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Any suggestions for someone who will checker a laminated stock? Nothing fancy just a couple of simple panels on grip and forend. Need some grip when it is wet.
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What did you have them checker?
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Any suggestions for someone who will checker a laminated stock? Nothing fancy just a couple of simple panels on grip and forend. Need some grip when it is wet.
Thanks I've never had any work done by this woman, but I've heard that she does good work. Former Kimber of Oregon employee. I'd email her and ask for pictures, lead time and cost. http://www.checkering.com/how-do-i-get-my-stock-checkered.html
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Any suggestions for someone who will checker a laminated stock? Nothing fancy just a couple of simple panels on grip and forend. Need some grip when it is wet.
Thanks I've never had any work done by this woman, but I've heard that she does good work. Former Kimber of Oregon employee. I'd email her and ask for pictures, lead time and cost. http://www.checkering.com/how-do-i-get-my-stock-checkered.htmlI have an email into her and waiting for a reply. I checked with Ahlman's and they prefer to do basket weave on laminated stocks. Thanks for the replies.
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What did you have them checker? Ahlman's did a Boyd's laminate and a plain walnut rifle stock for me. Good work and very reasonable.
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I have seen checkering by Sherry Abraham and it was very good. Reasonably priced too. GD
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Some references, but do they do laminates?
I did one for a gunsmith. Told him not to ask again. Glue is hell on tools, each laminate layer, the grain goes a different direction. Easy to chip diamonds. It can be done I guess though.
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Some references, but do they do laminates?
I did one for a gunsmith. Told him not to ask again. Glue is hell on tools, each laminate layer, the grain goes a different direction. Easy to chip diamonds. It can be done I guess though. Same experience. Surface can be very "chippy" and tops of the diamonds frequently pop off.
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Big Stick had the best advice for laminates. Mask of what you don't want and spray with truck bed liner
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The people who checker laminates use carbide cutters with power tools.
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Any suggestions for someone who will checker a laminated stock? Nothing fancy just a couple of simple panels on grip and forend. Need some grip when it is wet.
Thanks I've never had any work done by this woman, but I've heard that she does good work. Former Kimber of Oregon employee. I'd email her and ask for pictures, lead time and cost. http://www.checkering.com/how-do-i-get-my-stock-checkered.htmlI have an email into her and waiting for a reply. I checked with Ahlman's and they prefer to do basket weave on laminated stocks. Thanks for the replies. Ahlman's did a nice job checkering a laminated Mannlicher-style stock on a Ruger 10/22. It was 20 LPI regular checkering, not basketweave style, and turn around time was less than 90 days.
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I've checkered a couple for myself and didn't find them too difficult but the pattern was simple and coverage not too extensive (kind of a Ruger 77 copy). I have had as much trouble with some fiddleback walnut. GD
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I've checkered a couple for myself and didn't find them too difficult but the pattern was simple and coverage not too extensive (kind of a Ruger 77 copy). I have had as much trouble with some fiddleback walnut. GD
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