The left side of this stock may be the most amazing piece of walnut I have ever seen. Gorgeous.

Champlin Rifle

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Originally posted by MJines:
The left side of this stock may be the most amazing piece of walnut I have ever seen. Gorgeous.

Champlin Rifle

Why just the left side?
It's almost too busy!

7mm Rem. What a waste....

If it were a .270 or .300 Win I'd buy that in a heartbeat. I've always admired Bolliger's rifles and the wood he uses.

I can't think of a better caliber.

Giving serious thought to selling a .270 Pete Grisel custom Mauser stocked by Ottmar to fund this.

What a waste is right! I coulda made it into another Blaser! :-)

Both sides of the butt are gorgeous. It's curious that only the left side of the forearm is shown; it obviously must not compare well to the right side...

Clarence

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What a waste is right! I coulda made it into another Blaser! :-)

This one might give it a run for its money ;

At $40G

MJ is dead on with his assessment of the wood. I do not believe I have EVER seen as nice.

If you like marble cake this one isn't too bad. On a humble CZ rimfire sporter.

MJ thanks for showing it. Only a blind man cannot appreciate its beauty.

Yes. Easily as nice or nicer than any of his other offerings on the MR site.

I find knots unacceptable in a stock blank of that quality and obvious price, and that one has a few..just my opine, its a real nice looking gun for sure, but for the kind of money were looking at I would not accept wood flaws, improper lay out, or poor curing..These are the things to look for before the color IMO..

I hear you Ray. To each, his own. I suppose some faith in Bolliger's track record suggest the layout is well worthy of the caliber. Those small birds eye knots do appear to be stable and un-filled which suggests that curing was done slowly and properly.

I don't like the knots around the magazine or wrist either.