custom stock

[ttt]

I am interested in having some custom stocks made for rifles and shotguns. Any ideas on someone around OKC area?

Thanks.

 

[ez bake]

I am interested in having some custom stocks made for rifles and shotguns. Any ideas on someone around OKC area?

Thanks.

What rifles/shotguns and what materials are you talking about?

 

[shortgrass]

What kind of stocks, wood or synthetic? What kind of firearms? Price range?

 

[tjones96761]

I am interested in having some custom stocks made for rifles and shotguns. Any ideas on someone around OKC area?

me too. would like a fancy walnut or maybe a nice maple. I also want to have someone do the bedding and everything. Pretty is important, but accurate is imperative. If you find someone that does good work shoot me a PM.

 

[T.R.]

I'm not aware of any custom stockmakers in the OKC area, although there may be some around. If you are willing to travel a little, you won't find a better stockmaker than Jim Greenwood of Augusta, KS. He is arguably the best in the country. He can do it all, but specializes in shotgun work. I have no idea what his wait list is like, but it's probably pretty lengthy. Be prepared to write a big check, but his work is worth it for those who can afford it.

 

[ttt]

A couple of T/C - Encore and Contender, and a weatherby OU. Wood would be great.

 

[tjones96761]

I ordered a custom cut Encore stock for my sons gun from Luxus.
www.luxusarms.com
They have a full line of encore and contender stocks that will bolt right up. pick the blank that you want to use or buy one already built. great customer service. They cut a special 12" LOP, stainless sling studs and end cap engraved with his name. It's gonna be bada$$. I'll post some pics when I get it in another month or so.

 

[shortgrass]

I ordered a custom cut Encore stock for my sons gun from Luxus.
www.luxusarms.com
They have a full line of encore and contender stocks that will bolt right up. pick the blank that you want to use or buy one already built. great customer service. They cut a special 12" LOP, stainless sling studs and end cap engraved with his name. It's gonna be bada$$. I'll post some pics when I get it in another month or so.

Many consider "custom" to be drop in/on but to me custom is hand fit and finished when it comes to stocks. True 'custom' comes from a blank and the stockmaker doesn't run it on a duplicator, if he does it's with his patterns which are designed to give him lots of choices as to the finished shape, no two are identical. Some are hand fitted from a pre-inlet. Very few that 'turn' a pre-inletted stock give a stockmaker alot of options as to what can be done to refine it or make it a 'one of a kind'. Some make pre-inletted stocks that a real stockmaker just doesn't want to mess with. With most pre-inlets the 'mistakes are already built in'.

 

[Dr. Tad Hussein Winslow]

Man, TR, thanks for the heads up on your Kansas guy- I *really* have been wanting a custom stock for a Remington 1187 Sportsman deer slug rifle I have - I want a WOOD stock set with an actual separate wood pistol grip, and a high cheek rest/comb for scope use on the buttstock, with matching forearm. Preferably laminated wood.

 

[T.R.]

Man, TR, thanks for the heads up on your Kansas guy- I *really* have been wanting a custom stock for a Remington 1187 Sportsman deer slug rifle I have - I want a WOOD stock set with an actual separate wood pistol grip, and a high cheek rest/comb for scope use on the buttstock, with matching forearm. Preferably laminated wood.

Happy to help. Have you contacted Jim yet? I haven't spoken with him since he was the stockmaker at Champlain Firearms.....quite a few years ago.