Welcome guest, is this your first visit? Create Account now to join.
  • Login:

Welcome to the NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums.

If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed.

Search Forums

Advanced Search
Night Vision NZ Alpine


User Tag List

+ Reply to Thread
Page 1 of 2 12 LastLast
Results 1 to 15 of 16
Like Tree20Likes

Thread: Sako Bavarian stock mods for a more classic look

  1. 27-01-2019, 09:30 AM #1
    FRST
    FRST is offline
    Member FRST's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    Wanaka
    Posts
    1,041

    Sako Bavarian stock mods for a more classic look

    Beggars can’t be choosers- I would have liked to buy the right kind of stock but was short on funds. I also like a good project. This Sako was going too cheap to ignore.
    After several hours of just looking at it I came to the conclusion that it could be remodeled into a more classic stock with British styling. I also realised Sako probably don’t make a rifle that I’d be happy to leave as is- they use way too much wood on these things. (Think 4x2)
    I’m off to South Africa for Safari in July and wanted a rifle I’d be happy to keep after the trip and hand down to my boys.

    What I started with:
    Name: 783D69BE-96B2-4211-9DED-A9423C5A4947.jpeg Views: 473 Size: 87.3 KB
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. Register to remove these Ads!
  3. 27-01-2019, 09:34 AM #2
    FRST
    FRST is offline
    Member FRST's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    Wanaka
    Posts
    1,041
    Name: 18A17E3D-51A0-4788-B1ED-102A1E6C10DD.jpeg Views: 454 Size: 1.81 MB
    Name: 392C4C1F-3999-4F97-A202-DD2991071AB7.jpeg Views: 629 Size: 613.3 KB
    Name: B39857F3-BB68-4064-813D-EF3B74E69056.jpeg Views: 578 Size: 1.78 MBName: A4CEE9DC-4694-40C6-851E-5A161112E138.jpeg Views: 661 Size: 2.97 MB
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 27-01-2019, 09:36 AM #3
    FRST
    FRST is offline
    Member FRST's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    Wanaka
    Posts
    1,041
    Name: BBAB76B3-96DE-41CE-8508-0CD41FD4ED14.jpeg Views: 661 Size: 2.78 MB
    Name: 21E06A67-AB74-42BF-9F6A-1D5E3AD0B16B.jpeg Views: 612 Size: 2.65 MB
    Name: AB5A10D2-18C6-4875-9E69-8375D638E722.jpeg Views: 601 Size: 3.27 MB
    Pauli, Steve123 and Mathias like this.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 27-01-2019, 09:50 AM #4
    Tahr
    Tahr is offline
    Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2011
    Location
    NI
    Posts
    12,901
    You are both brave and clever.
    JoshC, kokako, FRST and 3 others like this.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 27-01-2019, 10:58 AM #5
    Frogfeatures
    Frogfeatures is offline
    Bah, humbug ! Frogfeatures's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2013
    Location
    Auckland, until I can escape south....to Southland.
    Posts
    1,671
    Very nice
    I like the forend, a little different.
    FRST likes this.
    He nui to ngaromanga, he iti to putanga.

    You depart with mighty boasts, but you come back having done little.
    Sounds like a typical hunting trip !
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 27-01-2019, 11:05 AM #6
    Steve123
    Steve123 is offline
    Member Steve123's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2015
    Location
    Rotorua
    Posts
    3,880
    What calibre and what finish are you going to use on it?
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 27-01-2019, 11:08 AM #7
    FRST
    FRST is offline
    Member FRST's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    Wanaka
    Posts
    1,041
    Thanks fellas. Got a ways to. I’ll keep u updated.
    Name: E50B5A86-01CA-4FB6-A096-BC923711F3DB.jpeg Views: 417 Size: 960.6 KB
    Name: FE3FF2DC-E6B7-42D1-8899-67E2DE05CBAA.jpeg Views: 552 Size: 919.8 KB
    JoshC and dannyb like this.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 27-01-2019, 11:50 AM #8
    FRST
    FRST is offline
    Member FRST's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    Wanaka
    Posts
    1,041
    Quote Originally Posted by Steve123 View Post
    What calibre and what finish are you going to use on it?
    She’s a .270. I’m going to use Briwax ‘Brown Mahogany’ stain then I’ll finish it with Birchwood Casey sealer.
    Steve123 and dannyb like this.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 27-01-2019, 11:59 AM #9
    mawzer308
    mawzer308 is offline
    Member mawzer308's Avatar
    Join Date
    Nov 2015
    Location
    Central Plateau
    Posts
    1,563
    Looking good mate
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 27-01-2019, 02:18 PM #10
    Steve123
    Steve123 is offline
    Member Steve123's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2015
    Location
    Rotorua
    Posts
    3,880
    Quote Originally Posted by FRST View Post
    She’s a .270. I’m going to use Briwax ‘Brown Mahogany’ stain then I’ll finish it with Birchwood Casey sealer.
    Try some of there wax. I just finished an old dresser with it. Came up mint.
    FRST likes this.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 27-01-2019, 04:40 PM #11
    Mathias
    Mathias is offline
    Member Mathias's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2015
    Location
    Canterbury, home of the big Rakaia Red Stag
    Posts
    4,524
    An express sight would look mint on it.
    Nice wood working skills

    Sent from my SM-A530F using Tapatalk
    FRST likes this.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. 27-01-2019, 05:17 PM #12
    csmiffy
    csmiffy is offline
    Member
    Join Date
    Jan 2018
    Location
    kaiapoi
    Posts
    7,168
    Nice. what wood did you use for the fore end?
    dannyb likes this.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. 28-01-2019, 12:46 PM #13
    FRST
    FRST is offline
    Member FRST's Avatar
    Join Date
    May 2013
    Location
    Wanaka
    Posts
    1,041
    Quote Originally Posted by csmiffy View Post
    Nice. what wood did you use for the fore end?
    An African hardwood called ‘Wenge’ I think. Super hard- I had the orbital disc sander with the 40 grit to shape it. It goes pretty dark once sealed, but is a bit more interesting than ebony tips due to the figure imo.
    csmiffy likes this.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  15. 28-01-2019, 01:20 PM #14
    JoshC
    JoshC is offline
    Member JoshC's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2012
    Location
    Southland/Otago
    Posts
    3,728
    That's awesome mate
    FRST likes this.
    I'm drawn to the mountains and the bush, it's where life is clear, where the world makes the most sense.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  16. 28-01-2019, 01:38 PM #15
    300_BLK
    300_BLK is offline
    Member 300_BLK's Avatar
    Join Date
    Aug 2014
    Location
    NZ
    Posts
    3,738
    As a fan of the Sako Bavarian my initial response was to have you shot for desecrating that rifle.

    But you have done a wonderful job and I think Improved the design, maybe Sako should copy it and come out with an English model...
    FRST likes this.
    Warm Barrels!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
 

 
« Sako Bavarian stock mods for a more classic look | Fixing walking spotting scope »

Similar Threads

  1. Sako Bavarian stock mods for a more classic look
    By FRST in forum Projects and Home Builds
    Replies: 0
    Last Post: 27-01-2019, 09:29 AM

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts

Forum Rules

Welcome to NZ Hunting and Shooting Forums! We see you're new here, or arn't logged in. Create an account, and Login for full access including our FREE BUY and SELL section Register NOW!!
All times are GMT +13. The time now is 01:39 AM.