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Thumbhole stocks..

pwilliepwillie Member Posts: 20,253 ✭✭✭
edited January 2017 in General Discussion
Who builds a synthetic thumbhole stock for a model 70 long action?
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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    This guy may have them but his web site is hard to search.

    https://www.stockysstocks.com/
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  • Rocky RaabRocky Raab Member Posts: 14,484 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    One thing about them that I've never liked - and never heard anybody else mention - is that you are not supposed to release the manual safety until just before the shot. And that's damn hard to do with your thumb stuck through the stock.
    I may be a bit crazy - but I didn't drive myself.
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  • montanajoemontanajoe Forums Admins, Member, Moderator Posts: 60,182 ******
    edited November -1
    I just never cared for thumb hole stocks,,
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  • OakieOakie Member Posts: 40,556 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Want a great one???? Buy either a Boyds or Stockys stock, from Fort Pierce Florida. I have seven Stocky stocks and 13 boyds. All are thumb hole stocks. Go to Stocky's web sight and I will post some pictures for you later. I think I paid about 100 bucks for them on sale. They run sales all years. Oakie. Paul, if you send me your number, I can just text you pictures that way. Oakie
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  • grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 48,464 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Have bought from Stocky Stocks for my 10/22 and was real happy with what I got.
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  • kissgoodnightkissgoodnight Member Posts: 4,063 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I saw a Japanese movie where one of the men carried an M1 Carbine that has a wood stock with a thumbhole stock. It had a great shinny finish.
    I thought that is was beautiful.
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  • bambihunterbambihunter Member Posts: 10,778 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I dunno pwillie...

    Thumbhole stocks are great for bench shooting but horribly uncomfortable for carry, especially with a heavy barrel gun. Like Rocky said, some are hard to operate the safety with as well.
    Fanatic collector of the 10mm auto.
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