Ruger 77/22

[ToddsPoint]

Now that the 39-A is finished I’m starting on a Ruger .22. This wood came from a huge crotch I got at the landfill. It would have been burned. I milled slabs with my logosol mill and sent a blank to a friend with a duplicator machine along with my original stock. The blank had air dried for 6 yrs. This is what the stock looked like when I got it back from the duplicator.

Here’s what the wood looks like with a little water to show the color.

This first thing I did was cut 1/2” off the butt and added a pad.

This is an older Pachmayr pad I had. Made in the USA. All the new pads are Chinese.


The forend of this stock is really plain so I added a piece of fancy walnut to the tip.

Now I can start inletting the action.

 

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[ncsuwolf]

While I begrudgingly agree that a synthetic stock is “better” than wood (scratching, warping, etc), the beauty of a nice piece of wood is what “makes” a firearm in my opinion. Those are going to be some beautiful rifles when you’re done.

 

[The Rebel]

Beautiful wood, love the grain pattern. The walnut adds a nice touch as well.

 

[tamrock]

I had one. Was given to me by a room mate long ago as he couldn't come up with all of his half the rent. He moved on and a few months after came over and asked if he could borrow it to go hunt rabbits. I said sure. After that he never came back with it.