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No, did not get any shrinking.

Hey all, I am still planning to go ahead and make a carbon fiber stock, but unfortunately I got stuck half way through moving house with COVID-19, so all my tools etc.. have been packed away....

Thanks, that is a good idea. When I make my next mold I will probably do a few things differently.

Be keen to figure out what/ how you did that? could be an option for me.

Thanks, another good suggestion, I will have have a think and see if I can make it work.

Yeah that is what I would likely do. Particularly the way I have constructed my mold. I am guessing Resin infusion, would require a pretty strong vacuum pump??

Thanks, I will check them out, I also thought of using shredder bags, if they are strong enough.

Thanks for the offer, that is very generous. I will see how I go.

Chilli_Dog No I didn't get any photos of tabs, but will take more detailed pictures when I build the carbon fibre stock.

Would love to try vacuum bag, but unfortunately I don't have a vacuum...

Yeah, I did see a YouTube clip of someone making a stock in that manner.

Yeah, I had been thinking about doing it for a while, but the project as a whole seemed quite daunting.

The hard part was finding out how to do it. There was very little out there about how to...

Thanks, I think I will give that a try on the next one.

Not sure, I have heard some fill the fore-end with foam and layup a layer of fibreglass on top of it. Perhaps STUG could advise on that?

Thanks, I am glad you enjoyed the read.

Thanks,

I doubt that there would be much demand for a long action Savage 110 stock .

FIRST GO AT A FIBERGLASS STOCK

With the mold complete it was now time to bite the bullet and have a go at making my first rifle stock. As I previously mentioned I had decided that I would make my...

Another long post...

Well that would be challenge, all those intricate parts and potential traps.. trick would be to find a donor stock to mold off.

not sure why some of the photos came out sideways

MAKING THE MOLD

Up until this stage I was fairly comfortable with what I had to do and how to proceed, from here I was in unfamiliar territory. Consequently, I sought advice and received some very...

Apologies guys this next post is going to be quite long.

That would be great, will PM later on this arvo.

Great idea, will remember that one for the future.

FIRST STAGE CARVE THE PLUG


Now having only the one stock for a Savage rifle and no easy way to get a replacement if I destroyed it in the process, I made the decision to make a new rifle stock...

Agree STUG's are very nicely made, he was the first person I asked, but is no longer making them.