So one of our employees got himself a 3D printer and has been trying out some rapid prototyping of things that no one else makes. He is from Vancouver Island and likes to take his little plinker off into the bush but there was just no lightweight stock alternative to mount our 8 inch barrel in and not have the forend protrude out past the muzzle itself. So with a little programming he whipped off the first prototype and then with a bit of sanding and tweaking he ended up with this :
It is a little cap that uses two #8 wood screws to attach to the front of a cut down Hogue Overmolded stock to finish the front and make it look less 'Bubba'd' ! We like it so much that we will be offering them for sale. With a standard Overmolded stock and our 8 inch barrel the rifle comes in at 26.375 inches and remains Non-Restricted ( :
The filament he used is very tough (PETG) and I have no problems recommending them to customers. They can come in either 'as printed' where you finish the final sanding part to smooth the outside off or he can sand it down and give it a light aluminum oxide blast so the cap just needs to be attached to your stock.
All in all a really cool little cap to give you the shortest, lightest little bush gun out there !