Franken-Stevens! (update)

[hansol]

Well guys,

In keeping with the "classic rifles" thread, I thought I would post a few pics of my most recent project. It still isn't quite finished yet, as I need to put another 8-9 coats of tung oil, fill all the inletting imperfections, and then install a recoil pad.

Anyways this is my Stevens in 25-06, that went from being this:

To this:

The pictures make it look a little nicer than it actually is. But at least I got rid of that crappy tupperware stock, AND finally found a use for the piece of crap stock blank that Great American Gunstock sent me.

 

[Bobby Ironsights]

Hmm. You don't see the prince of wales pistol grip much anymore on new guns, much less on rifles.

 

[220Swifty]

give her a good finish, and you have classed it right up. Looks like you bought a whore a nice dress (it's ok, i have done it too)

So much for your lightweight concept though, i assume.

 

[pharaoh2]

Looks good to me.

 

[hansol]

Actually it's interesting because she is now extremely lightweight. The way that stock is designed (I'm told it's called "freischutz"?) makes for a very slim and lightweight profile.

Oh, and "Prince of Wales" grip? What is that? That is a term I am unfamiliar with, so am curious to hear what/where it comes from.

And I wish it was as easy as "buying her a new dress." I just spent three days with my carving tools re-inletting and boring out the action innards. I converted an "88 commercial mauser with a floorplate" to a stevens blind magazine with wenge end tip. I'm never doing that again...

Cheers -Cameron

 

[catnthehatt]

Actually it's interesting because she is now extremely lightweight. The way that stock is designed (I'm told it's called "freischutz"?) makes for a very slim and lightweight profile.

Oh, and "Prince of Wales" grip? What is that? That is a term I am unfamiliar with, so am curious to hear what/where it comes from.

And I wish it was as easy as "buying her a new dress." I just spent three days with my carving tools re-inletting and boring out the action innards. I converted an "88 commercial mauser with a floorplate" to a stevens blind magazine with wenge end tip. I'm never doing that again...

Cheers -Cameron

I thought it looked a litle too " mauserish" for a Stevens stock!
The Prince of Wales grip is usually found on shotguns, a rounded style as opposed to the standard style pistol grip.
Cat

 

[bigstickpilot]

stock terms

"Prince of Wales" comes from shotgun stocks: a sort-of intermediate shape between the North American pistol grip stock and the English straight grip stock. I've not seen it on a rifle either.

 

[220Swifty]

I guess you actually sewed her a new dress. Looks good at any rate, and i am glad she worked out light for ya. Come October, i want to see that rifle lying down on the side of a ram.

Nice work sir.

 

[hansol]

Haha I guess I did certainly "sew" her a new dress.

Wouldn't that be something, whacking a ram with a Stevens. That would almost be as epic as the dillweed/spanky/macillan threads on 7mms.... I will certainly make the effort.

 

[Win94]

My 1910 Ross has the same pistol grip. Nice work.

 

[hansol]

Is there any appreciable difference in felt-recoil with such a grip?

 

[hansol]

Well I finished off all the final detail work on the Stevens today. Fitted a limbsaver recoil pad, sling stud, barrel band, and swivels. Fitting the pad was really a bigger. The rubber doesn't want to grind nicely, so it is tough to get that "finished" look on the pad. Anyway here she is, ready to go hunting.

And here she is with her big sister, the 375 Taylor. Here you can really tell the difference between a year of oil/wax treatment vs. 4 days worth.

I will probably be at the range tomorrow, so will post a few photos of her groups. Cheers.

 

[OldSavage]

That is probably the nicest looking Stevens I've seen yet. That age old stock design actually looks nice on that rifle. The class of a mauser and the economics of a Steven.

As for your other rifle, VERY NICE

 

[hansol]

That is probably the nicest looking Stevens I've seen yet. That age old stock design actually looks nice on that rifle. The class of a mauser and the economics of a Steven.

As for your other rifle, VERY NICE

Thank you very much for the compliments. Those are probably the nicest things a guy can hear about his rifles.

 

[archie_james_c]

Thank you very much for the compliments. Those are probably the nicest things a guy can hear about his rifles.

Isn't the bottom one "Gatehouses worst nightmare" ?

 

[hansol]

The one on the bottom is sorta along the lines of "The Man in the Iron Mask". Gatehouse just pretends it doesn't exist

 

[archie_james_c]

*jab, jab*

 

[SuperCub]

Isn't the bottom one "Gatehouses worst nightmare" ?

What he doesn't know is that the 375Chatfield-Taylor is the ORIGINAL 375 short mag.


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[99trix]

Here is a picture of a factory prince of wales grip on an savage 1899 DOM 1903.

 

[asphalt599]

Looks nice.