laminate stock

Managed to get a couple of shots with the new stock on late Sunday afternoon , the little extra weight she's carrying now makes it sit a lot more solidly in the hold, and has reduced what minimal recoil there was to almost zero.
Quite a "dead" feel to it through the shot cycle, feels nice.
Problem though was the shots seemed to be straying a little, but I found an easy remedy - put the main stock to action bolt in :)
Bit of an amateur mistake leaving that one out, but the impressive part is how much accuracy trained, given it literally wasn't bolted into the action (it is a snug fit tho)
Makes other peoples complaints of broken front stock mounts seem insignificant :)
Now to get some daylight to try it all bolted in :)

This should define the lines better, and the mirotone oil can have other finishes on top of it (stains, lacquer, etc)
Will see how it tones up, but may introduce a light walnut or rimu stain to help it if it looks like it's not getting dark enough.

Then it's getting 2pot, and I won't be in a hurry to sand that back afterwards :)

as above :)

Yup , I'm thinking the same thing, not quite in the colour range I was originally intending but sometimes plans are made on the fly :)
Anyway , 4 coats of mirotone, drying time and 400grit between each coat. Final oil went in tonight and was buffed in with 900 grit. Then rubbed smooth with a cotton material. Ready to get sprayed, just sitting in the HWC now drying up.

Drying







Wet




Edited by (pink)MIST - 17 May 2014 at 10:56pm