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Thanks :thumbsup:. Yep, this one will be used - no safe queens in my cabinet!

Nice of you to say kotuku, but there's at least one other big difference; a proper gunsmith could do the above fast enough to pay the bills! I think I'd starve to death if I was trying to do this...

Well I can finally close out this thread - I think I'm done. Stock is checkered (I don't think it came out too bad for a first effort), rifle is assembled and sighted in. A few photos for your...

For proper traditional inletting I'd defer to Hunter_Nick; like you I would prefer to use the mill where possible. Your approach makes perfect sense if the stock is going to be painted - I'd do the...

Nice rifles, aren't they. Is yours a hunting rifle or for targets/silhouette?

Thanks for the kind words. Having come this far, I'm just trying not to screw it up now!

It's been a long time since I updated this thread, but for those who are still interested I got the first coat of finish on today. Poor photos I'm afraid, but with the finish still wet I wasn't about...

Inletting of barrelled action and bottom metal has gone as far as I'm going to take it on the mill. Time to break out the inletting black and sharpen up the chisels and scrapers for the final...

Well, after working through a long list of other distractions I've finally made the time to give my stock a bit more attention. Not a whole lot, but at least it's forward progress!

Getting ready...

I think there would be several ways of achieving your aim, but if your looking for a different idea would it be possible to grind the front blade off and drill and tap the top of the barrel band...

Well I'm no expert, but 4mm sounds like it should be do-able for drill and tap? Sweating is commonly used so not sure why it should wreck the barrel (other than the finish). Failing all that, have a...

Well, I reckon it's a lot easier working on your own possessions in your own time. I'm sure I'd end up well under minimum wage if I tried this stuff professionally!

Your gunsmith may be right...

Here's a picture of the standard bolt knob and trigger blade (not actually my rifle, I just copied it off Google):
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The replacement trigger blade from 316 stainless (not the best photo):...

Slowly :). I did the final duplication down to 1.5mm oversize a few months ago, then it got bumped down the project list a few steps. There's been a woodworking centre to strip and rebuild, and the...

For the moment, the majority are aging quietly in the shed. We're in no hurry to shift them on or work through them all at the moment. I've got three brothers and a father who are all keen on...

Pulling up a photo of an EM332 it looks like both action screws might be ahead of the trigger? That could be a problem. I believe that is indeed how the Anschutz Match 54 action is configured, but...

Thanks for all the comments and encouragement everyone.



Good point. I don't think I've shot with a Sako Forester, but I did use a borrowed Alpine .270 for a few months (English, based on an...

One more post and this’ll be up to date with where I’m actually at. If I was writing this chronologically, there should actually be a post in between thinking the pattern stock was done and then...

So some of the changes I made to the stock at this point were to reduce LOP by ¼”, flatten off the palm swell slightly, and deepen and extend the comb fluting. All easily done. But I also couldn’t...

Yep, at least as far as possible. I spent a whole afternoon on the millers yard with his waterblaster and a crowbar getting as much solidified dirt and stones out of the root ball as possible. We...

Another few snapshots from the milling for your interest. Note that these are all with the wood still wet – the colour did change considerably after drying.

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Thanks. I don't reckon I have half the ingenuity to call on that I see in your barrel making setup though! Awesome stuff.

Thanks. If you create a thread when you build that, it's definitely one I'll be following.

What would you need to know whether it fits an EM332? I don't have one of those, but I could send you inlet photos and dimensions if you're keen. I expect it'll depend on how much modification you're...

Yep, I think it was. Only used for the first couple of passes though - the bulk of the trunk was slabbed with the chainsaw setup. Some of the smaller branches done with a Woodmizer bandsaw mill, and...