I wanted to start a photo thread for rifles with beautiful stocks. We have other kinds of photo threads here (the fence post thread, etc.), but I didn't see one for amazing stocks, so here we go!

With CZ rifles in particular, people often refer to them as "lottery winners," since it's usually luck of the draw on what kind of stock you wind up with, in terms of figure. Custom or hand-picked stocks are definitely welcomed, however! I'll get us started with a few poor photos I took today of a CZ550 Satin Lux in .308WIN that I finally wrapped up today (the Talley rings finally arrived). I'll have to get some better photos later. Stock is factory, not custom, so I guess I got a winner! I have a nice CZ527FS I'll have to get photos of later once it's rings arrive also.

Please share yours to add to the thread!

Beayty right there.

John

I have one pretty one, well, to me - the beholder - it is. Kimber of Oregon Mod 89 BGR 270, circa 1990.

Both pre 64 M70's,

the .270 fwt. I will always own:


And an incredible Gary Goudy 7x57 I used to own:

That's some wild figure. It's pretty to my eyes too.

Those are two beautiful rifles! That 7x57 gets me all twitterpated.

Well, at least it's easy to spot where you leaned it.

Musta been one ugly tree!

Not always...

French walnut stocked Model 70, .270 (1949) Super Grade, left. Mauser, Mark X custom stocked, Claro American walnut, 7mm Rem Mag., right photo. Both rifles stocked in early 1970's by custom stocker's.

Basher & others;

Some SUPER good looking rifle wood there. Even tho I have a few decent looking rifle stocks they CAN'T compete.

I did HAVE 2 years ago that would be right in there. Somewhere I had 1 or 2 pics but haven't seen them in years.
IF I can find them I'll try to enter them later.

VERY NICE Guys- congrats. I still enjoy seeing them.

Jerry

Back when they used to put real wood on Marlins.

Browning finds a nice chunk of wood occasionally.

I bought this stock off a member here who preferred synthetic stocks and dropped my 8 twist T3 superlite in 223 into it. Love this rifle....

I get sorta funny feelings for the featherweight. Some nice figure, wonderful lines and goes with the flow...

This thread is sure to cost someone some money!

Dust Collectors

Damn! 😳

Holy crap! Someone sold this???

280 Model 70 FW


284 Win

In that country you'd about have to tie a balloon to anything you set down!

Everytime you post this I'm reminded how much you suck!

M70 FWT 270



FN Mauser 270



Ruger African 9.3x62



Ballard 45-70



Shiloh Sharps 45-90

My wood just doesn't measure up. I am going to have to be content with sitting back admiring all of yours.

Mrs Blacktailer's Kimber Super America

M70 FWT I just finished. Pardon the pun.

A maple stock, for a little variety...

The Bumblebee is sweet, but its no McFlame....

I know right !?!
If you ever want to go back to synthetic let me know. I've got one waiting with your name on it. Lol

Pre '64 Mdl 70 with custom stock:


Mannlicher Schoenauer factory stock:


Browning 1885 factory stock:

Who had the brown turd McSchitty? Now that was an ugly ass stock.

Dats why I went McFlame when I went McMillan...if you're going to have a stock made like a bowling ball, it should look like one....

Savage 99 .375 Win




High Wall .325 WSM

Mauser Action, Benchmark Barrel, Koa Stock collaboration between a buddy and Shane Thompson, 260 Remington.Both my buddy and Shane do wonderful things with wood and other gunsmithing tasks.

This is the closest I have ever come to winning the wood lottery. 2007 Lipseys special run 1A in 6.5x55:

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Numrich has Kimber K22/K17 Classic Varmint stocks for $89. I ordered 2 to replace stocks on my K17 varmint HM2 and K22 HS 22lr. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the stocks that I received!

There are some amazing stocks in here folks! Thanks for sharinf, and please keep them coming!

The above quoted stock from Utah708 takes the cake so far. Absolutely gorgeous!!

Winchester 70 .300 H&H Mag






CZ .404 Jeffery

Love this thread....

375s

So do I Drum.
How's hunting going for you this year ?

Jerry

6mm flowbert

More dust collectors

yup!

a few more.

ya!

GWB

I do luv' the warmth of wood.

ya!


GWB

I don't have many that qualify as gorgeous these days but this one might do it.

Now that is very interesting.

Yep Bob, that would qualify easy...details please!

I'd say so

White bird thanks!

Randy that's a Len Brownell 7mm Rem Mag on a pre 64 M70 action.

And what a beauty it is.

geedubya,
you must have bought half of the Merkel single shots imported into the USA!

Geedub, damn! Fine fine rifles my friend!

Savage 99 in 270 Titus-

Nothing like gun porn!

Pre 64 Feather weight Winchester stock I picked up on ebay last week for $32. The kimber on the left is a factory upgrade.

Exceptional grain and color ...

African Walnut is known for that.

A few twigs....

Factory CZ 527.

Len Brownell built (wood and metal) Champlin and Haskins 7RM, French Walnut.

A Dakota 416 Rigby that has since gone down the road.



Do sixguns count?

For the love of all things holy!

Speaking of pistols, how about a .50 Old Army custom by Dave Clements. Burl Rosewood grips that I fitted.

DF

What's the story on that one?

DF

CZ 527 Lux in 22 Hornet

Dirtfarmer,

That's my G33/40 with a Douglas Fwt barrel cut to 21", in 30-06.
Blind magazine, weighs 7lbs as pictured.

Nice!

Fugking awesome.




Dave

Pre-war M70 270.

Thats a beauty. I'd have to use the hell out of it tho, an open grip like that makes me feel dangerous Looks like its seen a few days of use already. Good wood will take more abuse than most give credit for.

+1

DF

Yeah, it's not a virgin...

It had been hunted when I got it.

I'm not using it, have a trade deal worked out with a Fire contributor in Metairie, LA. Another good Cajun...

At least it stays in Louisiana...

Agree, those fancy guns will take a lot more use/abuse than one would think. They were built to hunt and that's their highest and best use.

That's what Len Brownell intended, no doubt.

DF

Thanks guys for the nice remarks.
I kinda went outside the box when I built the G33/40 and It turned out great and is my favorite, it's a joy to carry and hunt with.

I must say Whitebirds rifles are stunning.

Many beautiful rifles and a very enjoyable thread.

Thanks.





And for those who prefer blonds

Charles Askins, Sr. 1933 Superposed, wood restored by James Flynn.

Link to that project. http://www.shotgunworld.com/bbs/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=124719

Ed,

You're always good for some fine gun photos...

Too bad we aren't next door neighbors.

It was be time well spent, looking at your stable of quality, classic rifles.

Good job.

DF

My enjoyment of quality wood comes to me naturally. My Grandfather got this piece of wood for a whopping $12.50 back in the 19-teens.


My 'first' one was a blond fajen stock.



That 25-06 has over 3000 rounds down the pipe and still shoots sub-moa. This rifle took my first two elk as well.
I gave it to my Dad when his rifle crapped out on him.

I 'replaced' it with this one. Another Fajen stock. This rifle has just over 2000 rounds through it. It's also the rifle I've taken my longest measured shot on game with - 674 yards.

Yugo 24/47 converted to a 240 Weatherby. A Richards Microfit blank that I fit and finished myself.


I just can't do plastic and paint.

Half rifle, half shotgun. Savage 24 .223 over 20 gauge. Stock from fleabay, I think it was for a Savage 94 10 gauge as I had to remove a lot of wood fitting it to the receiver, and forend was from Numrich. Both pieces of wood stripped and refinished by me.


Remington 760 Pump Carbine in 30-06, just as it came from the factory in 1979.

Wish I had some better pics and don't have time to take them right now but here are a couple. If I can find the better pics, I'll post them later.

Center one is my 25-284 Rem 700 on a fiddle back Butternut piece I did.
Bottom is my Win 52B sporterized

My wood looks like it came off Ruger's woodpile, all nice and straight-grained, but nothing fancy at all. I DID have one 77R with some nice figure, but it's long gone now.

I've got six CZs, and none of them won the wood lottery.

I've had a couple 870 Remingtons that looked awfully nice, though.

Kimber 280AI

Gdub - I saw THAT !

GFY = Good For You
Jerry

Can ya find it?

Is it the same color as the maintenance man when your working overseas?

No, much lighter they. Most were Filipinos, Indians and Koreans that would weld circles around anything I saw in North America. Squat near azz to the ground for hours. You?

Custom 788 in 260





Mark V 270Wby

WELL now that you brought a Deer Hunter's rifle into this:


I have a few.
The Six with 'see thrus' is the FIRST one I bought 270. It's nickname is "Meat in the Pot"- for real.
My Son has inherited it and guess what?? The first day he hunted it THIS year==he killed a deer w/it.

The Six at the top is in 6mm REM. It is the 2nd one I got. The WOOD looks even better in person. We're cloudy today or I'd take a pic of it by itself.

The second Six is in 06. I've had it since 2012 and hunted it this year for my first time. Guess what? Killed an 8 pt the FIRST day out.


3 of those have nice wood for factory pump.
However the BEST LOOKING rifles are these:







continued

Jerry

Yeah, Tikka T 3 SYNTHETIC is good looking. Pretty is as Pretty does. That buck was NECK shot at 194 yds. Blood trail is AT his mouth.

Jerry

Well just one more.



Good Looking Rifles Kill FREAK Deer




NOW GUYS - I don't want to stop a good thread at all.

I really do LOVE all the GORGEOUS rifle stocks y'all have posted.

PLEASE continue.

Jerry

5 digit serial number Savage 219

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6 digit serial number Remington 760 in 300 savage

Well done Nut!

jorge

Very Nice. What Cal is the Bee ?

Do you remember the song " Roho" about a rooster ?

Haven't heard it in decades. funny

Jerry

Pretty or Gorgeous to me

Jerry

I pick this one !





NO! I pick this one!





NO ! I pick this one !




Sheesh - you make it tough!!!

Jerry

Thanks Jerry. Now I know who to PM if I ever want to sell one.

A lot of beauties in this thread.

My custom 280AI.

Give me enuff time to float a loan !!

Yes indeed Beauts! !

Jerry

Truth be told... this one is on top of the list.

You could probably guess by my affinity (read affliction) for Rem M Six-es.


I can't help myself... I've got just enuff Monkey blood in me......



Hey Guys there are ALOT of spectacular looking rifles. I love a lot of em.

Jerry

I've been tempted to say this for a while and finally gave in. This stock reminds me a lot of 2 I had. 1 was 270 w and the other was 06.

The 270 was slightly better looking than the 06 BUT...
The 06 was lighter. They were a good looking PAIR.

I've looked thru all the pics I can find and have not found them. Maybe my wife will know somewhere else to look.

Whitebird your pic makes me regret not keeping one of em.

Jerry

Here is a 375H&H made on a CZ that I did for a friend about 15 years ago.







And a custom Krag I did for a friend's grand son about 4 years ago.




Do muzzleloaders count?
I have done a LOT of them over the 48 years I have been gunsmithing.

Oh yes, they count! Which do you prefer doing, modern stuff or muzzleloaders?

Pabucktail I prefer muzzleloaders. I do love all kinds of guns, but making them for a living there is usually so much more I can do on a muzzleloader than a modern gun. Not that such work can't be done on modern guns, but the call for it is not there, and I earn my living doing this kind of thing so I have to do what customers order, not what I wish they would order.

Here are a few I made.

I've got just enuff Monkey blood in me......
I can't help myself.




W E L L, my PM light AIN'T blinking.

Jerry

Man, that's some GORGEOUS stuff right there!

Jerry

I could be talked into TWO loans !

Jerry

Huuh, offer to buy and DON'T EVEN know what calibers ! !

Loony defined.

Jerry

375 H&H. Yep, H&H.

White bird that is nice!

beautiful rifles on here.

Kimber 257. I admit I had to buy extra lottery tickets to win. Will be the last one to leave if I ever liquidate.

I feel like I hit the lottery with my kimber select 243. The tiger stripe look trippped my trigger

Elks..who peeed on your upholstery ?



Nice Bee anyway.

Jerry

Smart azz!.

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You just won the internet. That stock is absolutely incredible! The pattern on the foregrip is jaw dropping.

Those are wonderfully done rifles! Your carving is really well executed, looks like it just grew out of the wood.

Thank you PA.
I have been doing it since I was about 16 years old. I started gunsmithing even earlier, back in the dark ages ..... when dinosaurs roamed the earth....but I have enjoyed the years of learning and getting better at it. It's been a blessing to me and I hope to others too.

Hey zihn. Count me in too. Gorgeous

Maybe a little out of style these days but both have some fair wood.. The bottom one was built +/- 1890..

Well, since there are other McMillans in this thread, I guess I can't get yelled at too much... This is my brand new Game Scout for my Sako 85 Bavarian in 6.5x55. I had them use the 4-color pattern and custom chose the colors they used. I'm really happy with it:


And here is the walnut stock (which I also think is gorgeous):

Size does NOT matter.

Here are 5 of mine;





Top is a Anschutz 17 HMR.
Next is a Flaigs of Pittsburgh 240 PSP.
Middle is a Custom 6.5x284.
Next is a Custom 280AI.
Bottom is CZ Custom in 9.3x62.

Thanks for looking.
donsm70
PS. After spending over an hour at our local Staples store yesterday, I finally have Photobucket back.

I could be talked into TWO loans !

R E D U X - - aka Still Waiting

Jerry

I'm so disappointed.

Don, some nice looking rifles there.. Guys from Pa. are real rifle men!!

Did I miss something?

Wow. Those are beautiful!

Might not be lottery.... for sure pull tab

Scratch ticket

Scratch ticket

Powerball

Whitebird

WOW, with ALL them.....

You wouldn't miss the ONE I want !

Jerry

I want to hang out with Whitebird.

Beautiful rifles, thanks for sharing.

Just A Reminder. >>grin

***Whitebird***

"Did I miss something?"


I could be talked into TWO loans !

I've been hinting as LOUD as I can type since P 12.


I'm sincerely complimenting this rifle and you've got some other duzzies

Jerry

It's the rifle forum but I am equal opportunity for good wood. 28 Gauge

Whitebird, thanks for sharing. Lovely collection of rifles there.

Whitebird, could you provide some details on this one? appears to be a featherweight in a full stock.

You are correct. This is an original Pre-64 FWT. .30-06, stocked in a full length stock.

Here is a great factory Winchester stock on a pre 64 M70 Featherweight chambered for their .358 Winchester.

The scope is a Redfield 4X in Buehler mounts.

I've always admired that rifle. One of the most spectacular factory featherweights I've ever seen.

Athena 2bbl set in 20/28ga..


and, a 12ga to go with it...

FyrepowrX. A similar grain in the butt.

Anyone know a term for this figure? It's kinda interrupted or shifted looking to me. Peculiar.


My KoO 89. It's Claro.

I remember THAT stock too.
SWEET !!

Jerry

Browning B-78 in .257 Weatherby; stock refinished by Clint Moore( need to take some better pics):

Custom Pregrine in 300WSM by Scott Green

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WOW!!

Sharps --- MAN that is Sharp !!

Gorgeous Too.


Jerry

Still remember the P64 .257 Roberts that Whitebird posted up a while back. Another beautiful rifle. Fortunately, he appears to be right Handed. If Whitebird ever offered up a Left Hand rifle on par with his right handers, I fear I would break an arm reaching for my wallet...

Bastogne




The stock not the dog.

Lovely!

The rifle,not the dog.

Thanks elkhunternm,

I need to shoot some wabbits with it.

Yes,you do.

Model 70 lightweight reminds me of tiger stripes

Other side not as figured tho.

My apologies if someone else already responded. There is a blank with similar grain pattern on the Macon Gusnstock website. They call it "broken fiddleback". Indeed an interesting pattern.

Second generation Marlin 1895 45-70. First year production.

Both .257 Roberts


308 and 243


super Blackhawk