Thread: Walnut stock build (done the traditional way)

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

I see its a classy leupold....is it fixed 3x (drool already) or a 1.5x5 ???? really love the older small loopies......

@Micky Duck it’s a 1.5-5. Would love another one, but they’re not easy to find! The new one has a CDS turret which I have no use for

It's gorgeous.

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Originally Posted by Tuidog

It's gorgeous.

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Thanks! Yours is looking pretty sharp too mate!

Beautiful! Great craftsmanship.


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Nice work Hunter-Nick!

To my eye that walnut stock compares to a beautiful piece of antique furniture, superb work and a decent hand filling fore-end. Very impressed
Not so sure about the super shiny Leupold though, to me it looks like a 50 year old hooker in fishnets and a mini riding a classic bike - all ass and no class

Amazing piece of wood and great work there!

Originally Posted by Moa Hunter

To my eye that walnut stock compares to a beautiful piece of antique furniture, superb work and a decent hand filling fore-end. Very impressed
Not so sure about the super shiny Leupold though, to me it looks like a 50 year old hooker in fishnets and a mini riding a classic bike - all ass and no class

I hear what you’re saying @Moa Hunter A matte version would be nice, trouble is trying to bloody find one!

Just to piss you off I think the 1.5-5 on the 416 is a matte jobbie. Good little scopes.
I reckon a firefox ( never used one but a fan of the concept like my oeg) would work well with my left master eye

Great to see you are sticking with the 6x45 and creating a lovely rifle with that dream walnut. Top skills & workmanship.

Very, very nice. I find a lot to like about the lines and dimensions of that stock. Beautiful bit of walnut too.

Thanks all for the kind comments. Unfortunately it’s going to be a little while till the finish and checkering is completed, as I’m having to work out of town for the next 6 months. Hopefully I’ll be able to slowly tick away at it, and post completion photos before too long.

Originally Posted by Mathias

Great to see you are sticking with the 6x45 and creating a lovely rifle with that dream walnut. Top skills & workmanship.

Well @Mathias you know just as well as I do what a great cartridge the 6x45 is. It’s the ‘go to’ rifle for me for damn near everything these days. I’ve taken 5 deer with it over the last couple of months (4 reds and a fallow spiker), and it just gets the job done.

I’ve got my ultimate 6x45 in the works, going to be built off a Zastava action (because I can’t afford a Vixen based on the price the last one on TM sold for!) with a nice walnut stock on it. The BSA is great, but the bolt and receiver are full-size, where the Zastava is more appropriately sized for the case.

Exceptional piece of walnut and skills - to both of you. Wow

well I guess I CAN FORGIVE YOU for mucking around with a Zastava if the new barrel will make it something you love..... my hardwood stock it came in isnt too bad once I stripped and oiled it....got all fancy and built a rough ugly superlight on,tried it....and then put origonal back on LOL...it works so wont muck around with it.