Winter projects

[ridjrunr]

This is one of many projects in line for the winter. Long story short,this is a stock I had Pecatonica duplicate a few yrs ago but have never finished it. It originaly is an Austin and Halleck mtn rifle, (.50)but it developed two cracks,thus the restocking. I had traded into a curly maple blank with a 55# Redwing Hunter recurve bow and that is the blank I sent to them to copy.
When I got it back I was stunned and kind of spooked because I didnt want to screw it up.
Well, I'm finally getting it worked on because I have other projects in various stages and realized its not gonna finish itself. Even from the duplicator it needs quite a bit of final shaping. The forestock is now close and next will be the buttstock and comb areas.
Am doing a crash course (vary carefully)in scraping curly maple, MUCH different than scraping other woods like walnut or beech.  [ Invalid Attachment ]  [ Invalid Attachment ]
More to follow

[ridjrunr]

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Trying to get about .030" along the top edge of forestock.

[rollingb]

Lookin' good,... and she's gonna be pretty when you're done.   

[Hank in WV]

I don't know what a Red Wing bow might be worth but that sure looks like a good trade to me. 

[prairie dog]

That is going to be a very nice rifle!

[Winter Hawk]

So you sent Pecatonica the original stock with your new wood, and they reproduced it?  I had heard that they would do so.  I have been thinking about a new stock for the Hodgepodge rifle after I made a mess of inletting a patch box, but couldn't find another CVA Mountain Rifle stock.  This may be the way to go! 

~Kees~

[Bigsmoke]

I have bought a few stocks from them and was always rather pleased with what they sent me.
I would sure recommend them.
John

[ridjrunr]

So you sent Pecatonica the original stock with your new wood, and they reproduced it?  I had heard that they would do so.  I have been thinking about a new stock for the Hodgepodge rifle after I made a mess of inletting a patch box, but couldn't find another CVA Mountain Rifle stock.  This may be the way to go! 

~Kees~

Yes, they run a duplicator to do so. They supply precarves for a couple bp
Suppliers if im not mistaken. Good outfit.

[Ohio Joe]

I like it ridjrunr !!!

[ridjrunr]

So you sent Pecatonica the original stock with your new wood, and they reproduced it?  I had heard that they would do so.  I have been thinking about a new stock for the Hodgepodge rifle after I made a mess of inletting a patch box, but couldn't find another CVA Mountain Rifle stock.  This may be the way to go! 

~Kees~

They have a good website and have great service. I also have a Leman that was recently
Cut by them after sending another blank to them, and a 7/8, .45 cva barrel is going in it.
They are very accommodating as I needed a 7/8 barrel channel which wasnt listed, but he said,” no problem”.

[Hank in WV]

What's their turn-around time?

[ridjrunr]

Not sure how much it fluctuates but 1-3 weeks on the two i had done and that was a few yrs apart.

[ridjrunr]

Still not feeling much like winter but stuff IS getting worked on. I needed to narrow the stock to match the butt plate and very small amout off the top of the comb. And a few other areas needed blending as well. [ Invalid Attachment ]  [ Invalid Attachment ]
Getting close

[Winter Hawk]

7/8", .45 CVA barrel?  You didn't get that from Captchee, by chance? 

~Kees~

[ridjrunr]

No, this is all stock parts going in a restock of my Austin and Halleck. The 7/8 barreled project is a diferent one in a Leman profile. But the barrel isn't from Charlie.
Have you contacted Pecotonica about what you mentioned previously?