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Who will install a stock crossbolt?

CLRCLR Member Posts: 31 ✭✭
edited March 2002 in Ask the Experts
I'm building a bolt action rifle in 458 American and want a cross bolt in the walnut stock. I want the real thing! Sorry, for this project, modern concoctions like fiberglass are out. Looking for cosmetic and functionality. Do you know anyone and the approximate cost?
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  • JIM STARKJIM STARK Member Posts: 1,150 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    In what part of the country do you live???....snake803@juno.com
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  • robsgunsrobsguns Member Posts: 4,581 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Have you thought of doing it yourself, its really not that difficult. I did my first one last year, myself, and I was amazed at how easy it is, provided you have some mechanical knowledge, and take your time, with just regular home power tools. Just a thought, if you think you can do it, give it a try. Practice on another piece of wood first.
    SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC
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  • CLRCLR Member Posts: 31 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    This stock is an exceptional piece of English Walnut finished and checkered. I'm fairly competent at removing wood to fit metal but have learned is is easier to remove wood than put it back on because of an AH *. Due to this risk I'm hoping to find a craftsman with the tools willing to do a first class job. I have invested enough in the Brownell's empire over the years. Should have invested in Single Action Colts it appears. Thanks for the replies.
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  • robsgunsrobsguns Member Posts: 4,581 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Maybe this fella can help you out, I dont have any personal experience with him, but if he cant do it, maybe he knows who can. I figure anyone with pieces of stock blanks as expensive as his should know where to get it done. His contact info. is within the site pages, good luck. http://www.heritagewalnut.com/ This fella Mr. Atkinson posts on another site I cant mention, he seems to know what hes talking about, try contacting him also. Here is a sample of what he has to say about cross bolts along with his contact info. See his post below:
    Additionally, I don't care how well bedded a 505 is it will tear that stock to shreads given a little time if only conventionally bedded...I would be very suspect of a gunsmith who spouted good bedding prevents that and many do....What they have no clue about is the 505 will pound a gap in wood or glass and when it gets done doing that it has a running start at he wood and pop goes the weasel....A 505 MUST have: cross-bolts two, better 3; a second recoil lug on the barrel; a properly cured, dry laid out stock with grain structure running from toe to forend; glass in the recoil lug, tang, and preferable 2" of barrel channal, and behind barrel recoil lug, David Miller glasses the magazine box and thats probably a good idea but I have never done that. some use pillers but that may weaken the wood further, not sure as there are two schools of thought on that, Anything else you do to shore up the dam is a pretty good idea.. I have seen Gibbs stocks that sheared at the grip because of improper layout and I once had a scope shear the 6-48's and plant the Ocular lens deeply in my noggin..So use 8-40 for bases...I had another jump the QD mounts off the bases and it too took a chunk out of my noggin...As you can see were talking powererfull recoil...Every time I hear one of these Yahoos tell me his 505's recoil doesn't bother him I get a case of the slobbers. I don't know wheather he is just a cyberspace BS'er, a masokist or meaner than a junk yard dog eat'n gun powder mixed in raw hamburger. I think most just can't face the fact they just dumped a lot of cash into something they cannot shoot....that was my approach when I had them, but I hid my face and sold them and finally admitted they kicked me too much, I know, I'm a wuss..
    Ray Atkinsonray@atkinsonhunting.com atkinsonhunting.com
    SSgt Ryan E. Roberts, USMC[This message has been edited by robsguns (edited 03-10-2002).]
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