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Aaron Little
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Time for this gun to head home. The original stock split, so I restocked it to factory original specifications. The rifle is a Westley Richards .416 Rigby which was made in 2008.





















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Woo hoo! Fantastic!

If you still have it in house, could I trouble you to take a pic looking straight down over the forend? I’d like to see how it tapers from the action forward.
 
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She's on her way home now, didn't get a picture of such.


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hot damn! what a rifle!


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Beautiful work.
 
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Beautiful work.
Curious why and where a 2008 Westley Richards stock would fail and crack. Was it user error, accident or failure caused by Westley Richards?
Do you have photos you can share of the failed stock?
 
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The stock cracked in two at the wrist in shipping from the auction house. It was repairable, but peace of mind was more important to the owner.


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I’m curious to know the maker of the action. Do you happen to know?


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Just a curiosity question: how many hours do you end up putting into a stock like that, including checkering and finish?
 
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Great work!
A happy client!
 
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I’m curious to know the maker of the action. Do you happen to know?


I’d be willing to bet it’s Prechtl
 
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Your abilities continue to amaze.
 
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Just a curiosity question: how many hours do you end up putting into a stock like that, including checkering and finish?


150hrs give or take.


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Originally posted by ColoradoMatt:
I’m curious to know the maker of the action. Do you happen to know?


I’d be willing to bet it’s Prechtl


Correct. Phenomenally well made.


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Your abilities continue to amaze.


Thank you all. I continue to push and learn.


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The stock cracked in two at the wrist in shipping from the auction house. It was repairable, but peace of mind was more important to the owner.



Thanks for your reply. If you ship enough guns you will eventually end up with one damaged by the freight company mongers either intentionally or unintentionally. Was thinking it would be pretty rare for a Westley Richards to have a stock failure from firing.

Again nice work!
 
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Just a curiosity question: how many hours do you end up putting into a stock like that, including checkering and finish?


150hrs give or take.



I am going to go out on a limb and say you probably don’t charge enough on an hourly basis for your talent level
 
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You’re telling me!


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Wow not enough superlatives for that restock job!


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Gorgeous.

Very nice work!
 
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Nice work.

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That's a show stopper. Too nice to hit the field.

Great stock work on the repair.


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Oh my!
Thanks for sharing such a beautiful piece with us.

I love this site and thanks to all those who share.

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Very nice!
 
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That rifle is a 10 - very beautiful.
 
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Really nice job, and a lot of care and extra hours taken to preserve the original metal finish I bet.
 
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This is my .416 Rigby by Dennis Erhardt: the wood is nowhere near as spectacular, but at least the action is an oringinal Oberndorf Magnum Mauser.





 
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Aaron, to say that stock is beautiful does not do it justice. Truly excellent work. tu2


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Stunning.


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Was any Cast put into the stock ???
Cast belongs in a Double.. what are your feelings about cast in a DG Bolt Gun
 
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Beautiful work. Where did the blank come from?
 
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Well and truly done, young man.

Having now done a couple of projects with Aaron, I can honestly say that I cannot imagine the gun-making job that he COULDN'T pull off in spectacular fashion...and remain humble and honorable in the process.

This is a good man that deserves to be kept phenomenally busy creating shooting "objets d'art" such as this!

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Simply Stunning: Show piece!
 
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