If you like dark wood on your rifle...

SakoAlberta

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...here is a blank you'll like.

We've got quite a few old, dense, dark blanks coming in and this one is my favorite of the bunch. It will likely end up being built into a Cooper Custom Classic but I haven't matched it to any orders yet-might be a 22 lr. It has been wetted to show the color as it will appear after the stock is oiled. For the nutz who love the walnut; enjoy! :)
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SakoAlberta said:
...here is a blank you'll like.

We've got quite a few old, dense, dark blanks coming in and this one is my favorite of the bunch. It will likely end up being built into a Cooper Custom Classic but I haven't matched it to any orders yet-might be a 22 lr. It has been wetted to show the color as it will appear after the stock is oiled. For the nutz who love the walnut; enjoy! :)
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Nice. Very nice and here's what a similar finished product piece of wood looks like.

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What do you have for a value on it?

Johnn
 
clay, why do you do this? you're killing me. how about making it into a youth model ruger #1 stock (sporter) for the 7x57 rsi you sold me? think of it, a kid friendly, tiger-striped 1a with a short barrel.
 
scott_r said:
Whats a piece of wood like that worth? Do you sell them Clay for individuals to craft or are the made at Cooper's Shop?

Cheers!!
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I bring in a few and send them to Cooper, they will then put them on a rifle we've ordered. Kind of neat to have a total Cooper rifle but built with our wood. They will do this for individuals too. If someone orders a Cooper rifle they can send us the wood and we'll submit it to Cooper with the order.

We may also start listing a few blanks for sale on our new website(march1). One like this would sell for about $800. There are very nice ones that would be $300-$500 but the price climbs steeply for exceptional pieces like thie one shown in the above post.
 
If that blank actually is dense and hard as it looks, the grain flow is ideal for a heavy kicker particularly as it flows through the grip area. It will look great on any rifle but another equally pretty piece of lighter weight could be used on a light caliber rifle.
 
stocker said:
If that blank actually is dense and hard as it looks, the grain flow is ideal for a heavy kicker particularly as it flows through the grip area. It will look great on any rifle but another equally pretty piece of lighter weight could be used on a light caliber rifle.
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These blanks are very dense. Cut from 150 yr + trees. The ones we've had done already have really turned nice. If this one goes on a 22 lr, it should stand the stresses then. ;)
 
$800 is a pretty decent price for a piece of wood liek that.

What I mean to say is... You're out of your head selling that blank for $800!!! Highway Robbery!!! Banditry!!! It's a $150 piece of wood at best!!! Police...POLICE!!! :D
 
hugh manuell said:
Somehow seems like a waste to put a great piece of wood like that on a 22, even if it's a Cooper

Hugh
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Never understood this kind of sentiment.

.22 rimfires are the rifles we shoot and handle most. They are suitable for hunting, target shooting, and plinking. One can learn all about doping wind, ballistics and trigger control in a markedly shorter period of time than any centerfire, all on the average quarter of a farmstead without pissing off the neighbours. A .22 Long Rifle will take you from junior marksperson to the Olympics. A well-made .22 is certainly an heirloom. One .22 rifle can go through millions of rounds and teach multiple generations to be expert markspeople.

If anything, a .22 deserves this wood most!
 
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