First shotgun stock

27 August 2012, 19:03

Evan K.

First shotgun stock

This is the first shotgun I've restocked. It's a Meriden Firearms Long Tom manufactured in 1916 with a full choked 36" barrel. Pheasants beware, this will hit them "way out there."

A couple before/after pics.

Yes, I am perfectly aware the wood is worth much more than the gun itself but it's a family heirloom with some history and I treated it as such. Besides, I'd rather start with a simple gun vs. a more complicated design because I am still learning (and this project still threw me some serious curveballs). I replicated the original stock with some slight tweaks and same goes for the checkering (which was also my first "real" checkering job).

Here's a close-up of the stock set (before some final touches).

I finished it with spar urethane and Tru-Oil and did many hand-rubbed coats. A goal was to keep power tool usage to a minimum so the only ones I used were a bandsaw, drill press, and router table to get the shape and inletting started.

I started a thread on laying out the blank here-
http://forums.accuratereloadin...571081651#8571081651

Hope ya like it!

27 August 2012, 19:16

craigster

Nice job!

27 August 2012, 22:51

p dog shooter

One of best stocks Ive seen on a old single barrel I hope the pheasants like it.

28 August 2012, 08:52

Toomany Tools

Very nice. With that much drop at the heal I'd bet it's not "pleasant" to shoot, but it sure looks good.

28 August 2012, 09:01

ramrod340

Very Nice Work

28 August 2012, 15:45

Rusty

Nicely done! thanks for sharing.

Rusty
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28 August 2012, 21:43

larrys

Wow. If that was your first real checkering job, I can't wait to see your next. Nice gun.

28 August 2012, 22:42

Emory

Nice work..! That may encourage me to get off top dead center and start on one I've been putting off.

29 August 2012, 19:23

Evan K.

Thanks for the nice comments fellas!

quote:
Originally posted by Toomany Tools:
Very nice. With that much drop at the heal I'd bet it's not "pleasant" to shoot, but it sure looks good.

It's actually not that bad. The 1" Decelerator pad helps quite a bit. That being said, I would draw the dimensions differently if I did it again.

Also... any contructive feedback is much appreciated.