Thought we could start a thread showing off our custom builds. Here are two of my favorite.

First one: 280 REM built on a Dakota 76 CRF action. Krieger barrel, English Walnut stock, engraving by John Todd, stock work by Robert Schuck.



Second: Left handed 400 Holland & Holland (was my fathers). I inherited it after he passed. Built off a 1999 CRF Montana Action, Australian Walnut stock from Roger Vardi, stock work done by Robert Schuck. Engraving done by John Todd

Thank God... I had a fleeting thought that the 'fire had gone porno.....

Thank goodness Brett Favre isn't a member.


Beautiful rifles.
The wood on the 400 Holland & Holland is really something.

Roger Vardy sells some nice blanks.

An old Iver Henriksen rifle, Husqvarna action 25-06



G33/40. Maker unknown. 30-06

Argy 7x57. Doug barrel.

Here are a couple I stocked last year, on top a Pre War 30/06 and the bottom is a Pre 64 270



Dakota No 1 in 7x57



And my Brno 21 in 7x57

This is going to be (hopefully) an awesome thread. Those two 7x57’s are a sight for sore eyes!!!

Mauser 257 Roberts

Commercial FN 98 in 6.5x55. Needs glass.

Kimber 25th Anniversary 22LR





Nelson G33/40 7x57

Model 70 264 Win Mag

Biesen 7x57







And a pair of Biesens in 06 and 270

Oh you’ve been holdin out Scotty!! 😂👍

Nice👊🏻

Beautiful rifles

Outstanding! You've been quietly hoarding.

Not mine fellas. Most of them are NYRifleman’s collection. I just volunteered to post them up for him.

I’m just a M70 hack myself. Those posted are dream rifles.

280ai built by Benchmark barrels. Stock by Jim62.
2 oryx, and 2 elk so far.

Here are a couple of .270 Winchesters, a Jack O'Connor Tribute, and a Ruger No. 1B purchased slightly used--have no idea who made the stock.

Pre-64 358 Win.



Pre-war M70 270 Win.







Swede 7x57.





Marin Century Limited.

Beautiful rifles fellas! Dang!

Mark Penrod did all the metal work. It’s exquisite. Gene Simillion did the stock work (Turkish walnut) in the original Ruger 1B style...

Dennis Olson custom Sako L46 action made to shoot .223. Lilja medium Chrome-Moly barrel, fluted...

That is absolutely gorgeous.... what I wouldn't give.

Ed, I always admired that 7x57 Swede.

These are some SWEET pieces gents!!

Shrap, the wood on that #1 is simply stunning! Beautiful rifle.

Duane Wiebe 375H&H on a ZG47

Dang. Beautiful wood, gentlemen.

Commercial FN 338 Win Mag

Sir, really like the pattern on the top bolt gun. Who carved that? TIA.

Forgot my most recent good-wood rifle, a Griffin & Howe 1903 Springfield made in 1930. Based on a National Match barreled action, it shoots great.

Very, very nice.

May I ask who carved that stock? Very nice.

Sako action, Lilja barrel, 270…

Very nice! Your rifle looks to have very nice grain figure compared to most G&Hs that I’ve seen. How does it compare in fit/finish to your Pachmayr?

Nice stuff as always, Shrapnel!

I know, I know, it's a shotgun, but still a nice piece of wood. D-grade 870 skeet from the custom shop.
Bob

Tarquin, thank you. The rifles are my work. It's become a favorite hobby recently.

2 lovely rifles!

For better or worse, I did

Both pre 64 Model 70's. Top one is 338 WM, other is 6.5x55
Phil

Do you hire yourself out for stock work?

I'm impressed with your talent. I have none!

Thanks. Jim Wisner metal is pretty hard to beat.

Some good lookin' wood, Gentlemen!

That bluing is so blue it looks wet, and the stock is gorgeous. Nice work!

Ruger No.3 with curly sugar maple

This is a 10 bore shotgun made by Westley Richards with an exceptional piece of wood...

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1892 chambered in 38-40. Stocked by Allan Dees.

Marlin chambered in 38-55.

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Had been looking for a Griffin & Howe Springfield for 30 years, but had never "pulled the trigger" due to what you've also noticed about them: Most have relatively plain wood. This one obviously doesn't!

I would say the inletting of the G&H is better than the Pachmayr 1903. They're about equal in finish and checkering. I sold the Pachmayr to help pay for the G&H, partly because while the Pachmayr had originally been a .35 Whelen, it had been converted to .358 Norma Magnum years later, probably in the 1950s when that made some sense, as the .358 Norma was a factory cartridge and the .35 Whelen then still a wildcat.

Which is also why I bought the G&H: It's a .30-06, and all the evidence points to it being made on a National Match barreled action (apparently quite a few were). Have found that I don't have much need for rifles in larger, harder-kicking cartridges anymore--and my custom-stocked 9.3x62 CZ 550 fills what little need there is. It has pretty nice wood too:

Did you do the bluing yourself ?
What type of bluing solution?
What polish did you polish the metal to ?

Hal

Hal, I just do the wood, so afraid I'm not able to offer the specifics that you are looking for. The blue for both rifles was done by Custom Gunsmithing Inc. in nearby Boyce, VA. It is a hot blue, though I can't describe their metal prep with any detail. I do prefer a little texture vs. a high polish for hunting rifles, so perhaps that is why the metal appears as it does in the photos.

Remingtons don't get much love in threads like these. As enjoyable as custom M98s and M70s are, I most often hunt with a Remington.

Here's a M722 in .243.....

My nicest. Built by James Anderson and Shane Thompson. Engraved by Roger Kehr.
It was started about 12 years ago and I did a build thread on this board. You can see it from start to finish HERE.

Looking through this thread is giving me wood envy, beautiful rifles!
I don’t have any custom rifles because they are out of my tax bracket. I do have a couple of factory rifles with pretty good wood.
This Browning 22 Hornet is pretty nice.

I never realized how plain and unimpressive my wood was until I got a good look at y’alls wood. I took a hard gaze and examine every vein, er, grain.

I don't normally show my wood, but here goes (not as fancy as some of the gorgeous customs above):

Refinished, but this is the factory wood on my .260 Low Wall.

John

A trio of Sako Bavarians 308,7-08,06

Dakota 76 284 Win

Although this is a shotgun, it still has a nice stock on it. This gun was made in 1867...

That is beyond cool.

I’ll add a couple that I think will fit in to here.

Dakota Model 10 257 Roberts




Clayton Nelson 7x57


Another Clayton Nelson 7x57 on a Dakota Miller action


Dakota 76 30-06


John Mercer and Mark Penrod 7mm Magnum


Hoffman 10.75x68


And since someone else threw in a Remington custom shop shotgun I’ll throw one in too. Here’s a custom shop 31 skeet gun from 1949.

Beauty’s JMBrown. Excellent pieces there. All of em.

Not bad for factory wood!!! I love the lever action!!

Indeed! I am going to have dreams of the Hoffman 10.75x68

That 7x57 with the Dakota miller action has got me weak in the knees….

Thanks guys! Yeah that 7x57 on the Miller and the 10.75x68 are some special pieces. All of them shoot great as well. I’ve got a few more I’ll try to dig pictures up of or take pictures of over the next few days and put up here. I like when threads like this come around!

A 270 prewar Mdl 70. Maker unknown




A stock I'm putting finish on to put a 280 pre 64 Mdl 70 custom by Dale Goens that somehow (no one knows) lost it's stock.

All beautiful pieces for sure. I'd be proud to carry every one.

Remington 600 in 7mm-08 built by Chic Donnelly.






250-3000
















270 Titus

99PE in 308








Kimber 25/06

I'm lusting after the Nelson 7x57 Bolt Action.

Fireball, the Kimber Select is an excellent value even at prices up to 2k with the right stock. Beautiful rifle.

1911, have pics of the other side of the stock?

1911, have pics of the other side of the stock?

That's a beauty.

My Lord I knew I shouldn’t have clicked on this thread.

Beautiful rifles gents!

I hear you! Makes me feel bad about my safe now.

Here’s a few more to add to it.

Joe Balickie 270




Dakota 76 338 Win Mag


Dakota 76 30-06 engraved by Jere Davidson (Hallowells photos are better than any I can take so I’m just using his.)





Gene Simillion 222 Magnum

Some pictures taken in our harsh summer sun... apologies for the glare

Old School Mauser



Older School Buchseflinte

Finished...










Raw...

And the winner is JMBROWN 222mag

Jmbrown, that Balickie rifle is fantastic.

MikeS, I'mm digging that Mauser.

Shrapnel, your Mauser and your Sharps are beautiful.

I'll keep it simple, Just Wow!

.308 Win by Sterling Davenport. Typical thornbrush where I hunt on the west side of South Texas. It is hot and harsh, but beautiful in its own way.




Same rifle, three shot group.

Thanks to all who shared their outstanding guns/wood. Some real artists show cased, my hats off to the stock makers amongst us, some real talent.

My Ruger #1, custom build, stockwork by Alvin Linden.

That’s a beautiful No. 1 Bighorn!

There is some gorgeous wood in this thread! This Mexican Mauser is wearing the best looking stock I have.

nice wood rifles beautiful wood stocks ! and now black ,green,brown plastic stocks ick. thanks for posting these great treasures guys,Pete53

This one followed me home recently.

Its a sweet one.



























ya!

GWB

G awesome rifle.

You Gentleman have some fine taste. I have always admired dark figured wood, there are some stunning examples here. The Gene Simillion wood 222 mag has me drooling on the keyboard. The talent on this board is amazing too. Thank You all for sharing your works of art!

Browning factory wood.

1889 Swiss military wood.

Ruger factory wood

That is a fantastic piece of walnut.

A very unique custom rifle. Its looks really great.

I built this 1903 Turk Mauser 243 with Hart barrel and Cherry stock in April 2022.
I got the semi inletted Cherry stock for $60 off a gunshow table.



I built this 1908 Mauser in 300 Win Mag Parker Hale barrel and Maple stock in July 2022.
I got the Maple stock for $91 off ebay.


This picture shows how I make from tubing, knurl, and bed pillars in Mausers.


I did most of the work, but my brother TIG welded the bolt handles for me.

Nice work Clark

I posted these elsewhere........But what the heck! JK Cloward.....Pre-War Mod 70....270

I’d bet no one minds seeing them again..