Thread: DIY Carbon Fiber Rifle Stock

A while back I purchased a second hand Savage Model 110 chambered in 30-06. It was and is a perfectly functional rifle and after a bit of load development manged to get shooting well with a diet of 150gr SSTs I had left over from another project.

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After using the rifle successfully on a number of trips I developed a niggling annoyance at the shape and balance of the stock, it just didn’t “feel right”. The last straw for me was after a trip to Stewart Island where the rifle got fairly wet, I noticed on return that the rifles point of impact has shifted. Probably due to swelling and contracting of the wooden stock. It was time for a new stock, preferably in Carbon Fibre.


After a bit of online research it became apparent that getting a Carbon Fibre stock for a Savage in NZ was near impossible and the thought of trying to import one with all the recent issues, was not appealing.

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So after a lot of research, looking at youtube, other forum sites and getting advice from members on this forum I decided to have a go at making my own Carbon Fibre stock. I did notice that there was very little in the way of instructions / guides on how to go about this.


Now I am far from any expert and this is my first time ever doing anything with Fiberglass or Carbon Fibre, but I thought I would document what I did, warts and all for others to use who are wanting to make their own stocks.

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Due to the cost of Carbon Fibre and the fact that I was highly likely to make some F ups along the way I decided to make a Fiberglass stock first before attempting Carbon Fibre.

*This is the result of my attempt at a Fibreglass stock., still needs a little bit of cleaning up.




More to follow on the how:

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