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Sounds good. I just picked out a new puppy so don't wait until it is bird season, I may be hard to find around then.

American Gunstocks seems to have a heavily itemized price list. Having never had a stock duplicated, it's not at all clear to me what the final cost ends up being.

For those who have done this before, what are the "all in" costs? American Gunstocks lists a Grade 3 English walnut stock/foreend for $255 as near as I can tell. But that's "partially inletted", not checkered, not finished. What of this extra work do you guys do yourselves? What has to be sent out to a pro?

Sorry if this question is crass, I'm just trying to figure out what's actually involved in this process.

Calebg

First of all, I have ordered stocks (more than one) from Great American Gunstocks,and, I will never order another. Issues were too numerous...but bottom line is that the inletting looked like it was done by a Chipmunk on crack.

There are quit a few good/decent stock duplicators and suppliers.

As to what we do and what we farm out, think most guys will tell you to do what you are capable of doing, and farm out the rest.

So if you're good at fitting a stock, but lack the skills to checker and finsih, do the fitting and send the checkering and finishing out to someone who is proficient

V/R

Mike

Hi:

I have had work done by this outfit and it is my opinion that there are other places that are much better!!


Leomat

I have some high grade American black walnut shotgun stocks. The wood was cut before 1917 and stored ever since. They are truly one of a kind. The trees were likely over a hundred years old when cut in 1917. If you are interested e-mail be at bdshipp@msn.com.

I can only agree, find another place to do business with.

Pete

As far as I can see, the less damaging way to duplicate stock or whatever else is to use a 3d scanner, Artec Spider for example (tried myself) and than work with a scan not with original object.

That's very interesting Kosoglot. But the technology is still pretty pricey for the average gunsmith. I can see where it might easily amortize itself for a large scale gunstock duplicating company though. And doing things like changing drop or adding higher combs, length of pull, etc. would be programmed rather than done by altering a pattern stock. Do you know how this system is integrated with a duplicator? I'd assume it is intended for CNC duplicators.

And welcome on your first post here.

Avoid Wenig like the plague.

I second that....