This thread is a little like others on a similar subject, but I think this thread has a different flavour.


I have always like the .222 calibre.

Recently , I purchased a 20+ year old Anschutz in .222. The stock shows signs of the years of use, but certainly not abuse.

Have done a Google search on custom stocks, but have not found what I am after.

Can anyone recommmed rifle stock makers that could assist . Am seeking dark brown "walnut" Monte Carlo. On a couple of site that I have visited, the style that appeals is Monte Carlo "Fancy A , or AA".

Hoping for some leads.

BTW: am not into fancy chequering or etched woodwork.

Robert ,
If the dents and scratches aren't so deep that they can't be raised with a wet cloth and iron and then sanded smooth why don't you refinish the original yourself ?
I'm in the process of doing my Sako .17 and have done a few previously . Quite satisfying to D.I.Y. and not hard to achieve a professional looking job . Happy to give you a few pointers if interested .
Also know of a guy in Perth that I think would refinish for you and does a good job .

Thanks for the tip.

Not have done anything like this before, my main concern is not to stuff up the stock in the process of trying to improve it!!

Robert ,
Remove the buttplate and swivel studs . Strip off the original finish with paint stripper and a paint scraper (don't worry it's fine) doing a small section at a time .Use an old toothbrush and stripper to get finish out of the checkering .
Replace the buttplate (important to avoid rounding edges) . Sand lightly with 400 wet and dry paper (use a sanding block and avoid checkering) and be careful around sharp edges .
Raise the dents by placing a thick folded wet rag over them and applying heat with an iron (a few times if necessary) .
Sand with progressively finer wet and dry paper until smooth and then with fine steel wool .
De - whisker a few times by wiping over with a wet rag , letting dry and then rubbing with steel wool .
Buy yourself a Birchwood Casy Tru Oil stock finish kit and follow the instructions . I prefer to thin the product a little with turps and apply multiple coats (maybe 20 or 30) with a soft cloth .
To reduce gloss you can polish with fine steel wool or use a rubbing compound .
Be careful and don't rush things and you're battling to stuff it up .

Thanks for the further tips. Some time ago, I downloaded and saved a pdf , detailed instructions that Mulga had put on the AHN site ( or maybe elswhere) as to enhancing etc the stock on his Sako.

As usual, the irrepresible , master of most things mechanical with respect to rifles ( including buidling them and giving the expensive stocks great colour jobs) JB 747 , has also been of assistance.

In a perfect world, what I would like is to do the first stock , with someone looking over my shoulder ( in the same way that I wish to commence reloading) and from what I gather it is then a matter of taking the job slowly and methodically.

Similar comments I would have thought that would apply to reloading.