Anybody have any info on who will be making them (bought from Jim Borden) and when. Several months ago it was whispered 6 months with no company/individual named, anybody have anything more definite?

I sure hope your right.

Try emailing Jim.

Last time I talked with Jim (month or so) nobody had bought it, but I've been wrong before.

It's not listed on his web sight anymore and I heard there was suppose to be a buyer that would start up production in the future....am I 100% sure no I'm not but this was told to me by a friend but was suppose to be on the quiet, so Mr Lambert has the best Idea... Jim would likely give have the inside scoop!

It will be nice to see those stocks on the market again...a very nice design.

Maybe Pacific Research will buy them back.....

I'm looking to try one for my 300H&H...

I cant remember which member it was but I was under the impression a friend had bought the rights and he would keep us posted as that was the way i took his post anyway just cant remember who it was


gene

Thats good news. The Cloward designed pattern on these stocks is the best I have found for a Model 70.

The Rimrock stock's were made by Robertson's Composites of Ottowa,Canana. I had all the info at one time but cant seem to find it, they were bought out by a company in Montana and were supposed to be back in limited production sometime this year.

sorry but i dont think your info is correct

gene

Not so, Ian made his own designs for some years and went into bankruptcy last year; last I heard from a mutual friend, he is working on re-financing and getting back to production....hope he does!

Rimrocks came from Jim Borden and I have several from him, bought in blank form. I also hope that RR stocks become available again and they are just like the Borden ones.

kutenay
not sure if you are referring to my post or the one ahead of me but Rimrock stocks were made by a medical company in California and the rights to the fiberglass technology were sold to Jim Borden several years ago to my knowledge

gene

Ian is doing smith work and custom builds, but I don't think he is going to be making stocks. There is a new owner taking over Robertsons, I believe.

They were originally made by Pacific Research in Vashon,Washington a company that makes/made prosthetics. The company was sold to Jim Borden in Pa. Jim kept them going for a few years and sold the molds and technology to someone that plans on introducing them in the near future.

Justin Young has purchased Robertson and is setting up a new shop north of Billings, Montana. Justin can be reached at (406) 698-4451.

I dunno, the first of the several I have on various P-64 Mod. 70s, was purchased from Kesselring Gunshop of Alger, WA, in 1991 and was made by Pacific Research of Vashon Island, WA. I spoke with them by phone several times and was going to have some custom work done,then,the Clinton and Canadian governments made it wellnigh impossible for us to take rifles across the border.

Subsequently, I heard that Borden's had purchased the whole shebang from what had become known as "Rimrock-Pacific Research"and I have about a half dozen of those, with another just purchased here on "the Fire" enroute to me as I write.

This, will go on a very cherry Brno ZG-47,an original 9.3x62 that I just bought from a friend here in Vancouver, this morning. I like these stocks as well as any I have used and they fit me very well. I have a matched pair of P-64-70s, a .300 and .375 H&H in mint shape in these and they are REALLY comfortable to shoot extended strings of hot loads with, so, I do hope they become available, again and RickBin decides to add them to his "Gear Shop" inventory.

We are SO lucky in North America, to have gear of this useful quality that any working guy can afford and we have the hunting to actually use it.

I agree kutenay, we are blessed.

The Rimrock design is a great one. I finished one for my Dad a couple of years ago. Very easy to finish. Came with decelerator installed, swivels, etc....very nice stocks.

The initial maker of rimrock stocks was indeed Pacific Research on Vashon Island.

The bottom rifle in the 1st picture has a Rimrock stock made by Pacific Research in the state of Washington. The 2nd picture is a Rimrock stock made by Jim Borden in Pa.

The Polane T finish by Pacific research was a very fine texture and very uniformly applied and the fine cut checkering was very defined,I have never seen a stock that came close to being as nicely finished as the original Rimrocks not even close, I have 1 Pacific Research and 1 Borden left and they have been great stocks!

I have a Pacific Research on a Sako AV, and have had several Borden Rimrocks. The only differance I can tell was the recoil pads didnt say Pacific Research.
Another oddity...I have a McMillan rifle that came with a Pacific Research stock..Figure that one out.

This is the info I was referring to earlier, I realize Pacific Research did the original RR stock but that was years ago. The last few years Ian Robertson has made most of Jim Borden's stock's

glad i have an older pacific research stock at home as they are hard to come by just cant figure out what to put in it yet


gene