This is the blank of english walnut I chose for my Martini lott project.I just recieved the photos from Ralph.I bought it a year or two ago from Dressels.This is to go with the Vektor magnum action I pictured in a thread earlier.I admit that I don't know anything about wood blanks and chose this because it looked good.The Dressels thought it would make a good big bore stock.Ralph Martini also thinks it would make a nice stock.It cost me a small fortune but I feel that I have some good wood.What do you think?[URL= ]1[/URL] [URL= ]2[/URL][URL= ]3[/URL][URL= ]4[/URL]

there are a lot worse things to spend money on, but few as satisfying to view.

Rich

Yup, that'll do nicely.

Nice looking blank. I bet it makes a beautiful stock.

Nice wood and seems like a good grain pattern to hold up to the recoil of a DG cart.
I would not want to checker it as to show off the beauty of the wood. What finish? Oil I hope.
Just dont get any helmet marks on it

I am glad you all like it.I am thinking of going with a half octagonal and fully integral quarter rib barrel-like the "Sanderson" rifle on their web site.Since the action has no identifying numbers on it, we get the action registered in the books with a custom serial number- my initials and birth date engraved.

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Originally posted by shootaway:
I am glad you all like it.I am thinking of going with a half octagonal and fully integral quarter rib barrel-like the "Sanderson" rifle on their web site. We got the action registered in the books with custom initials and birth date engraved.

Love those octagon barrels... Can you post the pics of the project at all the stages?
Thanks.

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Originally posted by boom stick:

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Originally posted by shootaway:
I am glad you all like it.I am thinking of going with a half octagonal and fully integral quarter rib barrel-like the "Sanderson" rifle on their web site. We got the action registered in the books with custom initials and birth date engraved.

Love those octagon barrels... Can you post the pics of the project at all the stages?
Thanks.

I am looking forward to that and it will be a pleasure.

Shootaway

Looks very nice, and you can never go wrong with a nice piece of wood! Classy! It's hard for me to "see a stock" and what it might look like from the blank. I bought this one today and have to have one made for one of my 50 B&Ms! Busted the damn super grade stock twice now, have to make a new plan.





I think this one will be pretty nice, but honestly can't tell until it's done?

Michael

Michael,I think your rifles will be more original with their own stocks.

Shootaway

No arguing that point at all. I love wood, and every piece is a bit different, has class and character! The only place I use synthetic is Alaska, and I have hunted wood there just as often.

Michael

Shootaway,
from what I have read you have a .458 Lott or two already, no?

Why another Lott and not a different big bore?

Just curious...

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Originally posted by kayaker:
Shootaway,
from what I have read you have a .458 Lott or two already, no?

Why another Lott and not a different big bore?

Just curious...

kayaker,for a few reasons.I want to make things simple for myself and really get to know a cartridge.Another reason is the 500 gr bullet.A 300gr or 400gr lead jacketed bullet will just not hold up.Availabilty of components.A simple straight wall case.A recoil level I can just tolerate.It's like buying the same car over and over again or choosing the same vacation destination over and over again.If it has everything you want and it makes you happy then why bring on the headaches? I would like to encourage all those guys with a wildcat(Jeffe too) but...If I had to start over again I would choose a wildcat.

Great Layout and Color! First class!

ddj

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Originally posted by michael458:
Shootaway

Looks very nice, and you can never go wrong with a nice piece of wood! Classy! It's hard for me to "see a stock" and what it might look like from the blank. I bought this one today and have to have one made for one of my 50 B&Ms! Busted the damn super grade stock twice now, have to make a new plan.





I think this one will be pretty nice, but honestly can't tell until it's done?

Michael

It looks like a nice blank.It would be nice to see what it looks like when it is finished.

Shootaway

I think I should have the rifle stocked in a couple of months. Soon as I get it I will post.

Thanks, yours appears to be nice too! All very unique.

Michael

nice blanks,

Hope the blank has dried properly. Dr.C

Nice looking Stock blank.

Michael458- Nice stock, but do you have any concern for all that grain in the Toe area? If you go with that layout you should consider reinforcing the toe. -Rob

Hey Rob

TOE? Well hell I have 10 of them, lose one don't see where that is too big of a deal?

Oh, you mean something else! OK, nah not too worried about it. Accurate Innovations is doing the stock and it will have one of their chassis in it that the action sits in. Once in that nothing moves, nothing breaks, nothing gives. So I think all will be well. Anyway it's not the bigger 500 MDM it's going on a 50 B&M--8lbs 510s at 2100 fps. So it should be fine. Of course I busted the hell out of the super grade winchester stock? Reckon we will find out!

Thanks however for the concerns!

Michael

Michael458- What I'm saying is that I think that grain in the Toe may cause it to break out if you hit the butt on the ground or drop it. Recoil wont cause the problem. I'd run a epoxy coated dowell into that Toe area to reinforce it personally.-Rob

Rob

Thats probably a damn good idea! Thanks. Yes, I was just being a smartass!

Michael

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I'd run a epoxy coated dowell into that Toe area to reinforce it personally.-Rob

NO, no, no. Do not reinforce wood with more wood.
Use two pieces of steel allthread, coated with epoxy, holes half filled with epoxy,
push the allthread in until the epoxy squishes out,
and then the holes are completely filled with epoxy and steel.

Two smaller diameter allthreads are better than one larger one.
This will produce more stability of the fixation.

Send your stock to me and I will practice some more on it,
like I did on the CZ 404 Jeffery stock.

Offcourse, ANY stock is worthless if you don't keep your screws tight.

Nice blanks, I like Robs idea Mike. The Lott should turn out to be a 'gooder

I'll add that alot of things arent very good, when "screws are loose"

Oh, right, why not make the crossbolts in a gunstock out of wooden dowels?

1. Drill hole big enough for adequate length of allthread to slide freely into place.
It can go all the way from toe to tang as needed.
(And that length will be needed with crossgrain through the grip.)

2. fill the hole half full or more with poured-in epoxy.

3. Slowly slide the all thread into the hole,
a twisting motion will aid in even and controlled distribution of the epoxy over the entire length of the steel allthread,
as well as the entire internal wood surface of the hole.

4. Wipe off the epoxy as it overflows at the butt.

5. Leave the stock in a vise in vertical postion as the epoxy hardens flush with the butt.

6. Reinstall buttpad.

Rob why even suggest that without knowing if its grain is running staight up and down from toe to heel?
if it was quartersawn then it would be relevant, but it dont look like its quartersawn.

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Originally posted by shootaway:
This is the blank of english walnut I chose for my Martini lott project.I just recieved the photos from Ralph.I bought it a year or two ago from Dressels.This is to go with the Vektor magnum action I pictured in a thread earlier.I admit that I don't know anything about wood blanks and chose this because it looked good.The Dressels thought it would make a good big bore stock.Ralph Martini also thinks it would make a nice stock.It cost me a small fortune but I feel that I have some good wood.What do you think?[URL= ]1[/URL] [URL= ]2[/URL][URL= ]3[/URL][URL= ]4[/URL]

A damn nice blank with excellent grain structure for a heavy recoiling rifle. Do you mind telling us what you paid for the blank?

Thanks bookman.Close to 3000 US.

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Originally posted by shootaway:
Thanks bookman.Close to 3000 US.

What?
$3000 US dollars!
Nice wood I really like it but out of my price range at that figure......

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Originally posted by Snellstrom:

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Originally posted by shootaway:
Thanks bookman.Close to 3000 US.

What?
$3000 US dollars!
Nice wood I really like it but out of my price range at that figure......

You can see blanks like this and what they sell for on Dressels web site.At 3K,it must be good!

One of thos EXTREMELY rare threads that I actually know something about...grew up in the architectural millwork business.

By the grain appearance alone, plenty strong enough to withstand the violence of a very powerful rifle. BUT...Robgunbuilder makes an excellent suggestion. Completely different kind of stress. If done correctly (people who buy $3000 blanks don't usually try to save the last 50 cents on stock builders), dowel will never be seen.

REALLY want to see this when it's done!

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Originally posted by shootaway:
Offcourse, ANY stock is worthless if you don't keep your screws tight.

And you sir are the worlds highest authority when it comes to having a screw loose !