1st attempt at making a stock

jmp8927 · 03-19-2008, 09:36 PM

Well I decided to try my hand at making a stock for my 10/22. The idea popped in my head and I decided to run with it. I made this from scraps lying around and it's held together with gorrilla glue. I did mess up on the foregrip as I forgot it account for my 25rd mags. I think I may end up cutting it down some and re-shaping it...I'll have to plan it out a bit and see if it's workable. Anyway, any input is welcomed. Oh and I haven't put any kind of finish on it at all. When I do I was thinking of staining it with something lying around and putting some kind of clear coat on top of that maybe.

btw the barrel is free floating and there's enough room to put larger barrels on.

elmer fudd · 03-19-2008, 09:39 PM

good job it looks good exept the color if it was me i would put some wood stain on it to try and darken it a little but looks like its cut nicely! and besidedes if it shoots good and you can kill somthen with it its good!

jmp8927 · 03-19-2008, 09:48 PM

Yeah I will definitely stain it when I finish completely. I need to do something with the foregrip first though.

squirrelbaster · 03-19-2008, 09:53 PM

need some little tweeking but i like it! id like to see how a cheek rest looks on that. maybe a larger arch an the bottom half of the shouldershock. just give my opinion. looks good.

elmer fudd · 03-19-2008, 09:53 PM

ya screw some pistol grips on it!

jmp8927 · 03-19-2008, 09:56 PM

I think what I'll end up doing is cutting the foregrip off along with a good bit of the arch it's attached to. Then I'll make another foregrip with my lathe and attach it with a nice long screw from the top. Should work.

elmer fudd · 03-19-2008, 10:00 PM

theres a fancy wood clay (like on my shotgun in the weatherby file) that you can just put on their and squeeze so then your grips fit your hand perfectly.

jmp8927 · 03-19-2008, 10:04 PM

I prefer a round grip because it allows me to grip it from any angle and still feel the same. Also my hands are bigger than a lot of people's so it would probably be uncomfortable for others.

elmer fudd · 03-19-2008, 10:08 PM

I see i like the way it feels but i can see your point

jmp8927 · 03-19-2008, 11:00 PM

That's not a bad idea though.

SwedeSteve · 03-20-2008, 11:44 AM

Good going jmp! Keep at her.

jmp8927 · 04-10-2008, 10:00 PM

So I'm updating now! She's finished! I cut down the foregrip a bit to allow for the 25rd mags and shaped the thumbhole a bit better as well as rounded the grip more. It fits me GREAT! I love it! I then put a stain on it and a coat of polyurethane on top of that.

andrew cochran · 04-14-2008, 12:50 PM

Nice!

BattleRifleG3 · 04-16-2008, 05:16 PM

Very nice! Better than my first stock, which was for a 10-22 as well.

03-19-2008, 09:36 PM	#1
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 1,103 Trader Rating: (0)	1st attempt at making a stock Well I decided to try my hand at making a stock for my 10/22. The idea popped in my head and I decided to run with it. I made this from scraps lying around and it's held together with gorrilla glue. I did mess up on the foregrip as I forgot it account for my 25rd mags. I think I may end up cutting it down some and re-shaping it...I'll have to plan it out a bit and see if it's workable. Anyway, any input is welcomed. Oh and I haven't put any kind of finish on it at all. When I do I was thinking of staining it with something lying around and putting some kind of clear coat on top of that maybe. btw the barrel is free floating and there's enough room to put larger barrels on. __________________ Doing the unexpected makes the unexpected the expected and thus the expected becomes the unexpected. Last edited by jmp8927; 03-19-2008 at 09:39 PM.

03-19-2008, 09:39 PM	#2
elmer fudd Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: pheasant country USA! Posts: 1,809 Trader Rating: (0)	good job it looks good exept the color if it was me i would put some wood stain on it to try and darken it a little but looks like its cut nicely! and besidedes if it shoots good and you can kill somthen with it its good! __________________ spur hard, shoot straight, party hardy! Last edited by elmer fudd; 03-19-2008 at 09:40 PM. Reason: needed to add some stuff!!!!

03-19-2008, 09:48 PM	#3
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 1,103 Trader Rating: (0)	Yeah I will definitely stain it when I finish completely. I need to do something with the foregrip first though. __________________ Doing the unexpected makes the unexpected the expected and thus the expected becomes the unexpected.

03-19-2008, 09:53 PM	#4
squirrelbaster Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 2,072 Trader Rating: (0)	need some little tweeking but i like it! id like to see how a cheek rest looks on that. maybe a larger arch an the bottom half of the shouldershock. just give my opinion. looks good. __________________ "My Shotgun SAYS I AM the POLICE !"--Mooseman684 "I like Turtles!" youtube kid

03-19-2008, 09:53 PM	#5
elmer fudd Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: pheasant country USA! Posts: 1,809 Trader Rating: (0)	ya screw some pistol grips on it! __________________ spur hard, shoot straight, party hardy!

03-19-2008, 09:56 PM	#6
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 1,103 Trader Rating: (0)	I think what I'll end up doing is cutting the foregrip off along with a good bit of the arch it's attached to. Then I'll make another foregrip with my lathe and attach it with a nice long screw from the top. Should work. __________________ Doing the unexpected makes the unexpected the expected and thus the expected becomes the unexpected.

03-19-2008, 10:00 PM	#7
elmer fudd Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: pheasant country USA! Posts: 1,809 Trader Rating: (0)	theres a fancy wood clay (like on my shotgun in the weatherby file) that you can just put on their and squeeze so then your grips fit your hand perfectly. __________________ spur hard, shoot straight, party hardy!

03-19-2008, 10:04 PM	#8
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 1,103 Trader Rating: (0)	I prefer a round grip because it allows me to grip it from any angle and still feel the same. Also my hands are bigger than a lot of people's so it would probably be uncomfortable for others. __________________ Doing the unexpected makes the unexpected the expected and thus the expected becomes the unexpected.

03-19-2008, 10:08 PM	#9
elmer fudd Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: pheasant country USA! Posts: 1,809 Trader Rating: (0)	I see i like the way it feels but i can see your point __________________ spur hard, shoot straight, party hardy!

03-19-2008, 11:00 PM	#10
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 1,103 Trader Rating: (0)	That's not a bad idea though. __________________ Doing the unexpected makes the unexpected the expected and thus the expected becomes the unexpected.

03-20-2008, 11:44 AM	#11
SwedeSteve Grumpy Old Fart Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: AnchorTown, Alaska Posts: 9,136 Trader Rating: (0)	Good going jmp! Keep at her. __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

04-10-2008, 10:00 PM	#12
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 1,103 Trader Rating: (0)	So I'm updating now! She's finished! I cut down the foregrip a bit to allow for the 25rd mags and shaped the thumbhole a bit better as well as rounded the grip more. It fits me GREAT! I love it! I then put a stain on it and a coat of polyurethane on top of that. __________________ Doing the unexpected makes the unexpected the expected and thus the expected becomes the unexpected.

04-14-2008, 12:50 PM	#13
andrew cochran Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Little town in ARKANSAW! Posts: 1,904 Trader Rating: (1)	Nice! __________________ If you don't have anything good to say... Don't say it!

04-16-2008, 05:16 PM	#14
BattleRifleG3 Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Western PA Posts: 11,401 Trader Rating: (0)	Very nice! Better than my first stock, which was for a 10-22 as well. __________________ Trust is earned, not... GIVEN away. - Worf