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Wow looks great almost there

What is the barrel length ?

Nice proportions LR, thanks for the update pictures.

26"

Looks great

Thanks, still have a ways to go but that is what they make files for. I have always believed if you don't finish shaping your stock at least twice then your leaving to much wood on it. I will be filing in the morning.
Probably one of the hardest parts to shape is the round knob pistol grip end. I don't know if I have mine right yet but if you get to wild you can loose the shape quickly and then they look bad.

Very nice !

I am at what I term one of the more fun parts of this project. I now have something in my hands that physically resembles what my "minds" eye has seen from the start. Also this is the point where you tweak the shape to be just right to your physical eye. Your using fine tools and removing small amounts of wood here and there to get it just right for you. From the start, I have wanted this rifle to point like a shotgun. By this I mean when you shoulder the rifle in a quick fashion your eye naturally aligns the gun without movement of the gun to correct that alignment. The way I do this is to focus and concentrate fully on a small spot on the wall some distance away and then without wavering from that focus shoulder the gun and see if the sights align to that spot. So its been a fun time. And I think I am there now.

This is the rifle I am currently building and an example of cast off and cant.

First shows the castoff with reference to the line of the bore. The second shows the cant. Pay attention to the bubble on the level as the picture was fairly difficult to take and it appears the level is canted.

I have done this so that the rifle fits my body shape. You have to be careful when casting off to insure you leave material on the left side for cheek placement. This is an area where a cheek piece can help.

Cast off was about a 1/4" and cant about 1/4"

It's typically called Toe out. For example you might say your stock has 1/4" of cast and an additional 3/16 of toe out.

John