Ruger 77/22

[ToddsPoint]

Now that the 39-A is finished I’m starting on a Ruger .22. This wood came from a huge crotch I got at the landfill. It would have been burned. I milled slabs with my logosol mill and sent a blank to a friend with a duplicator machine along with my original stock. The blank had air dried for 6 yrs. This is what the stock looked like when I got it back from the duplicator.

Here’s what the wood looks like with a little water to show the color.

This first thing I did was cut 1/2” off the butt and added a pad.

This is an older Pachmayr pad I had. Made in the USA. All the new pads are Chinese.


The forend of this stock is really plain so I added a piece of fancy walnut to the tip.

Now I can start inletting the action.

 

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[ncsuwolf]

While I begrudgingly agree that a synthetic stock is “better” than wood (scratching, warping, etc), the beauty of a nice piece of wood is what “makes” a firearm in my opinion. Those are going to be some beautiful rifles when you’re done.

 

[The Rebel]

Beautiful wood, love the grain pattern. The walnut adds a nice touch as well.

 

[tamrock]

I had one. Was given to me by a room mate long ago as he couldn't come up with all of his half the rent. He moved on and a few months after came over and asked if he could borrow it to go hunt rabbits. I said sure. After that he never came back with it.

 

[ToddsPoint]

I haven’t forgotten about this job. I got it taped off and ready to inlet. You first coat the metal receiver with inletting black, then press it to the wood. It’s more or less black ink mixed with thick oil. It’s extremely messy and speads everywhere. The ink transfers a mark to the wood so you can remove only what’s necessary for a perfect fit. It’s a slow process but when the stock was run on the duplicator a large portion of the internal wood is already removed. Making a stock from just a chunk of wood takes way more time. Double at least.