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I am considering restocking a rifle, and doing most of the work myself. I have been pleasantly surprise how affordable a good semi-finished stick of walnut is. I would have the bedding done by a 'smith, but would do the final shaping, sanding, sealing, filling myself. The biggest thing, in my mind, is whether or not I could do the checkering. I don't like any kind of fanciness here, just good, 22 lpi checkering in a classic point pattern. *Note: I have never done any rifle stock work. I have worked with tools for many years, and have done some furniture making. Is checkering something a beginner can do? Is it done before the stock is sealed, or after all the sealing/filling is finished? What does the average 'smith charge for bedding a 99% inletted stock? For checkering? What should a XXX or Exhibition grade semi-finished stock cost? Any opinions on type of wood? Claro, English, American? The rifle will be a 7x57, which I want to stock in the "old classic" style, and be light, short, and handy. | ||
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You probably shouldn't checker your own first rifle....It takes a long time to learn to checker, just laying out the pattern is very hard to grasp for many... I have found Richards to about as good as any "simi finished" stock, which I won't use anyway unless I was intending to glass bed from one end to the other...but they make a nice utility rifle when fully glassed and all the errors are covered up...Lots of enletting to do on these simi jobs... You might consider buying a nice turkish blank and I have a few for sale at about $600 that are really nice btw, and have somesmith turn you a near drop in or even go ahead and completely inlet it for an extra hundred dollar bill...you shape and finish it... | |||
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