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BEAUTIFUL CURLY MAPLE BR STOCK

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Been a bit since I last posted in the RFC forums. Still visit often though. In any case I wanted to share the latest stock I have just finished. This is a inlet for a full Kidd Supergrade action.

In any case:

IN the beginning our Lord grew a western big leaf maple tree. Nature decided that she would make this tree special. And thus I acquired a beautiful blank to carve/mill this stock from:





Azguy
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Perfection at it's finest

Absolutely gorgeous! Job well done sir. :bthumb:
am I the only one that the images don't seem to be loading for:confused:
That is an absolutely stunning piece of wood and a masterpiece of a stock. Exceptionally well done.
This is one of best looking stock builds I’ve seen on this forum since I’ve been a member. Having the knowledge and expertise to create a work of art like this is very impressive.
Larry
To anyone thinking of having a custom stock built- with George's work, it's not just about the LOOKS. George's inletting is done to the highest precision of ANY stocks I've worked over 40 years of building and 30 years bedding rifles. I've worked on and built my share of 10-22 variants over the last 30 years, pillar bedding many makes of stocks, built from a broad array of materials- Off the top of my head, I've pillar and rear tang bedded Ruger, Boyds, Revolution, ATI, Altamont, Tactical Solutions, Archangel, Hogue, Luxus, Volquartsen, Richards, Stocky's, Bell & Carlson and home made custom stocks with a wide variety of 10-22 actions ranging from bone stock 10-22s to Kidd Supergrades. I've seen inletting from factories that was very good- Revolution and Altamont both do a fairly decent job at inletting and centering the action. I've also seen DIY built stocks that look gorgeous from the outside, and the inletting was downright atrocious. Seriously, A pretty stock is worthless if the inletting is either off center, not level, or the takedown screw hole isn't centered or is angled. I've had to level receiver rails, remove or add material from the floor of the TD area, completely bore out TD holes to center..... pretty much any and every way a stock can be done wrong, I've either seen it, fixed it, or when I can't- I've sent it to George to fix it. A few years ago, my nephew- who is local to me, bought a rather pricey "custom" walnut stock for his all Kidd rifle. It was pretty, but the inletting looked like a 12 year old had gone at it with a chisel and a Dremel. That one went to George... he was less than happy when he saw what he had to work with (I think he called it a "Fencepost"), but in the end, he did a beautiful job. I didn't post it here, because my nephew bought the stock from an RFC member.

I can attest- George's work stands FAR ABOVE every other stock maker for the 10-22 that I've seen, bar none. He starts with precise alignment of the blank on his mill, and inlets with such high precision that in the end, the amount of bedding compound needed to mate the action to the stock is minimal. Literally the floor of the takedown area and pillar (George machines his own, self designed pillars) and the rear tang and escutcheon were the only areas I had to bed on the last two stocks George built for me. I have 2 customs from Sonoran Gun Stocks, and George is currently working on 2 more custom stocks for me- a walnut Pharr clone for my daughters Kidd ULW silhouette rifle, and a maple Pharr clone for a CZ 452 Silhouette for my son.

CLICK HERE to navigate to the build thread showcasing the custom stock George is building for my daughter- a Walnut Pharr silhouette stock, custom made to her exact dimensions.

If you want a custom stock built for your 10-22 or other rifle, and you want the absolute best, hit up azguy. You won't regret it.

Respectfully,

DrGunner
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Very Nice work

Thanks for showing us how you do it. Making gun stocks is a fun and relaxing hobby for some of us retired folks. They are definitely a work of art. I have been a machinist all my life. But when I showed my wife my 1st. gun stock. She couldn't believe it. That in itself made it all worth while.
Stunning piece, you've done it justice!!
Well, Obviously most of us done, don't know what the problem would be.
Special thanks to George!

I asked George to make a Benchrest stock for my new Kidd Supergrade rifle. He mentioned that he had a few nice blanks of fiddleback maple and I said let's do it! It's been a little while but like fine wine well worth the wait!

Thanks George...

Zepher

Todd Kindler
The Woodchuck Den Inc & Studio 63

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Very nice...:bthumb:
Thanks Everyone

Thanks for the kind words Todd. Your build looks great. I am looking forward to seeing some targets. Should shoot as good as it looks. How did you like the action fit in the stock inlet?

George (Azguy)
Sonoran Custom Gunstocks & Duplicating, LLC
Beauty of a stock. Nothing prettier than a good looking, well sculpted piece of timber.
Beautiful piece of maple dontcha think?
Without a doubt, and well done azguy. :bthumb:
I asked George to make a Benchrest stock for my new Kidd Supergrade rifle. He mentioned that he had a few nice blanks of fiddleback maple and I said let's do it! It's been a little while but like fine wine well worth the wait!

Thanks George...

Zepher

Todd Kindler
The Woodchuck Den Inc & Studio 63
Awesome looking stock !
One of these days I'm going have something like that for one of my 10/22's .
I have George doing a couple stocks for me. Can’t wait!
George, truly beautiful! But what else could you expect from your shop! And I really like the stock prop for the pics. Favorite fodder for the Supergrade? :) It is for more than a few of my rifles.

Doug
Stunning work to say the least George. Todd's a lucky man, no doubt! :bthumb:
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