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There have been many changes in the last year or so. I decided to start my own business and I no longer work along side Bailey Bradshaw. We still talk and visit often so no hard feelings on either end. I acquired my own shop many months back and have been doing renovations to get ready. There are still many small things left to do, but the shop is at a point I can begin gun work.







Behind my work bench I still plan on doing overhead cabinets with a small lean-on gun rack. Hopes are to also be able to hang stocks below the cabinets for finish work.

The bench by the mill that is untopped will be topped with a steel sheet. Plans are to put the furnace on it and do welding on it. Anyone care to help lift the furnace?

Not pictured is the front office/gun room.

Now on to the important stuff. I don't do many bolt guns having been dabbling with the double rifles at Bradshaws. This customer is a member here and a young wiper snapper at that. In fact some of the reasoning behind him going with me was the age correlation; him being two or three years older than me(24). I hope this gun sees a lot of use in the field as he works in Tanzania.

He bought the metal work from another fellow member, then sent it to me. Im not sure who has done the metal work until this point. We decided to go with a English style stock, very open grip, short forend, and trim for .404 standards.

Here I am drilling the holes and roughing the inletting on the mill:



Metal hand inletted the rest of the way:

Plans are to fill the inclusion on the barrel channel with matching wood:



Did some 2-dimensional work today:

I did a bit of rough shaping yesterday. I don't have the floorplate so I cant finish the shaping of the magazine area which is why it looks bulky still. I will get the floorplate in and finish the shaping and refining. Ammo is on the way, plans are to shoot the irons in before doing finish work.

Looks like a fine looking rifle in the makings!

Ifn I was a bit closer, I'd help you lift the furnace.

Aaron, good to see you over here. Nice project you have started there. Looking forward to seeing it come together. We need more young blood in the custom rifle trade. Wish you all the best.

Nice Vise.

John

My favorite style of rifle and beautiful to look at even when unfinished.

Nice work. Your workshop looks like someones living room.
Mike

Good Morning Aaron. Consider using a dowel rod into the grip from the action side of the project instead of a metal rod. I use/make either 1/2" or 5/8" to re-enforce my stocks from straight grained English walnut. I glass them in using Acra-glass. Going from the grip side can pose problems in getting the stock secured/aligned properly during boring. Also please give me a call. It is time to discuss the ACGG.

Thank you all for the kind words. Dennis, when would be a good time to call you tomorrow?

Aaron, I am in the shop 9-5 officially. You know how that goes!