Thanks to T.Carr for your post on African Hunting re: how to post. I used image station. Thanks also to Bearclaw, for all the help you've given me in the past. I apologize in advance for picture quality; these are scans from 35mm prints, and I don't know what's gotten into my scanner; the really aren't fuzzy at all in real life.

Here's the pics:





The 416 is on the top in all the pics. The other gun is a 275 Rigby (a little Jim Corbett nostalgia) aka 7x57. It was partly finished there, and looks much better after some pics and tips from another member here, on stock shaping (thanks Grandview).

Any critiques on the shaping of the 416 stock? It was a Richard's old classic, that had LOTS of wood removed from pretty much all over.

Thanks for looking,
Todd

[ 01-21-2003, 08:13: Message edited by: Todd Getzen ]

Hi Todd,
They both look really nice.You've done a really fine job of the stocks. I like the ebony forends.
The 416 stock has good lines and should transfer the recoil well.
Take good care
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Todd,
Ahh the fruits of a labor of Love!!

Sir, they look GREAT!! congratulations... you are shooting the taylor already, arent you!!

congrats
jeffe

Todd, very nice rifles! The only critique I have for you is they need checkered. Other than that they appear magnificent.

Axel

Todd,

Looks really good, after finishing a "semi inletted, semi finished" stock a buddy gave me, I know what you mean about removing signifigant quantities of wood! I need to borrow the sister stock for the before and after pictures.

The only thing that I'd personally do different, and it's just my personal taste, is I'd make the ebony forend tip a bit shorter, but that's just my personal taste. Funny thing is, the forend looks too short on the picture of mine [IMG] http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid28/p0d6263dfa863e5ab0ad9a79c55a610da/fd64199a.jpg [/IMG]

I'm at the same point as you in regards to the fear of messing up the hard work by checkering the stock.

[ 01-22-2003, 04:07: Message edited by: Paul H ]

Well done Todd

Todd,

They look great.

Regards,

Terry

P.S.

Paul,

Delete the ] at the end of that picture address, the one after the .jpg] and I think your picture will post. It should look like .jpg[/IMG]

Thanks for the compliments, guys. I agree, it does need to be checkered... [sigh] Paul H hit it correctly, I have all the tools, even a stick-on pattern, I'm just too chicken to mess it up.

The other gun is looking much better now, I have done a bit more reshaping of the stock around the triggerguard. It still has a bit of touchup bluing to be done -- I will post some pics of that when completed. Purely by a fluke, it has ended up perfectly balanced -- I now know what Jack meant when he said it's hard to guess how much a perfectly balanced rifle weighs. My guess on this is 6.5# or so. The 416 weighs about 9 pounds empty, maybe 9.5 when loaded up with four rounds and scope mounts.

Todd

Nice work Todd. Man I need to learn how to make my own stock. Thanks for sharing the pictures.

Hi Todd and Paul,
I know how you guys feel. I'm sending my stock out to be checkered. There is something about taking checkering tools to a really nice looking stock and not being 100% sure of what your doing. Sort of like taking a knife to really expensive carpet.

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Todd,

Brilliant guns. Can't wait to drool over your Mannlicher stocks when they are ready!

Good shooting!

Swell! Love that 416 Taylor! You have the top action and the ultimate efficiency DGR cartridge there. Well done.

Have you worked up to 75 grains of RL-15 with 400 grain bullets? That's a good load in my 416 Taylor.

Todd, whose barrel did you use on the 416?