I know Gary, but this is / or was a beater walnut with cracks and chunks out of it. I've brought it back 90% but it isn't cherry by any means. I may keep it as is. I'm not fond of the black plastic, and about the only other stock besides real wood I like is the grey laminated full length, think it's the Ruger target model?
Song Dawg, not a bad idea. I've got routers, hogging files, rasps and some other stuff. Was thinking of a straight pipe necked down on one end to fit my drill and wrapped with sandpaper. Might be kind of hard to hold onto though. I could fit a bearing into the open end and a handle to put pressure. I don't have a stock vise, just a regular type. Might work if properly padded. I may wait to get a barrel first then measure if there is any taper. Then I can use it to check for fitment. Should the barrel be snug or actually float a little? Just thinking out loud. Anybody got a birch stock they want to send for me to practice on?
