butt

Those are nice, really nice!

Duane, maybe you could show us how they look when fitted to a stock in progress. Maybe even a stock for a particular 300 H&H that you're supposed to be working on. It might help generate some enthusiasm...just keeping your best interests at heart.

That's sweet!

That makes it tempting to start another build.
Beautiful.

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Originally posted by Duane Wiebe (CG&R):
Guess I wasn't clear enough about the allen head screws. these are "slave screws" to make the job of spotting and scraping easier. One caller said he was going to use them on final installation...Don't matter to me!

You really should try to talk Westbrook out of that idea.

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Originally posted by Von Gruff:
That makes it tempting to start another build.
Beautiful.

I thought the same. 275 Rigby or 318 WR

See Duane, I told you that Forrest would blame me for that. Tell him that it ain't so.
Forrest, I can chuckle at your humorous jibes towards me, but could you at least spell my name correctly?

Dave Wesbrook

Duane,
I use two small flush head brass screws, inserted into the inside of the butt plate holes that screws into a small lengthwise block of walnut. that gives me a handle to hang on to while I inlet the butt plate to the stock as I don't care for hammering them to fit ...

Just a tip, for what its worth to anyone interested...It does make fitting a little easier.

Nice. I like the understated but elegant and functional checker pattern. I can see how that checkered area could be a window for a skeletonized version inleted in with that checker pattern.

Duane, its just a temporary homemade handle, as long as the inside screws are flush all you have to do is blacken the inside of the butt plate and press it to the wood holding the handle, remove it and scrape the black off, just inletting. the butt plates are hard to hold without some kind of a handle, and I suppose one could use a tab of glass and glue the wood block to the metal as the metal has to be finished before blueing.....I may not have explained it clearly, an I'm sure there are a lot of ways to get a grip on the plate...

Duane, In the back of PROFESSIONAL STOCKMAKING is a 21 page photo essay on inletting and skeletonizing steel buttplates.

It will go out Monday...

go ahead and send him two. He can forward it to me...

Duane, what is the delivery time frame?

thanks,

Rich

Rich,
Duane's book is free. I'd be glad to send you a signed copy---$60.
Dave

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Originally posted by Duane Wiebe (CG&R):
Yes...got the idea..... I put a couple steel dowels in the screw holes (In the stock) to position the plate each time.

When darn close, I start using the sreews to do the final fit. I think for the primary fit, your idea may work well...might try it!

Always nice to have a "handle"

Duane, with that method do you remove and reinstall the steel dowels with every test fitting or are they left in place 'til final fitting?

Thanks!
-Evan K

dave,

as close a friends we have become here, you'd charge a 100% disabled Vietnam Veteran on a modest fixed income...?

How will I ever afford one of Duane's gorgeous checkered buttplates?

Rich

Here are a couple of pics I received from Duane showing his new buttplate design being installed on a certain 300 H&H that is a few years overdue. The checkering on this one is a little finer than the earlier prototype and I believe the buttplate is a bit thicker as well. Duane can provide a detailed explanation.

Wow! Thanks ForrestB for posting the photos. And, thank you Duane for another beautiful addition to proper custom rifles everywhere...

Rich

Saw these in person the other day. Beautiful!

The rifle looks nice but maybe Wesbrook could help Wiebe with his photography...

Looks nice but it will probably hurt your shoulder. Maybe you should just skip all of that pain and suffering and sell it to me.

Congratulations to ForrestB, he finally dropped the "T"!!

I'm glad to see steel buttplates on rifles like this. Class.

Is that another VZ action Forrest?

ForrestB and BaxterB...

Are you two brothers?

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ForrestB and BaxterB...

Are you two brothers?

HA!

No, but my brother does lurk around AR a bit...but the wood and blue guns give him hives after a while...me..not so much!

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Originally posted by BaxterB:
Is that another VZ action Forrest?

Looks like a BRNO with integral dovetail scope mounts.

Hi Glen, I hope you've been doing well. It is a Brno ZG47. Ralf Martini did the barrel and some basic work on the action; Duane will finish it up.

Here's one more photo of the stock after the first couple coats of finish. After this I won't hijack Duane's buttplate thread but I will post one good photo of his new buttplate on the rifle.

Forrest - I'm doing well and hope you are also. That is some serious fiddleback figure in that stock!

Yep, I've never had a plaid stock before. When I bought the blank it had a dark lacquer on it that hid a lot of the figure. I knew it had some fiddleback but I'm surprised at the amount. It's growing on me.

My fine checkered butt plate came in yesterdays mail.

Another piece of jewelry for the custom rifle...

I cannot wait to see the trap grip cap.

thank you Duane for things like this.

Rich

Do you still have these available? Looking for two checkered ones.

Jerry

I will take two checkered ones. Give my your info on how to pay. My email is akgraham1958@gmail.com

Jerry