Author Topic: Laminated Thumbhole stocks for Contender and Encore (Read 1062 times)

New Hampshire · « **on:** January 31, 2004, 11:07:52 AM »

I found this sight a while ago but they recently added a few goodies. Namely they now have Laminated Thumbhole stocks and forends for the Contender and Encore. The price seems to be somewhat on par with Laminated stock prices. I might have to think about that Timber Camo Laminate. Looks real neat! Here is the link for those interested, you just have to scroll down:

http://www.gunstocksinc.com/web%20pages/indexcT.html

Brian M.

KN · « **Reply #1 on:** January 31, 2004, 12:38:25 PM »

That seems very resonable to me. I like them in the Contender stocks but the Encore stocks always seem a little large for some reason. KN

Flash · « **Reply #2 on:** January 31, 2004, 02:31:54 PM »

I have purchased from this guy and his quality is great. He isn't into finishing them yet but his woodworking is top notch! I am going to order a Timber camo myself. He auctions on ebay, which is where I found out about his items. He does the Big Shot grip and forends as well.

Bullseye · « **Reply #3 on:** January 31, 2004, 05:22:41 PM »

I just put the finishing touches on a semi finished walnut stock from him. It was the size and shape of an Encore, but inletted for a Contender. Nice peice of wood and good workmanship and the price was great, only $40 for the buttstock.

Flash · « **Reply #4 on:** February 01, 2004, 02:27:45 PM »

I don't think he has configured the Big Shot for the Encore as of yet but you can email him and see if he can.

Flash · « **Reply #5 on:** February 01, 2004, 03:19:19 PM »

Chris,
I am using the plain walnut thumbhole stock for the Contender and i love it. I am planning for the timber camo laminate but it's just not in the budget yet.

Bullseye · « **Reply #6 on:** February 01, 2004, 05:15:11 PM »

The frame fit in my stock without any additional work. The buttstock required sanding with 100, 150 and 220 grit sandpaper. It was smooth, just needed to get the tooling marks out. The forend was the same on the outside but required the barrel channel to be opened a bit with a dowel rod and a piece of sandpaper. Then applied the finish. The stock was overall of very good quality. Only thing that could be tricky if you do not have a bandsaw or tablesaw is cutting it to length. Mine came with a 16" LOP and needed to be cut to what I wanted. He might do it for you if you told him what LOP you needed.

If you are looking for something special, do e-mail him. I wanted a Contender stock but shaped and sized like the Encore with the high comb, grip and bigger size. He had this as a standard item but did not have them listed on the website.

Flash · « **Reply #7 on:** February 02, 2004, 02:34:40 AM »

Chris,
Get yourself a corded Dremmel tool, cordless hasn't enough ass for woodworking in my opinion. The Big Shot grip has some tits left on it where it was held by when the carving was done. The pantograph, I'll call it that for lack of a better word, has a rotating round nose cutter which leaves fine paralell groves in the wood. These aren't real deep at all and are only in certain contours of the grip. With a Dremmel tool and a sanding disc attached, these groves can be worked out nicely. The fit to the frame needs no attention. I have all the necessary shop tools so it wasn't an issue for me but you can improvise. A sanding drum chucked in a hand drill will work nicely if you clamp it in a vise. I started out using a Black and Decker Workmate to hold a belt sander, orbital sander, hand drill, etc. Gunstocks Inc. will carve anything you send them into whatever configuration they offer. Richard's Micro-Fit sells blanks of laminated material for a reasonable fee and they have some colors that aren't usually found as finished stocks/grips. If you choose this route, contact Gunstocks Inc. to see what size is required for your stock so they have enough surplus material to hold it by when carving. I would like to get a nice thumbhole in a Timber camo but I have so many projects started that I need to finish first. Good luck.