Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Single Shots I want a custom stock for a Ruger No1. Suggestions for who can do the work.

I have a Ruger No.1 22" bbl, no sights that I want to have a stockmaker fit a new piece of wood.

I am asking for any names, and or businesses that you can recommend.

Thanks.

Mitch

Ken Smith, at Bullberry

I gave them a call, seems they will only work on a stock if they are rebarreling rifle. They also said the inletting for the number one is outside their realm.

Bullberry suggested I try Richards Microfit in CA. (They don't do 2-piece stocks. I found out)

Thanks for the suggestion.


Mitch

Weinig stock co. I have bought roughed and finished from Fred. !!

I gave Wenig a call, definitely has some possibilities.

I'm going to look over the blanks on-line and talk to Karen again next week.

Very good lead, thanks.

Mitch,
I can recommend Sonny McMillan, who did the work on this .25-06 for me. He does all of Joe Clayton's custom stocking of Ruger No.1's.
http://www.classicsportingarms.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/25-06-002.jpg
PM me if you would like contact info.

Luxus did my .300 H&H in a superb piece of English I chose off their website.

That was before they offered their own single shot....but can't hurt to shoot them an e-mail.

Thanks,

I'm getting a lot of information. I'll give some more folks calls next week.

Mitch

What is you budget? I have done a few #1's, DO you have the wood already?
Send me an email and I can offer a price: Jkob60msn.com

I would give Roger Green a shout.

I have had Rob Silverhill (dsilverhillholtriad.rr.com) make stocks for a number of of my rifles. Rob is located in LINWOOD, N.C.. Rob will do everything from the rough (for you to fit) up to a complete custom fit and finish (you send the rifle).

FYI, here are two of the rifles with Rob's stocks. Rob also gives you options on the grade of wood used and I've found his prices are competitive.

http://www.lonespruce.net/images/861.jpg
http://www.lonespruce.net/images/hun18.jpg

Doug Wells
Lock, Stock & Barrel
Huson, Montana

Did a beautiful job on mine

Wolf

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Dominic Pisano
4011 Glen Rock Dr
San Antonio, TX 78240
Phone: 210-696-7624


and

New England Custom Gun
741 Main St.
Claremount, NH 03743
Phone: 603-287-4836
http://www.newenglandcustomgun.com/gun_services/Gunsmithing_Price_list.asp





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There is only one! Al Lind in Tacoma WA.
MP

Thanks to all for the suggestions and leads.

I thought $1000 would get me somewhere, & after being told by more than one guy, I should probably be thinking more like $2000, I'm going on to plan "B".

Thanks for everyones time.

Mitch

An option I used was to buy from a source that roughed out the blank and fitted it to the gun, but left it up to me to finish. It took an enormous amount of hand sanding and finishing, but I got a great stock on my No. 1 for about half the cost of what it would otherwise have been.

I don't regularly go there, but I have in the past seen some fine #1 wood on Ebay. Both finished and unfinished.

Freedumb1,

Here is a stock made by Alvin Lind.

Hubba-hubba!!!!