High end wood stock maker?

[Matt_3479]

Any suggestions on who to deal with as far as high end custom wood hunting stocks?

 

[918v]

Ray Riganian

 

[Baron23]

Any suggestions on who to deal with as far as high end custom wood hunting stocks?

Friend had Montana Custom Guns do a stock in some "exhibition" grade wood for him and it was outstanding work

Montana Custom Guns, handcrafted firearms-Polson, MT

Montana Custom Guns specializes in carving custom shotgun and rifles, checkering, finishing, recoil system, restorations, gunsmithing,gunfittings.

mtcustomguns.com

 

[RTH1800]

In todays market you can buy top of the line wood stocked custom rifles for a small fraction of building cost. You get to avoid the frustration of dealing with gunsmiths etc.

Rifles by the greats are selling for very little.
20,000 rifles selling for 3500.

Now cuing up for the story about how attached you are to your barreled action.

 

[redx]

Jared at APA

 

[chase723]

Joel Russo

 

[Mareshow]

Have you considered Foundation Stocks? have that wood look with the benefits of being basically impossible to scratch

 

[Matt_3479]

Have you considered Foundation Stocks? have that wood look with the benefits of being basically impossible to scratch

It’s strictly a classic hunting build, and the man has a taste for high end wood stocks.

Joel Russo

Joel is out of the game. Terminus is his sole focus. He was the first person I thought of.

 

[Matt_3479]

In todays market you can buy top of the line wood stocked custom rifles for a small fraction of building cost. You get to avoid the frustration of dealing with gunsmiths etc.

Rifles by the greats are selling for very little.
20,000 rifles selling for 3500.

Now cuing up for the story about how attached you are to your barreled action.

Would you be able to elaborate a bit on who’s top of the line wood stocked custom rifles?

 

[RTH1800]

The old masters were Tom Shellhammer, Dale Goens, Jerry Fisher, Alvin Bisen, Al Linden and many others as well as many more modern guys. Lot of great custom rifles floating around with no home now.

 

[Matt_3479]

The old masters were Tom Shellhammer, Dale Goens, Jerry Fisher, Alvin Bisen, Al Linden and many others as well as many more modern guys. Lot of great custom rifles floating around with no home now.

I’m not married to any brand or bbl’d action Per se but seeing as it’s a gift and one off he would have to be pretty specific. The bbl’d action im not worried about, it’s finding a stock or a stock maker willing too or capable of making a high grade wood stock

 

[Choid]

I saw Jerry Fisher locally in 2020 or so and he seemed to be doing well. He's really a magician with stocks.

Oops, guess he died last year.

 

[Kanwhitetails]

ATG Wood Works makes some amazing things. He’s on Facebook, not sure if he has a website.
By all accounts, he’s a craftsman of rare talent.

I stole some pics from a recent post, credit where it belongs.

 

[308pirate]

Have you considered Foundation Stocks? have that wood look with the benefits of being basically impossible to scratch

Guy isn't looking for plywood.

Looking for this

 

[RTH1800]

Fisher .416 take down.

 

[Wyfox]

AM Little Bespoke Gunmakers
Stephen Heilmann
Canyon Creek Custom Gunstocks
Darcy Echols
Duane Weibe

 

[Smokin7s]

Atg woodworks does some awesome work.

 

[Vodak]

If he’s still taking work- Chuck Grace.

 

[bogey]

Known for his engraving but does some great stocks also

Black Hills Gunstocks and Engraving, LLC

Remington Custom Bicentennial Collection Amanda Young-Photographer

www.blackhillsgunstocksandengraving.com

 

[TEUFEL820]

Check out Cerus. They mainly cater to the F-class crowd but I believe they offer one for 700 footprint. I think it's called a Hybrid.

 

[n2ishun]

You can get most any wood grade blank stock here (inletted or not).

Hardwood Grades

Yup, they be havin' some fine exhibition grade woods, pretty much anything you can think of.
It would cut down the cost a huge amount to buy one already inlet for whatever action and close to final fit.
Probably do everything yourself except checkering and final finish.