher stock out of feathered walnut. Im thinking of doing a classic mossberg 44 target or just making a 10/22 with aftermarket stuff. Has anyone attempted a stock before?
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Never made a stock.....thought about it, but then I came to my senses. 
Actually I don't think forming a stock would be the hard part, but the inletting would be a pain. I have built a 10/22 and they are a blast. Theres an amazing amount of parts out there for them. You might want to check out rimfirecentral if you haven't already. Tons of knowledgeable guys on there and they are very helpful. Are you planning something with a bull barrel or sporter stock?
Actually I don't think forming a stock would be the hard part, but the inletting would be a pain. I have built a 10/22 and they are a blast. Theres an amazing amount of parts out there for them. You might want to check out rimfirecentral if you haven't already. Tons of knowledgeable guys on there and they are very helpful. Are you planning something with a bull barrel or sporter stock?Go with the 10/22 . I see in your last post you have a young one that will be wanting to use it in the woods in the next 10 or so years. The 10/22 is way more fun than a 44 and cosniderably less expensive. Dad get's to use it unitl he turns 16 and you get another project, a mini stock build, when the grandkids come in 20 + years.
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Agree w/ the 10/22.
And I don't wanna rain on yer parade, BUT....
But unless your heart is set on making your own riflestock, I strongly encourage you to abstain.
Unless you can afford to take 18 months off work, and own a woodworking shop insured for over $2 million dollars, this is what is known as: A Very Bad Idea, my young gifted friend.
It will cost you: premature graying, frayed nerves, ulcers, a Valium addiction , inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, PTSD, years of intensive outpatient therapy, and a likely d-i-v-o-r-c-e.
On the other hand, you can simply make & sell another fine knife or two {Run whatcha brung!}, and simply send the money to the company listed below.
They usually need 6-8 weeks leadtime.
Be sure you specify: 99% inletted, so final fitting will only take you a couple hours, instead of a couple days.<<<<No,I'm not kidding>>>>
http://rifle-stocks.com/special_offers!.htm
When you call them to order, see if they also have a 10/22 BLEM that you can cut down to youth size.Get both.
JMO, as always!
And I don't wanna rain on yer parade, BUT....
But unless your heart is set on making your own riflestock, I strongly encourage you to abstain.
Unless you can afford to take 18 months off work, and own a woodworking shop insured for over $2 million dollars, this is what is known as: A Very Bad Idea, my young gifted friend.
It will cost you: premature graying, frayed nerves, ulcers, a Valium addiction , inpatient psychiatric hospitalization, PTSD, years of intensive outpatient therapy, and a likely d-i-v-o-r-c-e.
On the other hand, you can simply make & sell another fine knife or two {Run whatcha brung!}, and simply send the money to the company listed below.
They usually need 6-8 weeks leadtime.
Be sure you specify: 99% inletted, so final fitting will only take you a couple hours, instead of a couple days.<<<<No,I'm not kidding>>>>
http://rifle-stocks.com/special_offers!.htm
When you call them to order, see if they also have a 10/22 BLEM that you can cut down to youth size.Get both.
JMO, as always!
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Chris, the G-Man speaks the truth. I remember being a little tot and watching my dad & grandfather sit for hours taking a piece of walnut or cherry with a small Case or Buck pocket knife, and believe it or not, pieces of glass from a broken Pepsi bottle about the size of silver dollars, cutting it out with the knife, and then pulling the glass across the wood to "sand it" . . . I remember that wood being so slick it almost felt like glass itself. But I also remember most of them took more than 6-8 months to finish. They usually started them right after hunting season ended in January, & would finish up if they were lucky by the following September. It's a labor of love to say the least, but I still have two of them they made, and nothing made since by any gun manufacture has even come close to the beauty and finish these have.
Best of luck, and if you do partake of this journey, of course pics would be most welcome . . . .
Be safe.
Best of luck, and if you do partake of this journey, of course pics would be most welcome . . . .
Be safe.
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Wilson, I was only about 8 or 9 at the time, and god only knows to this day I wished I would have paid more attention to some of the things they both tried to teach me. It's amazing the single instances & bits and pieces you remember from your childhood scattered over the years. At least I retained some of their hunting and tracking skills they both had, & have been blessed that I have a son who is as passionate about the outdoors and hunting & fishing as I am. He's 29 and even to this day when I show him something he doesn't know, his first comment is, " Dad, is that something grandpa showed you ? " . . . . .
Ah yes, life is good . . . . .
Be safe.